Thank You David Suchet
Yes Hastings, it’s true. I’m sitting here looking at a group of DVDs, they are staring back with an unforgettable face, David Suchet’s inimitable Hercule Poirot. If you are a fan then you already know that Suchet has taken his final bow as the little Belgian after 25 years with Poirots final and life ending case “Curtain.” Where have the years gone? I scratch my head and have no answer. The little grey cells they are not working, perhaps there are too many grey hairs warming them. In the early eighties Granada Television launched a little series called “The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes” starring Jeremy Brett as the legendary detective. It became an international hit and fans proclaimed Brett’s portrayal, rightfully so, the definitive Holmes, casting a giant shadow over all the other actors to have taken on the role. It was so successful that they kept doing them periodically with both Brett and the producers vowing to film the entire canon of stories. Unfortunately Brett’s u...