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* ContinuityNod: Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
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** Miss Lemon's filing system, introduced in "[[Recap/PoirotS01E03TheAdventureOfJohnnieWaverly The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly]]", is mentioned again in this episode.
** Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
** Miss Lemon's filing system, introduced in "[[Recap/PoirotS01E03TheAdventureOfJohnnieWaverly The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly]]", is mentioned again in this episode.
** Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
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* ShipperOnDeck: Hastings attempts to make Poirot consider wooing Jane Wilkinson, with the knowledge that she would soon become available after her divorce from Lord Edgware wraps up. Between that never coming to pass due to Lord Edgware's murder and Jane revealing herself to be involved with the Duke of Merton, Hastings drops this rather quickly.
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* TemptingFate: While having dinner at Poirot's place, Japp points out that the only time he and the others (Hastings and Miss Lemon) ever get together is whenever there's a body involved. Surely enough, the following day Lord Edgware's dead body is found.
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* TemptingFate: While having dinner at Poirot's place, Japp points out that the only time he they and the others (Hastings and Miss Lemon) ever get together is whenever there's a body involved. Surely enough, the following day Lord Edgware's dead body is found.
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* ContinuityNod: Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/MurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
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* ContinuityNod: Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/MurderOnTheLinks'' ''Literature/TheMurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
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* AdaptationDeviation:
** Miss Lemon appears in the episode, while she was absent in the book.
** Carlotta Adams' sister Lucie actually goes to England to visit her; unfortunately, Carlotta had been murdered to her horror.
** Miss Lemon appears in the episode, while she was absent in the book.
** Carlotta Adams' sister Lucie actually goes to England to visit her; unfortunately, Carlotta had been murdered to her horror.
* BookEnds: Hastings returns to England after his investments in an Argentinian railway prove to be a scam. When he later receives a sum of money for helping solve the case, Miss Lemon almost advises him to invest in another railway whose returns sound too good to be true, and everyone realizes it. Hastings then mentions he'd just rather keep it in the bank.
* ContinuityNod: Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/MurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
* ContinuityNod: Hastings' marriage to Bella (née Duveen) from ''Literature/MurderOnTheLinks'' is alluded to, as she chose to remain behind and manage their ranch in Argentina.
* DisneyVillainDeath: Alton falls from the skylight of an airport all the way to the ground, killing him in the process.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Lord Edgware's status as an AssholeVictim is established by him [[SarcasticClapping sarcastically applauding]] his estranged wife, then berating her for coming into close contact with another man, even if it's all part of the play.
* EurekaMoment: Poirot has one when Hastings tells him "it was the other way around". Hastings was actually talking about the order of when the guests at Ronald Marsh's lunch left, but it allowed Poirot to figure out who the killer was.
* EstablishingCharacterMoment: Lord Edgware's status as an AssholeVictim is established by him [[SarcasticClapping sarcastically applauding]] his estranged wife, then berating her for coming into close contact with another man, even if it's all part of the play.
* EurekaMoment: Poirot has one when Hastings tells him "it was the other way around". Hastings was actually talking about the order of when the guests at Ronald Marsh's lunch left, but it allowed Poirot to figure out who the killer was.
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* SummationGathering: Poirot invites all the supects to the dinner theatre where it all began to explain the case. In the the novel, Poirot only invites Jenny/Penny Driver and Bryan Martin to his office and presents his solution.
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* PetTheDog: Poirot had the Duke of Merton make out his reward check to Hastings in order to help Hastings get back up after a failed investment ruined his finances.
* SummationGathering: Poirot invites all thesupects suspects to the dinner theatre where {{where it all began began}} to explain the case. In the the novel, Poirot only invites Jenny/Penny Driver and Bryan Martin to his office and presents his solution.
* TemptingFate: While having dinner at Poirot's place, Japp points out that the only time he and the others (Hastings and Miss Lemon) ever get together is whenever there's a body involved. Surely enough, the following day Lord Edgware's dead body is found.
* SummationGathering: Poirot invites all the
* TemptingFate: While having dinner at Poirot's place, Japp points out that the only time he and the others (Hastings and Miss Lemon) ever get together is whenever there's a body involved. Surely enough, the following day Lord Edgware's dead body is found.
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'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Inspector Japp, Miss Lemon
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'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Inspector Japp, Miss Lemon
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'''Based on:''' ''Literature/LordEdgwareDies''
'''Based on:''' ''Literature/LordEdgwareDies''
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* AdaptationNameChange: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver from the novel becomes Penny Driver in the series, possibly to distinguish her from Geraldine Marsh.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver from the novel becomes Penny Driver in the series, possibly to distinguish her from Geraldine "Gerry" Marsh.
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** Jane Wilkinson appears to be a sweet and charming woman, but upon being unmasked reveals herself to be a smug FemmeFatale who enjoys manipulating people. Jane Wilkinson in the novel, on the other hand, was blatantly self-centered, which is revealed in the end to be NotAnAct; she really was that selfish, and she committed three murders because she felt she was in her right to do so.
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** Jane Wilkinson appears to be a sweet and charming woman, but upon being unmasked reveals herself to be a smug FemmeFatale who enjoys manipulating people. Jane Wilkinson in the novel, on the other hand, was blatantly openly self-centered, which is revealed in the end to be NotAnAct; she really was that selfish, and she committed three murders because she felt she was in her right to do so.
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* AssholeVictim: InUniverse, Carlotta's ShowWithinAShow parody includes Poirot going to investigate the murder of Hitler.
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* AssholeVictim: AssholeVictim:
** Lord Edgware is a rude and ill-tempered man who nobody likes. Ronald Marsh even [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing proposes a toast to the murderer]] for improving their lives.
** InUniverse, Carlotta's ShowWithinAShow parody includes Poirot going to investigate the murder of Hitler.
** Lord Edgware is a rude and ill-tempered man who nobody likes. Ronald Marsh even [[AndThereWasMuchRejoicing proposes a toast to the murderer]] for improving their lives.
** InUniverse, Carlotta's ShowWithinAShow parody includes Poirot going to investigate the murder of Hitler.
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* SummationGathering: Poirot invites all the supects to the dinner theatre where it all began to explain the case. In the the novel, Poirot only invites Jenny/Penny Driver and Bryan Martin to his office and presents his solution.
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* AdaptationNameChange: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver from the novel becomes Penny Driver in the series, possibly to distinguish her from Geraldine Marsh.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange:
** Jane Wilkinson appears to be a sweet and charming woman, but upon being unmasked reveals herself to be a smug FemmeFatale who enjoys manipulating people. Jane Wilkinson in the novel, on the other hand, was blatantly self-centered, which is revealed in the end to be NotAnAct; she really was that selfish, and she committed three murders because she felt she was in her right to do so.
** Alton the butler is [[AmbiguouslyGay mincing and effeminate]] in the novel, but not in the series.
* AdaptationalPersonalityChange:
** Jane Wilkinson appears to be a sweet and charming woman, but upon being unmasked reveals herself to be a smug FemmeFatale who enjoys manipulating people. Jane Wilkinson in the novel, on the other hand, was blatantly self-centered, which is revealed in the end to be NotAnAct; she really was that selfish, and she committed three murders because she felt she was in her right to do so.
** Alton the butler is [[AmbiguouslyGay mincing and effeminate]] in the novel, but not in the series.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver is mostly recognisable, in the book, from her distinctive red hair. In the adaptation, she's dark-haired.
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* AdaptationDyeJob: Genevieve "Jenny" Jenny Driver is mostly recognisable, in the book, from her distinctive red hair. In the adaptation, she's dark-haired.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The murderer, Jane Wilkinson, in this adaptation; she initially comes across as a more sympathetic person than her counterpart from the original novel, whose selfishness is much more overt. The final reveal is more shocking as a result.
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* BitchInSheepsClothing: The murderer, Jane Wilkinson, in Wilkinson. In this adaptation; adaptation she initially comes across as a more sympathetic person than her counterpart from the original novel, whose selfishness is much more overt. The final reveal is more shocking as a result.
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!Lord Edgware Dies
-->'''Original Airdate''': 19 February 2000\\
'''Written by:''' Anthony Horowitz \\
'''Directed by:''' Brian Farnham \\
'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Inspector Japp, Miss Lemon
* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** The Duke of Merton from the original novel was very cold and supercilious toward Poirot. In this adaptation he is a friendly NiceGuy who expresses appreciation for Poirot's help, and ultimately gives him a substantial monetary reward in gratitude for saving him from unknowingly marrying a murderess.
** Subverted with Jane Wilkinson, who in the book is described as a blatantly selfish individual who shamelessly brags about wanting to kill her husband so that she can marry another man, and refuses to take the hint when Poirot tries to refuse her commission to "get rid" of her husband. In this adaptation, she is initially portrayed as a sympathetic victim who is forced to silently endure her husband's cruelty, and her asking for Poirot's help comes across more like a desperate plea than a callous demand. But all this is revealed to be an act after she is exposed as the killer, and her deliberate gloating of her final speech comes across as meaner-spirited than the childish amorality she exhibited in her final letter to Poirot in the original book.
* AdaptationalUgliness: When visiting the titular character's mansion in the novel, Hastings gives a lengthy monologue about how handsome the butler (Alton) is, describing the latter as an Adonis. The character's appearance is rather unremarkable in the adaptation, and nothing is mentioned about his looks.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver is mostly recognisable, in the book, from her distinctive red hair. In the adaptation, she's dark-haired.
* AdolfHitlarious: In-universe -- Carlotta Adams's Hitler impersonation is considered very amusing by her audience.
* AssholeVictim: InUniverse, Carlotta's ShowWithinAShow parody includes Poirot going to investigate the murder of Hitler.
* BigNo: Japp shouts out "Nooooo!!!" after Alton the Butler falls to his death trying to attack him in a botched up ChaseScene.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: The murderer, Jane Wilkinson, in this adaptation; she initially comes across as a more sympathetic person than her counterpart from the original novel, whose selfishness is much more overt. The final reveal is more shocking as a result.
* DeathByAdaptation: In the novel, Alton the butler quietly disappears when the police started digging around and almost discovered his stealing of his master's money; in the adaptation, the police intercepts him just as he is leaving the country, and he dies in the ensuing chase.
* EvilFeelsGood: At the end, Jane admits to enjoying every second of her murder scheme -- including being caught -- because it made her the [[AttentionWhore centre of attention]].
* FemmeFatale: Jane Wilkinson, a trait that is played up even more here by suggesting that Poirot is developing feelings for her. During the dénouement she gloats about being able to wrap Poirot around her finger with her "power over men", and her response to Poirot accusing her is to light up a fancy cigarette and say "Did I?" with a smirk.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this to identify the white powder found in a golden box in Carlotta Adams belongings as Veronal.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode opens with a theater production in which Jane Wilkinson is playing Lady Macbeth.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Both Lord Edgware and Donald Ross die this way, by Jane Wilkinson's hand.
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-->'''Original Airdate''': 19 February 2000\\
'''Written by:''' Anthony Horowitz \\
'''Directed by:''' Brian Farnham \\
'''Recurring cast:''' Captain Hastings, Inspector Japp, Miss Lemon
* AdaptationalNiceGuy:
** The Duke of Merton from the original novel was very cold and supercilious toward Poirot. In this adaptation he is a friendly NiceGuy who expresses appreciation for Poirot's help, and ultimately gives him a substantial monetary reward in gratitude for saving him from unknowingly marrying a murderess.
** Subverted with Jane Wilkinson, who in the book is described as a blatantly selfish individual who shamelessly brags about wanting to kill her husband so that she can marry another man, and refuses to take the hint when Poirot tries to refuse her commission to "get rid" of her husband. In this adaptation, she is initially portrayed as a sympathetic victim who is forced to silently endure her husband's cruelty, and her asking for Poirot's help comes across more like a desperate plea than a callous demand. But all this is revealed to be an act after she is exposed as the killer, and her deliberate gloating of her final speech comes across as meaner-spirited than the childish amorality she exhibited in her final letter to Poirot in the original book.
* AdaptationalUgliness: When visiting the titular character's mansion in the novel, Hastings gives a lengthy monologue about how handsome the butler (Alton) is, describing the latter as an Adonis. The character's appearance is rather unremarkable in the adaptation, and nothing is mentioned about his looks.
* AdaptationDyeJob: Genevieve "Jenny" Driver is mostly recognisable, in the book, from her distinctive red hair. In the adaptation, she's dark-haired.
* AdolfHitlarious: In-universe -- Carlotta Adams's Hitler impersonation is considered very amusing by her audience.
* AssholeVictim: InUniverse, Carlotta's ShowWithinAShow parody includes Poirot going to investigate the murder of Hitler.
* BigNo: Japp shouts out "Nooooo!!!" after Alton the Butler falls to his death trying to attack him in a botched up ChaseScene.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: The murderer, Jane Wilkinson, in this adaptation; she initially comes across as a more sympathetic person than her counterpart from the original novel, whose selfishness is much more overt. The final reveal is more shocking as a result.
* DeathByAdaptation: In the novel, Alton the butler quietly disappears when the police started digging around and almost discovered his stealing of his master's money; in the adaptation, the police intercepts him just as he is leaving the country, and he dies in the ensuing chase.
* EvilFeelsGood: At the end, Jane admits to enjoying every second of her murder scheme -- including being caught -- because it made her the [[AttentionWhore centre of attention]].
* FemmeFatale: Jane Wilkinson, a trait that is played up even more here by suggesting that Poirot is developing feelings for her. During the dénouement she gloats about being able to wrap Poirot around her finger with her "power over men", and her response to Poirot accusing her is to light up a fancy cigarette and say "Did I?" with a smirk.
* FingertipDrugAnalysis: Japp does this to identify the white powder found in a golden box in Carlotta Adams belongings as Veronal.
* {{Foreshadowing}}: The episode opens with a theater production in which Jane Wilkinson is playing Lady Macbeth.
* ImpromptuTracheotomy: Both Lord Edgware and Donald Ross die this way, by Jane Wilkinson's hand.
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