Season 5

1. The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb

An archaeologist dies of a heart attack shortly after opening an ancient Egyptian tomb, but his widow thinks there is dirty work at the crossroads and calls Poirot.

1993-01-17 • 52 min

2. The Underdog

A wealthy industrialist is found dead in his study. Is his death related to a discovery made at his chemical factory? And is his wife all she seems?

1993-01-24 • 53 min

3. The Yellow Iris

Friends and family gather at a dinner party to mark the second anniversary of a woman's death. Meanwhile, Poirot is caught up in a coup d'etat and arrested as a spy, which prevents him from solving a murder at a French restaurant owned by an Italian in Buenos Aires.

1993-01-31 • 52 min

4. The Case of the Missing Will

Poirot has to execute the final wishes of an old friend who has been killed.

1993-02-07 • 53 min

5. The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman

Poirot is drawn into the underworld of London's Little Italy when Captain Hastings looks for a new car, but instead finds murder.

1993-02-14 • 52 min

6. The Chocolate Box

Poirot returns to Belgium for the first time since the Great War. There he revisits a twenty-year-old murder mystery that was never officially solved.

1993-02-21 • 52 min

7. Dead Man's Mirror

When Poirot investigates the mysterious death of a despised art dealer, he finds that he has more than enough suspects from whom to choose.

1993-02-28 • 52 min

8. Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

Mrs. Opalsen's famous pearls are stolen and Poirot is happily on hand to investigate. A complex theft calls for a sophisticated solution. Unfortunately, Poirot is hindered everywhere he goes by being mistaken for 'Lucky Len'.

1993-03-07 • 51 min