:Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

The TV series is a generally faithful adaptation of the original stories given the time constraints (typically one 25-minute episode for a short story, four episodes for a novel). Despite being a modern Japanese adaptation, the original (mainly English) locations and time period are retained. The most obvious story change is the addition of Mabel West and her pet duck, Oliver. However, apart from her soliloquies, most of her lines are taken from the incidental dialogue of other characters in the original stories, so her presence does not materially alter the plot development.

Other changes include Inspector Japp becoming "Inspector Sharpe", possibly due to the derogatory implications attached to the word "jap". The significance of some details which rely on English idioms is changed, for example when a dying uncle taps his eye in Strange Jest, this was originally a reference to the saying All my eye and Betty Martin, but in the anime it becomes a reference to a stamp in which an angel appears to be winking (however the clue still achieves the same end).

• Hercule Poirot: {{Voiced by|Kōtarō Satomi}}
• Jane Marple: {{Voiced by|Kaoru Yachigusa}}
• Mabel West: {{Voiced by|Fumiko Orikasa}}
• Oliver West: {{Voiced by|Masako Jou}}
• Miss Lemon: {{Voiced by|Atsuko Tanaka}}
• Hastings: {{Voiced by|Hirofumi Nojima}}
• Inspector Sharpe: {{Voiced by|Yuusaku Yara}}

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The anime was produced by Oriental Light and Magic for NHK. The series was directed by Naohito Takahashi with music by Toshiyuki Watanabe and character designs by Sayuri Ichiishi. The opening theme is "Lucky Girl ni Hanataba wo" and the ending theme is "Wasurenaide," both performed by Tatsuro Yamashita. The 39 episodes were initially broadcast in Japan on NHK stations from 4 July 2004 to 15 May 2005. The series was released on seven DVDs.{{cite web|url=http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/agatha/ |script-title=ja:アガサ·クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル |language=ja |publisher=NHK |access-date=5 November 2008 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080924060126/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/agatha/ |archive-date=24 September 2008 |url-status=dead |df=dmy }}

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{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 1

| Title = The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan

| AltTitle = Gurando-Metoroporitan no Hōseki Tōnan Jiken

| NativeTitle = グランド·メトロポリタンの宝石盗難事件

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|4|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan (Poirot Investigates, 1924)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 2

| Title = The Riddle of the Cheap Flat

| AltTitle = Yasu Manshon no Nazo

| NativeTitle = 安マンションの謎

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|18|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Original title: The Adventure of the Cheap Flat (Poirot Investigates, 1924)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 3

| Title = Strange Will

| AltTitle = Fūgawari na Yuigon

| NativeTitle = 風変わりな遺言

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|7|25|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Original title: Strange Jest

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 4

| Title = The Faultless Maid

| AltTitle = Mōshibun no nai Meido

| NativeTitle = 申し分のないメイド

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|1|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Original title: The Case of the Perfect Maid

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 5

| Title = The ABC Murders, Part 1: A Written Challenge to Poirot

| AltTitle = Ēbīshī Satsujin Jiken (sono ichi) Powaro e no Chōsenjō

| NativeTitle = ABC殺人事件,(その1)ポワロへの挑戦状

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|8|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 6

| Title = The ABC Murders, Part 2: B's the place, B's the name of the person

| AltTitle = Ēbīshī Satsujin Jiken (sono ni) Bī no Machi de, Bī no Na no Hito ga

| NativeTitle = ABC殺人事件,(その2)Bの街で、Bの名の人が

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|15|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 7

| Title = The ABC Murders, Part 3: The Culprit Appears

| AltTitle = Ēbīshī Satsujin Jiken (sono san) Hannin Arawaru

| NativeTitle = ABC殺人事件,(その3)犯人あらわる

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|22|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 8

| Title = The ABC Murders, Part 4: Poirot Solves the Mystery

| AltTitle = Ēbīshī Satsujin Jiken (sono yon) Powaro, Nazo o Toku

| NativeTitle = ABC殺人事件,(その4)ポワロ、謎を解く

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|8|29|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The ABC Murders (1936)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 9

| Title = The Prime Minister's Disappearance, Part 1: Pursuit in the Dover Strait

| AltTitle = Sōridaijin no Shissō (zenpen) Dōbā-kaikyō no Tsuiseki

| NativeTitle = 総理大臣の失踪,(前編)ドーバー海峡の追跡

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|5|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 10

| Title = The Prime Minister's Disappearance, Part 2: The Truth is in England

| AltTitle = Sōridaijin no Shissō (kōhen) Shinjitsu wa Igirisu ni

| NativeTitle = 総理大臣の失踪,(後編)真実はイギリスに

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|12|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Kidnapped Prime Minister (Poirot Investigates, 1924)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 11

| Title = The Riddle of the Egyptian Tomb, Part 1: A Written Challenge from Ancient Times

| AltTitle = Ejiputo-funbo no Nazo (zenpen) Kodai kara no Chōsenjō

| NativeTitle = エジプト墳墓の謎,(前編)古代からの挑戦状

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|19|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 12

| Title = The Riddle of the Egyptian Tomb, Part 2: The Curse of Pharaoh Men-her-Ra

| AltTitle = Ejiputo-funbo no Nazo (kōhen) Menhāra-Ō no Noroi

| NativeTitle = エジプト墳墓の謎,(後編)メンハーラ王の呪い

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|9|26|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb (Poirot Investigates, 1924)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 13

| Title = Tape-Measure Murder

| AltTitle = Makijaku Satsujin Jiken

| NativeTitle = 巻尺殺人事件

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|3|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Tape-Measure Murder

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 14

| Title = The Case of the Gold Ingots

| AltTitle = Kinkai Jiken

| NativeTitle = 金塊事件

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|10|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Ingots of Gold (The Thirteen Problems, 1932)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 15

| Title = The Blue Geranium

| AltTitle = Aoi Zeraniumu

| NativeTitle = 青いゼラニウム

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|10|17|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Blue Geranium (The Thirteen Problems, 1932)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 16

| Title = The Mystery of End House, Part 1: The Night of the Party

| AltTitle = Endo Hausu Kai Jiken (sono ichi) Pātī no Yoru ni

| NativeTitle = エンド·ハウス怪事件,(その1)パーティーの夜に

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|14|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 17

| Title = The Mystery of End House, Part 2: Concealed Love

| AltTitle = Endo Hausu Kai Jiken (sono ni) Himerareta Koi

| NativeTitle = エンド·ハウス怪事件,(その2)秘められた恋

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|21|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 18

| Title = The Mystery of End House, Part 3: Perfect Evidence

| AltTitle = Endo Hausu Kai Jiken (sono san) Kanpeki na Shōko

| NativeTitle = エンド·ハウス怪事件,(その3)完璧な証拠

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|11|28|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Original title: Peril at End House (1932)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 19

| Title = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, Part 1: The Request from the Prince

| AltTitle = Kurisumasu Pudingu no Bōken (zenpen) Purinsu kara no Irai

| NativeTitle = クリスマスプディングの冒険,(前編)プリンスからの依頼

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|12|5|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 20

| Title = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding, Part 2: The Ruby passed down through the Royal Family

| AltTitle = Kurisumasu Pudingu no Bōken (kōhen) Ōke ni Tsutawaru Rubī

| NativeTitle = クリスマスプディングの冒険,(後編)王家に伝わるルビー

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2004|12|12|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding (1960)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 21

| Title = 4:50 from Paddington, Part 1: The Train Rode By the Killer

| AltTitle = Padinton Hatsu Yonjigojūbun (sono ichi) Satsujinsha no Noru Ressha

| NativeTitle = パディントン発4時50分,(その1)殺人者の乗る列車

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|1|9|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 22

| Title = 4:50 from Paddington, Part 2: The Creeping Shadow

| AltTitle = Padinton Hatsu Yonjigojūbun (sono ni) Shinobiyoru Kage

| NativeTitle = パディントン発4時50分,(その2)忍び寄る影

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|1|16|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 23

| Title = 4:50 from Paddington, Part 3: A Simple Motive

| AltTitle = Padinton Hatsu Yonjigojūbun (sono san) Shinpuru na Dōki

| NativeTitle = パディントン発4時50分,(その3)シンプルな動機

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|1|23|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 24

| Title = 4:50 from Paddington, Part 4: Marple vs. the Culprit

| AltTitle = Padinton Hatsu Yonjigojūbun (sono yon) Māpuru tai Hannin

| NativeTitle = パディントン発4時50分,(その4)マープル対犯人

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|1|30|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = 4.50 From Paddington (1957)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 25

| Title = The Plymouth Express, Part 1: The Corpse in the Drawing Room

| AltTitle = Purimasu-yuki Kyūkō-ressha (zenpen) Kyakushitsunai no Shitai

| NativeTitle = プリマス行き急行列車,(前編)客室内の死体

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|2|6|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 26

| Title = The Plymouth Express, Part 2: The Blue Dress

| AltTitle = Purimasu yuki Kyūkō-ressha (kōhen) Burū no Wanpīsu

| NativeTitle = プリマス行き急行列車,(後編)ブルーのワンピース

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|2|13|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Plymouth Express

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 27

| Title = Motive versus Opportunity

| AltTitle = Dōki to Kikai

| NativeTitle = 動機と機会

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|2|20|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Motive versus Opportunity (The Thirteen Problems,1932)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 28

| Title = The Disappearing Cook, Part 1: An Aggressive Request

| AltTitle = Kieta Ryōrinin (zenpen) Gōin na Irai

| NativeTitle = 消えた料理人,(前編)強引な依頼

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|2|27|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 29

| Title = The Disappearing Cook, Part 2: The Secret of the Trunk

| AltTitle = Kieta Ryōrinin (kōhen) Toranku no Himitsu

| NativeTitle = 消えた料理人,(後編)トランクの秘密

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|6|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Adventure of the Clapham Cook

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 30

| Title = Sleeping Murder, Part 1: Sleeping Murder

| AltTitle = Surīpingu Mādā (sono ichi) Nemureru Satsujin Jiken

| NativeTitle = スリーピング·マーダー,(その1)眠れる殺人事件

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|13|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 31

| Title = Sleeping Murder, Part 2: The Door of Memory

| AltTitle = Surīpingu Mādā (sono ni) Kioku no Tobira

| NativeTitle = スリーピング·マーダー,(その2)記憶の扉

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|20|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 32

| Title = Sleeping Murder, Part 3: Helen's Love

| AltTitle = Surīpingu Mādā (sono san) Heren no Koi

| NativeTitle = スリーピング·マーダー,(その3)ヘレンの恋

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|3|27|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 33

| Title = Sleeping Murder, Part 4: The Evil Influence Nears

| AltTitle = Surīpingu Mādā (sono yon) Semarikuru Ma no Te

| NativeTitle = スリーピング·マーダー,(その4)迫り来る魔の手

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|3|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Sleeping Murder (1976)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 34

| Title = Twenty-Four Japanese Thrushes

| AltTitle = Nijūyon-wa no Kuro-Tsugumi

| NativeTitle = 二十四羽の黒つぐみ

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|10|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Original title: Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds (1941)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 35

| Title = The Case of Davenheim's Disappearance

| AltTitle = Dabunhaimu Shissō Jiken

| NativeTitle = ダブンハイム失踪事件

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|17|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim (Poirot Investigates, 1924)

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 36

| Title = Death in the Clouds, Part 1: The Flying Locked Room

| AltTitle = Kumo no Naka no Shi (sono ichi) Sora Tobu Misshitsu

| NativeTitle = 雲の中の死,(その1)空飛ぶ密室

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|4|24|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 37

| Title = Death in the Clouds, Part 2: Madame Giselle of Paris

| AltTitle = Kumo no Naka no Shi (sono ni) Pari no Madamu Jizeru

| NativeTitle = 雲の中の死,(その2)パリのマダムジゼル

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|5|1|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 38

| Title = Death in the Clouds, Part 3: The Threat to Lady Horbury

| AltTitle = Kumo no Naka no Shi (sono san) Hōbari-fujin e no Kyōhaku

| NativeTitle = 雲の中の死,(その3)ホーバリ夫人への脅迫

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|5|8|df=y}}

}}

{{Episode list

| EpisodeNumber = 39

| Title = Death in the Clouds, Part 4: The Heir to the Vast Inheritance

| AltTitle = Kumo no Naka no Shi (sono yon) Bakudai na Isan no Sōzokunin

| NativeTitle = 雲の中の死,(その4)莫大な遺産の相続人

| NativeTitleLangCode = ja

| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2005|5|15|df=y}}

| ShortSummary = Death in the Clouds (1935)

}}

}}

Region 2, NTSC,

Language: Japanese,

subtitle: No

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{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 1

| RelDate = 22 April 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0100-9

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.1 ABC殺人事件

| LicensedTitle =

Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.1:"The ABC Murders" and Other Stories

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan","The Adventure of the Cheap Flat")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 2

| RelDate = 22 April 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0101-7

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.2 パディントン発4時50分

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.2:"4:50 from Paddington" and Other Stories

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("Strange Jest","The Case of the Perfect Maid")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 3

| RelDate = 22 April 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0102-5

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.3 エジプト墳墓の謎

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.3:"The Adventure of the Egyptian Tomb" and Other Stories

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("The Kidnapped Prime Minister","The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 4

| RelDate = 22 April 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0103-3

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.4 エンド・ハウス怪事件

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.4:"Peril at End House" and Other Stories

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("The Tape-Measure Murder","Ingots of Gold","The Blue Geranium")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 5

| RelDate = 27 May 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0104-1

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.5 プリマス行き急行列車

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.5:"The Plymouth Express" and Other Stories

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("The Adventure of the Clapham Cook","Four-and-Twenty Blackbirds")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 6

| RelDate = 27 May 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0105-X

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.6 スリーピング・マーダー

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.6:"Sleeping Murder" and Other Story

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("Motive versus Opportunity")

}}

{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 7

| RelDate = 27 May 2005

| ISBN = 4-7786-0106-8

| OriginalTitle = アガサ・クリスティーの名探偵ポワロとマープル Vol.7 雲の中の死

| LicensedTitle = Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple vol.7:"Death in the Clouds" and Other Story

| TranslitTitle =

| Summary = ("The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim")

}}

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Three volumes of the manga adaptation of the television series were released in 2004 and 2005 by NHK Publishing, the publishing division of NHK. The adaptations were written by {{nihongo|Yukiyoshi Oohashi|大橋志吉}} (volumes 1 and 3) and {{nihongo|Syouji Yonemura|米村正二}} (volume 2), and illustrated by {{nihongo|Morihiko Ishikawa|石川森彦}}.

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{{Graphic novel list

| VolumeNumber = 1

| RelDate = 24 August 2004

| ISBN = 4-14-454084-7

| OriginalTitle = ABC殺人事件

| LicensedTitle = The ABC Murders

| TranslitTitle = Ēbīshī Satsujin Jiken

| Summary =

}}

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| VolumeNumber = 2

| RelDate = 25 December 2004

| ISBN = 4-14-454085-5

| OriginalTitle = パディントン発4時50分

| LicensedTitle = 4:50 from Paddington

| TranslitTitle = Padinton Hatsu Yonjigojūbun

| Summary =

}}

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| VolumeNumber = 3

| RelDate = 30 May 2005

| ISBN = 4-14-454086-3

| OriginalTitle = 雲の中の死

| LicensedTitle = Death in the Clouds

| TranslitTitle = Kumo no Naka no Shi

| Summary =

}}

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{{reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080924060126/http://www3.nhk.or.jp/anime/agatha/ Official site at NHK] {{in lang|ja}}
• {{Anime News Network|anime|4119|Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple}}
• [http://poirot-et-marple.aga-search.com/ Series listing at Aga Search] {{in lang|ja}}

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