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Favorite Poirot character only

detectivepauljohn 29 Oct 08 at 8:09 a.m. GMT

I know that you'll say Poirot or his friends Hastings, Oliver etc. Please Don't include them. Just tell me your favorite character only. For example, your favorite character is Rosamund Darnley(Evil Under the Sun).

Mine is: Mrs Allerton in "Death On the Nile"

How about you?

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ariadnepoirotmarple 29 Oct 08 at 2:08 p.m. GMT

I think my favourite character is Jackie from Death on the Nile because she is just so human. So hot temper, passionate and sensitive. She might be mean and sick but that's what makes her so unique. I also like Carlotta Adams from Lord Edgeware dies because she is such a great comedian! A wonderful actress.

squatty 29 Oct 08 at 7:12 p.m. GMT

I really like one of AC's darkest characters - David Hunter from Taken At The Flood. He has few redeeming qualities but somehow is compelling. My favourite female character is the gay couple, Hinchcliffe and Murgatroyd from A Murder Is Announced. They are amusing but written with great sensitivity at the same time.

Paris 29 Oct 08 at 7:25 p.m. GMT

Mine is surely HENRIETTA SAVENAKE from The Hollow. She is adventurous, smart, ingenious, quick minded, artistic, independant and ready to defend her family..a wonderful character.

detectivepauljohn 30 Oct 08 at 6:18 a.m. GMT

squatty

gay couple? what do you mean? do you mean gay as lively/happy?

tanvi 30 Oct 08 at 6:56 a.m. GMT

I liked LYDIA ALFRED FROM 'hERCULE pOIROT'S cHRISTMAS' I found her sensible,intelligent and loyal

Passion_For_Crime 07 Nov 08 at 11:41 a.m. GMT

I like Lydia Alfred Lee from HP X-mas because she is so eloquent and I like Nick Buckly from Peril at End house and Jane Wilkson from lord edgware dies (I felt sorry for her). I Also like Cynthia from Mystery Afiar at Styles because of her Auburn hair.

squatty 07 Nov 08 at 3:04 p.m. GMT

Detectivepauljohn - I meant gay as in their sexuality but the dirty word filter wouldnt let me use the word I wanted

go_leafs_nation 07 Nov 08 at 3:39 p.m. GMT

squatty, forgive me if I sound haughty, but they weren't necessarily gay. The Geraldine McEwan version interpreted it that way, but I personally think they were two friends who lived together to split the bills (the war could've left them not too well off).

You can interpret it any way you like, though, because their relationship is only hinted at in the novel.

Ferguson_37 08 Nov 08 at 10:57 a.m. GMT

My favourite caracter is FERGUSON from Death on the Nile. I like his personality and lifestile, though I never understood why he wanted to marry Cornelia Robson.

detectivepauljohn 08 Nov 08 at 12:02 p.m. GMT

Ferguson_37

It is because Ferguson like Cornelia's attitude, kind, honest, simple etc.

sapphire_arisa 24 Mar 09 at 4:04 a.m. GMT

Well, i like poirot and hastings the best, but i also love Sheila Webb from 'The Clocks'. And Colin too.  But I'm not sure who murdered the old man because i havent finished the book yet. I think i'm going to finish it tonight or tomorrow.

Tommy_A_Jones 24 Mar 09 at 12:42 p.m. GMT

I like all the Teachers in 'Cat Among The Pigeons' except the French Teacher and the Novellist in 'Death In The Clouds'

ArlenaSMarshall 27 Mar 09 at 10:39 p.m. GMT

I like Arlena S. Marshall (hint my user name)! She is such a drama queen and it was fun to hear all that she had to say. I also liked her because in one of the Evil Under The Sun movies Diana Rigg payed her and she rocks!!!!!

TheMole 16 Jun 09 at 8:11 p.m. GMT

I have several favorites, like most of you do, but I will just name 2 of them b/c it's a tie. The first is Elinor Carlisle from Sad Cypress. Her character had an indepth personality. She displayed every kind of emotion one can think of, there were times when she was happy, angry, sad, & confused...In short she wasn't one sided. My other favorite character would have to be the complete opposite from Elinor, it's Sally from Hickory Dickory Dock. She was so peppy, & funny, she really offered the comic relief the book needed.

Tommy_A_Jones 17 Jun 09 at 10:36 a.m. GMT

I have so many apart from the regular ones Ariadne, Battle, Hasdtings, Japp and Of Course Poirot I like most of the women in 'Cat Among The Pigeons and The Novellist in 'Death In The Clouds.

Frndorfoe 17 Jun 09 at 6:30 p.m. GMT

Oh my, where do I begin? Having read over thirty novels (and not to mention over fifty short stories!) I don't know which my favorite characters are. Mr. Goby always cracks me up with his habit of talking to inanimate objects! I liked Mrs. Lacey from The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding. I found her to be so wise. Mr. Akibombo from Hickory Dickory Dock had a kind of innocence that I found endearing. Miss Bulstrode from Cat among the Pigeons was a strong and admirable character. There are more off course. But these are the only ones I can think of now.

Christopher_Wren 18 Jun 09 at 11:07 a.m. GMT

- Caroline and James Sheppard (The Murder of Roger Ackroyd)

- Mrs Hubbard (Murder on the Orient Express)

- Jackie de Belleford (Death on the Nile)

- Salome Otterbourne (Death on the Nile)

- Lucy Angkatell (The Hollow)

TheMole 18 Jun 09 at 7:58 p.m. GMT

I also like Derek Kettering, from The Mystery of the Blue Train, he was rather rough around the edges but he had a romantic side.

And I like David Hunter from Taken at the Flood.

Ruddigore 19 Jun 09 at 2:32 p.m. GMT

I liked the Reverend Stephen Lane in Evil Under the Sun. One of the most amusing (and potty) supects, I think, and his discussion with Poirot about the nature of Evil is, I think, one of the most fascinating conversations I've read in a Poirot novel. Possibly one of the most underrated characters ever, in my opinion.

HarleyBarley 26 Jun 09 at 3 a.m. GMT

I'd have to agree with the post regarding Mr Goby. One does seem rather amusing when one addresses coffee-tables, radiators, mantelpieces, and various assortments of furniture all the time.

Other than Mr Goby, the answers would probably be Richard Knighton (The Mystery of the Blue Train), Mr Satterthwaite (Three Act Tragedy), and possibly Appointment with Death's Amabel Pierce. I must admit, I have a soft spot for lovers - and also for Mr Satterthwaite - but Miss Pierce is simply hilarious. Oh, to dress like a limp leaf!