Chapter 10 of "Poirot and Me" focuses on the death of David Suchet's mother - and the effect Suchet thinks it had on his performance during the filming of series five. This included collapsing in the heat of Morocco while filming The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb.
Commenting on the the adaptation of The Yellow Iris (which he describes as a "very strong" story) Suchet recognises fans' sensitivities when it comes to the TV version departing from an original story. Not all Agatha Christie's stories, he points out, adapted easily for the small screen, and changes were sometimes necessary. This is undeniably true.
He also emphasises how much he enjoyed The Chocolate Box, giving him the opportunity to play Poirot as a much younger man in the flashback sequences.
Suchet appeared in the film The Lucona Affair before the opportunity to appear on stage in a Harold Pinter-directed play, Oleanna, raised the annual dilemma about whether or not another series of Agatha Christie's Poirot would be commissioned. When Suchet accepted the stage role London Weekend Television decided to postpone filming of the next series for a year.
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