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Philip Jackson (born 18 June 1948) is an English actor. He appeared as Chief Inspector Japp in both the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot and in BBC Radio dramatisations of Poirot stories; as Melvin "Dylan" Bottomley in Porridge; and as Abbot Hugo, one of the recurring adversaries in the 1980s series Robin of Sherwood.
Agatha Christie's Poirot, or simply Poirot (UK: / p w ɑːr oʊ / [1]), is a British mystery drama television programme that aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. The ITV show is based on many of Agatha Christie 's famous crime fiction series, which revolves around the fictional private investigator Hercule Poirot .
Sir David Courtney Suchet (/ ˈ s uː ʃ eɪ / SOO-shay; born 2 May 1946) is an English actor.He is known for his work on stage and in television. He portrayed Edward Teller in the television serial Oppenheimer (1980) and received the RTS and BPG awards for his performance as Augustus Melmotte in the British serial The Way We Live Now (2001).
The following is a list of episodes for the British crime drama Agatha Christie's Poirot, starring David Suchet as Poirot, which aired on ITV from 8 January 1989 to 13 November 2013. Overall, 70 episodes were made over 13 series.
The role of Japp is played by Philip Jackson in the British TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot, where Hercule Poirot's character is played by David Suchet. Before Suchet took on the role of Poirot, he had previously played Japp himself in the 1985 film Thirteen at Dinner, where Peter Ustinov played Poirot.
In 2011, he played Margaret Thatcher's close friend and advisor Airey Neave in The Iron Lady. [ 6 ] In 2014, he portrayed Eyre Crowe in the British documentary drama miniseries 37 Days , about the weeks leading up to World War I. [ 1 ] Other television appearances have included two Agatha Christie's Poirot films, [ 2 ] Sharpe's Regiment , [ 1 ...
In 1980, he played the role of Mr Darcy in a BBC television adaptation by Fay Weldon of Pride and Prejudice. [7] From 1993 to 1996 he played Doctor Finlay in the television series of the same name. [8] His other television appearances include Prince Regent, Taggart, Hornblower and the Agatha Christie's Poirot film, The Mysterious Affair at ...
Hugh Fraser (born 23 October 1945) [1] is an English actor, theatre director and author. He is best known for his portrayal of Captain Hastings in the television series Agatha Christie's Poirot opposite David Suchet as Hercule Poirot and for his role as the Duke of Wellington (replacing David Troughton) in the Sharpe television series.