"Wasps’ Nest" — A love triangle (Martin Turner, Peter Capaldi, and Melanie Jessup) and a wasp's nest both provide clues for Poirot to prevent a potential murder.
"The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor" — Poirot investigates a ghostly shooting at a spooky English manor house.
"The Double Clue" — A jewel robbery is a distraction for Poirot, who finds romance with a Russian countess-in-exile (Kika Markham).
[Hercule Poirot and Countess Vera Rossakoff enjoy a picnic.]
Disc 3:
"The Mystery of the Spanish Chest" — A particularly daring criminal commits a grisly murder during a dinner party where Poirot is the guest. Caroline Langrishe guest stars.
"The Theft of the Royal Ruby" — In a lighter-hearted mystery, Poirot must sacrifice his Christmas holiday to help determine who stole a valuable ruby from a young and extremely annoying Egyptian prince.
"The Affair at the Victory Ball" — Italian Commedia dell'arte costumes provide a clue to the identity of a murderer. Nathaniel Parker guest stars.
"The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge" — Poirot is under the weather, so Hastings must be his eyes and ears when investigating a shooting at a local hunting lodge.
Poirot travels in the rarified circes of the rich and famous, but his cases aways involves both the upstairs and downstairs members of English society. Poirot, Series 3, is impeccably filmed, and provides a glimpse into a lost way of life; not just of manor houses and travels on the Queen Mary, but strict class separations that could be (temporarily) equalized by an event like a murder.
With the release of the Poirot series on Blu-ray, viewers can watch not only a wonderful depiction of 1920s and 1930s England, but also the definitive version of Agatha Christie's most famous character, Hercule Poirot.
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