L-R: (Top) Henry Ashton (Image: Michael Shelford), James D’Arcy, Calvin Demba (Image: Patch Studios), Phil Dunning (Image: YellowBelly), Jack Gleeson (Image: YellowBelly). (Bottom) Tamsin Greig (Image: Harry Livingstone), James Nesbitt (Image: Pip), Guy Remmers (Image: Joseph Sinclair), Rebecca Rittenhouse (Image: Alexandra Arnold) and Mawaan Rizwan.
The BBC has assembled an impressive cast for ‘Hercule’, its forthcoming six-part drama starring Edward Bluemel (My Lady Jane, Killing Eve) as a younger Hercule Poirot.
Joining Bluemel are Henry Ashton (A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder), James D’Arcy (Oppenheimer, Constellations), Calvin Demba (Supacell, Life), Phil Dunning (Smoggie Queens, Am I Being Unreasonable?), Jack Gleeson (House of Guinness, In the Land of Saints and Sinners), Tamsin Greig (Riot Women, Friday Night Dinner), James Nesbitt (Cold Feet, Run Away), Guy Remmers (The Buccaneers, Lessons), Rebecca Rittenhouse (His & Hers, Maggie) and Mawaan Rizwan (Juice, The Split Up).
Their characters are being kept under wraps for now, leaving us to speculate about which of them might become trusted friends, suspicious strangers or the sort of people who really should not have been left alone in the library.
The drama will explore the story of how Poirot became the world’s greatest detective, with filming due to begin soon, primarily in Liverpool.
Set in Britain between the wars, ‘Hercule’ is described as both an intimate study of Poirot the man and an epic portrait of the country during the period. The series will centre around three of Agatha Christie’s early stories, while introducing Poirot to future friends and allies, along with one particular nemesis.
The six-part drama is written by Benji Walters (Code of Silence, The Leopard, Obsession). Jonny Campbell (Am I Being Unreasonable?, In The Flesh) directs the opening two episodes, with Chanya Button (Code of Silence, Doctor Who) and Alrick Riley (Bridgerton, How to Get Away with Murder) directing the remaining blocks. Charlie Palmer (A Woman Of Substance, Extraordinary) serves as series producer.
‘Hercule’ is produced by Mammoth Screen, part of ITV Studios, and Agatha Christie Limited for BBC One and BBC iPlayer in the UK, and BritBox in North America. Fifth Season is handling global distribution.
‘Hercule’ premieres in 2027 on BritBox in North America. A UK premiere date on BBC One and BBC iPlayer has not yet been announced.
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That’s a hard pass for me. I’ll stick to the excellent David Suchet version. Obviously the BBC feels it didn’t screw up Poirot enough with their abominable travesty of ‘The A B C Murders’
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