David Suchet Retires From Poirot.

After 25 years of playing the character Poirot, 67-year-old, David Suchet, retires from his role. Poirot is a well-known character created by the author Agatha Christie. Throughout Suchet's time acting in this role, he has managed to perfect this character and all the mannerisms of him.

"He first donned the iconic moustache in 1988" and his last episode will be shown on the 13th November 2013. It is an emotional time for Suchet to leave something he has worked so hard to perfect. After hours and hours of research, line-rehearsing and filming. Suchet really is a dedicated actor. This is shown in the last episode that is soon to be broadcast called: Curtain: Poirot's Last Case.

In order to film this last episode, Suchet took part in a nine-month diet plan, losing 2 and a half stone, to play his character as a much older, more decrepit man in a wheel chair. Although, he decided to have this episode filmed at the beginning of the series, to reduce how emotional he would be; knowing it was the end of an era for him. Then having to shoot another 4 episodes of Poirot, Suchet spent a 2 month period eating the weight back on!

After leaving Poirot, Suchet said it was "terrible, awful, I'll never forget it" and later went on to say "I would love Poirot to be remembered fondly and it goes without saying he is the greatest detective in the world." And with that, it is without a doubt that not only will Poirot be remembered as the greatest detective, but Suchet will be remembered as the greatest actor to take up the role of Poirot.



References:
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/tv/features/25-years-70-episodes-700-million-viewers-suchet-hangs-up-his-homburg-8918419.html

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