The Labours Of Hercule

It's time to go all aboard on the Orient Express (again), but this time in the company of a gallery of Old Hollywood's finest, and a Poirot who has proved... somewhat... divisive..? Join Adam and Frankie as they travel on the most famous railway line in the world, one where shadowy secrets are revealed one by one, where murder is the only solution to a grisly legacy, and where everyone's eardrums...

We're back, mes amis! How we've missed you and oh boy, do we have some updates for you... Join Adam and Frankie as they kick off the new movie era of the podcast with Peter Ustinov as Poirot in Appointment with Death (1988).  Does this more faithful version of Christie's story make for a better adaptation? And how does it compare to the controversial Suchet episode? Comment below or email us at bo...

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Frankie and Adam cap off their redux of Series One with a second look at The Dream... Poirot is called to the offices of pie magnate Benedict Farley, who is convinced that a sinister recurring dream is about to come true. But what will happen if it does...? In other news, we announce an all-new LIVE SHOW, as well as details of what comes next... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ...

Get ready for ranting as Adam and Frankie attempt to temper their tempers while revisiting one of the most infamous episodes of Series One - The King of Clubs. A missing card apparently provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of a lecherous movie mogul. But is there more to this story? Will Adam and Frankie ever calm down? Listen now to find out! You can subscribe to Cosy AF, ou...

Join Adam and Frankie as they steal some time to revisit (and debate) the definition of the word "incredible"! When a wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a shiny German sympathiser goes awry and top secret documents that threaten national security are stolen, can Poirot get to the heart of the subterfuge? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

Join Frankie & Adam once again as they climb all aboard the The Good Ship Murder! There are foul doings a-doing on a river cruise. For starters, Hastings is in charge of a sporting tournament, and there are troublesome poems to be read in the evenings. But Poirot is more taken by the brewing unease amid his fellow passengers, and it isn't long before things turn deadly... You can subscribe to Cosy...

Join Adam and Frankie as they head on a Rhodes trip with Poirot and a rather catty sidekick. Poirot's holiday takes a detour when he encounters a love triangle that he suspects may end in murder. But will he be able to solve the case amidst a sea of bad accents, questionable swimwear and a whole lot of bowels in spit? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠...

Join Frankie & Adam as they crawl back up the disposal chute, and into a mystery set within the walls of Whitehaven Mansions itself. Poirot is called upon to beat his debilitating cold symptoms and investigate the mysterious murder of a neighbour. But does the truth lie closer to home than even he realises? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Apple Podcasts⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ an...

Join us as we rabbity-rabbit on again about Four and Twenty Blackbirds (aka the one with boobs in it). Are an eccentric painter's changeable eating habits the key to solving his subsequent murder? Can Poirot and Hastings overcome sticky wickets, oompah bands and Jim Branning and learned the blackberry-stained truth? We're off to the music hall to find out... Plus exciting news about the release of...

Join us for a "Damned Offensive" re-run of our most infamous episode - The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly And who knows, maybe we'll pick up a few new catchphrases along the way...? Poirot and Hastings are off to Surrey to investigate a series of kidnapping threats being made against the son of a simple country squire. But will it be a case of "Gather round fam" or "Sack the lot of 'em"? You can sub...

Join Adam and Frankie as they get into the figurative festive spirit with the Whitehaven Six and celebrate the end of a jam-packed year in their third annual Christmas Special! Deck the halls, nog some eggs, jingle some bells and brace yourself for an indulgent chat about Christmas presents, food, music, films and more! Want to make the Ratatouille that Adam's obsessed with? Here's the link: https...

Frankie and Adam had the rare privilege of talking to one of the most indelible Poirot villains of all time - David Hunter from Taken At The Flood aka Elliot Cowan - in fact, over on Discord, YOU voted him as the scariest Poirot villain of all time... In the first of what we hope will be a continuing series of discussions with the great Poirot villains, Elliot Cowan joins us for an exclusive discu...

By popular demand, Adam and Frankie have gone back to the beginning and are reworking their way through series one, now with added denouement! When a woman is found shot in her flat after Bonfire Night, but was it suicide or murder? Poirot, Hastings and Japp must navigate giantesses, boiled owls, stuffed fishes and golf courses to solve the case. You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on...

Prepare for Round Two... By popular demand, Adam and Frankie are returning to the infamous episode that began it all, for a proper go at Poirot's first TV adventure! All new, all improved version, now also containing denouement! When a jaded Poirot is approached to find a missing domestic, he soon comes to realise that cases of international importance can sometimes be lurking beneath the veneer o...

Mes amis, mes amis... and so we face the final curtain... As painful as it is, we cannot ignore the final chapter of the Poirot story, and we end as we began - in the company of the fabulous Monsieur Hercule Poirot and his most faithful friend, Captain Hastings, as they find themselves at the scene of their first case together - Styles St Mary. This time, Poirot and Hastings will face their most d...

In honour of Curtain Eve, join Adam and Frankie as they take a moment (or a couple of hours) to read your wonderful emails, answer your probing questions, share some behind-the-scenes secrets and reflect on the true labour of love that has been making the podcast over the past three years. Also, prepare yourselves for Adam's email song... Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on N...

As the end rapidly approaches, Adam and Frankie finally meet their namesake. Following a devastating murder on his watch, Poirot's quest to reunite two lost lovers finds him at a snowbound hotel in the Swiss Alps. But all is not as it seems at the Hotel Olympos. Can Poirot solve the plethora of mysteries around him and stop the infamous Marrascaud before he strikes again, or will reuniting with hi...

Was murder ever more drenched in sunshine? Poirot finds himself summoned to the English coast, where Ariadne has been hired to construct a murder game at a garden fete? But before long, they have uncovered a sinister plot in which the beats of a game may hide something far more deadly... Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on November 2nd right here: ⁠https://riversidestudios.co...

We're in the BIG FOUR final episodes with the BIG FOUR themselves this time, as the WHITEHAVEN FOUR return for their final ever outing together in the series! Upon hearing tragic news, Georges, Miss Lemon, Captain Hastings, and the newly-christened Assistant Commissioner Japp are brought back together for an adventure that will see Poirot face off against a series of baffling crimes all connected...

It's time for memory games as Poirot reunites with a perplexed Ariadne Oliver who needs his help to solve a decades old mystery. But Poirot's already busy trying to discover who murdered a professor with a dark history at the Willoughby Institute. Or perhaps, these two strange cases are linked... Join Adam and Frankie as they truncate this later Christie story and discuss the details before they f...

Intrigue abounds during WW2, following the theft of a vital piece of intelligence. Poirot is approached by the son of a very familiar friend, in the hopes of being able to solve the riddle of a secret gone missing, an unexpected corpse in a living room, and why four clocks all seem to be displaying the wrong time... Can Adam and Frankie lead you through this labyrinthine mystery set up without los...

All aboard the misery train, mes amis! A traumatised Poirot is forced to investigate the murder of a shady American businessman who stabbed in his compartment on the Orient Express. When the train is blocked by a snowdrift, Poirot is faced with a chilling locked-room mystery. Is the killer among this eclectic cast of characters, and can Poirot solve the case to avoid a miscarriage of justice? Plus...

Poirot is called in to investigate the shocking death of a child on Halloween in a sleepy English village filled to the brim with secrets. Moments before she was drowned in the apple bobbing tub, she had told the room that she'd once seen a murder take place. Could the two things be connected? Or is it a case of a child's imagination turned deadly? Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wond...

We're back with season 12, mes amis! When a vicar dies while attending a party held by actor Sir Charles Cartwright, Poirot initially dismisses the idea of murder. However, when Dr. Bartholomew Strange dies in seemingly the same way shortly after, Poirot must cut through the theatrics to find the killer before he strikes again. Plus news and excitement for our Curtain screening at Riverside Studio...