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Agatha Christie's Poirot S1E9 — The King of Clubs
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The King of Clubs

7.0/10 · 2,157 votesMar 12, 198948 min

Ranked #9 of 10 in Season 1•−0.3 vs season avg

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Hastings and Poirot visit a film set where an overbearing studio boss bullies the cast and humiliates an aging actor he later fires. That night the boss is found dead at home from a head wound, a playing card left nearby, and Poirot joins Japp

Directed byRenny Rye

Season 1 Episodes10

Cast4

David Suchet

David Suchet

Hercule Poirot

Pauline Moran

Pauline Moran

Miss Lemon

Hugh Fraser

Hugh Fraser

Captain Arthur Hastings

Philip Jackson

Philip Jackson

Chief Inspector James Harold Japp

Crew2

Renny Rye

Renny Rye

Director

M

Michael Baker

Screenplay

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Episode Summary

"The King of Clubs" is episode 9 of Agatha Christie's Poirot season 1. It scored 7.0/10 from 2,157 votes, ranking #9 of 10 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Renny Rye, it aired on March 12, 1989.