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🔍 Hercule Poirot: The American Radio Drama
🕵️‍♂️ Hercule Poirot, the beloved Belgian detective from Agatha Christie's novels, made his radio debut in America on February 22, 1945. The series, which began on the Mutual network and concluded on CBS on November 21, 1947, brought Christie's famous sleuth to life for radio audiences.
🔪 Actor Harold Huber, personally selected by Agatha Christie after she saw his performance in "Charlie Chan at Monte Carlo" (1937), portrayed Poirot. In a departure from the novels, the radio series placed Poirot in New York rather than London, often involving him in "substantive international capers."
🧩 The Mutual Network Era:
Initially known as "The Adventures of M. Hercule Poirot" or "Agatha Christie's Poirot," the show aired 30-minute complete stories every Thursday at 8:30 p.m. Eastern Time. This run lasted from February 22 to September 6, 1945, with two additional Sunday broadcasts in October.
🚨 The series featured a mix of original stories, such as "The Case of the Roving Corpse" and "The Trail Led to Death," alongside adaptations of Christie's works, including "Rendezvous with Death" (based on "Death on the Nile").
🚨 Some sources suggest the series continued until February 17, 1946, before legal disputes over scripting brought it to a halt. The show later moved to CBS, where it concluded its run in late 1947.
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