According to the
website of Acorn
Media's parent company, RLJ Entertainment, Acorn is set to
resume its releases of
Agatha Christie's Poirot starring David Suchet. The next
two series, comprised of four feature-length adaptations of the famous author's mystery novels, are now
scheduled to street on October 1 in a single two-disc Blu-ray set.
Agatha Christie's beloved Belgian detective returns in these four feature-length mysteries from
the hit series. Set amid the unparalleled elegance of the Art Deco era, these beautifully
remastered adaptations star David Suchet as the peerless Hercule Poirot. With a little help
from his friends, Captain Hastings (Hugh Fraser,
Sharpe), Chief Inspector Japp (Philip
Jackson,
Little Voice), and Miss Lemon (Pauline Moran), Poirot unravels the most tangled cases with
flair and finesse.
Series 7 and 8 include (in original broadcast order):
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd--Poirot's much-needed retreat to the countryside
is interrupted by the murder of a prosperous industrialist.
Lord Edgware Dies--Following the death of a loathsome aristocrat, Poirot is
stymied by his suspects' ironclad alibis.
Evil Under the Sun--A sojourn in Devon turns into an investigation for Poirot after
the body of a beautiful young woman is found on the beach.
Murder in Mesopotamia--The detective travels to Iraq and finds himself
embroiled in a web of rivalries, jealousy, and murder at an archaeological dig.