Filming has started on a 6-part series chronicling the story of the world’s greatest detective – Hercule Poirot.
The adaptation is described as an intimate study of Poirot the man and an “epic portrait of Britain between the wars”. It will centre around 3 of Agatha Christie’s early stories.
Filming primarily in Liverpool, Hercule is produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.
Starring Edward Bluemel in the title role, the cast also includes 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 the 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).
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It’s been written by Benji Walters (Code of Silence, The Leopard, Obsession), with the first 2 episodes directed by Jonny Campbell (Am I Being Unreasonable?, In The Flesh), with Chanya Button (Code of Silence, Doctor Who) and Alrick Riley (Bridgerton, How to Get Away with Murder) directing Block 2 and Block 3.
Charlie Palmer (A Woman Of Substance, Extraordinary) serves as series producer.
Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot novels have sold over 750m around the world.
It will air on BBC iPlayer and BBC One in 2027.
