Agatha Christie's Poirot S1E3 — The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

6.9

Agatha Christie's Poirot•Season 1•Episode 3

The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

6.9/10 · 2,477 votesJan 22, 198952 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 1•−0.4 vs season avg

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Country squire Marcus Waverly calls on Poirot for help in dealing with kidnap threats against his son. Hastings is appalled by the thought of someone going around kidnapping children and it becomes a race against time to find the identity of the mystery letter writer.

Directed byRenny Rye

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Seasons13

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13

Season 1 Episodes10

E1 7.5

The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

E2 7.4

Murder in the Mews

E3 6.9Now viewing

The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly

E4 7.2

Four and Twenty Blackbirds

The Third Floor Flat

Triangle at Rhodes

Problem at Sea

The Incredible Theft

The King of Clubs

The Dream

Cast4

David Suchet

Hercule Poirot

Pauline Moran

Miss Lemon

Hugh Fraser

Captain Arthur Hastings

Philip Jackson

Chief Inspector James Harold Japp

Crew7

Renny Rye

Director

Peter Jessop

Director of Photography

Mike Oxley

Production Design

Sandy MacRae

Sound Recordist

Jon Costelloe

Editor

Edward Brett

First Assistant Director

Clive Exton

Screenplay

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Episode Summary

"The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly" is episode 3 of Agatha Christie's Poirot season 1. It scored 6.9/10 from 2,477 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Renny Rye, it aired on January 22, 1989.

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