
From the start, the series points to posters with slogans such as “March for England. One of the themes that the series brings up, which is not so prominent in the book, is the rise of fascism in 1933 England.

The ABC Murders digs into Poirot’s character and suggests the motivations behind Poirot’s choice of career as a detective. Malkovich’s performance as Hercule Poirot makes you soon forget David Suchet’s interpretation. The beginning of the series portrays an aging man holding on to his past glory.


This sequence is heartbreaking, as Inspector Crome belittles Poirot even further by pointing out that his black dye on his goatee is leaking.
