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Agatha Christie's Poirot
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About British television detective series (1989–2013)
Genres detective
Written by Clive Exton
Starring David Suchet, Zoë Wanamaker, Hugh Fraser, Pauline Moran, Philip Jackson
Music Christopher Gunning
Length 13 seasons, 70 episodes
Network ITV1
Country United Kingdom
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