The Labours Of Hercule

This time, Frankie and Adam are joined by the masterful podcaster, Jason DeFillippo, to take a tour through Agatha Christie's The Adventure Of The Cheap Flat, a fantasy about affordable rental prices in London! But what sinister motive could lie beneath the decision to rent out a stunning apartment to a young couple by the name of Robinson...? Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at...

Join Adam and Frankie for the Twix of sins.... There's a whole world of sinning going on as Hercule Poirot decides to take a step back from the world of sleuthing, even though there's a devilish mystery to solve. But why?! Find out in Double Sin... Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofhercule.com/ If you’d like to get in contact with us, you can follow us on T...

Get ready for magic as Adam and Frankie rev up the Bugatti to tackle The Disappearance of Mr Davenheim. With £5 at stake, can Poirot (or should that be...Parrot?) solve the case without stepping foot outside of Whitehaven? Did Mr Davenheim really vanish in a puff of smoke, or is there a more sinister plot afoot?  Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofhercule.co...

Fresh from their life-changing chat with Captain Hastings himself, Adam and Frankie are grabbing a pasty and heading to Polgarwith to solve the murder of Alice Pengelley in The Cornish Mystery. Did the husband do it, or is there something more sinister than gruel on the table? Can Poirot and Hastings cut through the local tittle-tattle to get to the truth of the matter? Will Japp get to enjoy a pa...

Adam and Frankie were lucky enough to spend some time with Captain Hastings himself, the delightful Hugh Fraser, who very generously gave us an afternoon in his company, answering the questions you sent in, and reminiscing about what made Poirot such a fabulous show to work on. What did Hugh really think about the Laguna? Which was his favourite episode? Are "The Whitehaven Four" really as close a...

Join Adam and Frankie as they take you down to Chinatown to solve the murder of a businessman with a very valuable map in The Lost Mine. Will Japp of the Yard's modern surveillance methods hit the spot? Do Poirot and Hastings ever finish the world's longest game of Monopoly? Someone's going directly to jail, not passing go or resolving their overdraft arrears, but who could it be? Our all new merc...

Join Frankie and Adam as they unveil not just a lady, but also an all-new catchphrase, this time courtesy of Hastings, as well as a cocktail recipe to join it! In The Veiled Lady, Poirot and Hastings must step over to the other side of the law in order to save a lady's reputation. How will it go when the duo turn burglar? Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofh...

No mystery to solve this time, or is there... Join Frankie and Adam for their end-of-year round up - a small retrospective on the podcast itself, their favourite moments, what the listeners have had to say this year, and a special two-part quiz in which Frankie proves she's as clever as anyone from the Whitehaven Four, and Adam proves that his level of general knowledge is "Damned Offensive" There...

Adam and Frankie are kicking off Season Two with special guest Lana Rae Jarvis! Together, they're off on another adventure with the eleventh case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. While on holiday in sunny Cornwall, Poirot and Hastings stumble across a beautiful woman whose life is in apparent danger. When her cousin, who bears a resemblance to her, is then murdered, is it a case of mistaken i...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the tenth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. A culinary murder this time, as a wealthy pie magnate is found mysteriously murdered in his office. But no one went in and no one came out, so how was it done? And what does the victim's recurring dream have to do with the death? If only walls could talk... Our all new merchandise store is now u...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the ninth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. This time there's murder in Movieland, as Poirot and Hastings find themselves drawn into murky murder involving a desperate ingenue, a washed-up actor, and a domineering producer. But what does it all have to do with the King Of Clubs? Find out by listening... Our all new merchandise store is no...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the eighth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. We're back in Blighty for a murder-free adventure featuring car chases, glamorous Nazi agents and... spooning? Join the Whitehaven Four as they try to prevent an Incredible Theft! Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofhercule.com/ If you’d like to get in con...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the seventh case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. While Poirot and Hastings enjoy a cruise to Egypt, the ship's most hated passenger is found dead in her cabin. The room was locked from the inside and some of her valuables are missing, but who could have dunnit?  Also, hear the entries and find out who's won our Talk Like Poirot competition! ...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the sixth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. Love and deception are on the menu this time, as Poirot finds himself drawn into an intrigue between two very different couples while holidaying on the island of Rhodes... Also, find out who's won our super Agatha Christie FIRST EDITION, and also find out how to enter our newest fun competition!...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the fifth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. There's a deadly mystery to solve on Poirot's very own doorstep. A tenant of Whitehaven Mansions is found dead in her sitting room, and it's up to Hercule and Hastings to uncover the identity of her killer... PLUS, listen carefully to the episode to grab the three clues you need in order to win...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the fourth case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. Anthony Gascoigne has died, and his twin brother, Henry, is acting very strange indeed... But could a man's suddenly-odd eating habits mask the makings of a truly dastardly crime in the making? Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofhercule.com/ FOR THE CLUES...

Adam and Frankie are off on another adventure with the third case from David Suchet's iconic TV series. When the Waverly family receives a series of letters warning that their young son, Johnnie, will be kidnapped unless a hefty ransom is paid, Marcus Waverly enlists the help of Poirot and Hastings. But all is not right at the Waverly estate... Who is conspiring to kidnap Johnnie? Is it acceptable...

Frankie and Adam return for the second case from David Suchet’s Poirot Barbara Allen has been found dead in a locked room, seemingly a suicide. But Poirot instantly spots that the clues just don’t add up… Did Barbara Allen kill herself, or could the the riddle of her death point to a more sinister solution? Our all new merchandise store is now up and running at https://thelaboursofhercule.com/ If...

Meet Frankie and Adam, your all-new hosts of the ultimate guide to David Suchet’s Poirot TV series! In this inaugural episode, Frankie and Adam talk about their adoration of the series and its stars, name their favourite episodes, and why they came together to make this thing! They then turn their gaze towards the first episode - The Adventure Of The Clapham Cook - the tale that kicked off the gre...