Edward Bluemel Cast as Young Hercule Poirot in New BBC/BritBox Series
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Summary
Edward Bluemel, known for "My Lady Jane," has been cast as Detective Hercule Poirot in a new six-part BBC and BritBox series titled "Hercule." The show follows the iconic Agatha Christie character solving his first cases in London, exploring his early life and friendship with Captain Arthur Hastings, while serving as both an intimate character study and a portrait of Britain between the wars.
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· 3 pulled"My Lady Jane" star Edward Bluemel is taking on the iconic role of Detective Hercule Poirot in a new drama series from the BBC and BritBox.
Titled "Hercule," the six-part series follows the Belgian detective — made famous by Agatha Christie — as he solves his first-ever cases in London before becoming the world's most legendary sleuth.
Touted as an "intimate study of Hercule the man and an epic portrait of Britain between the wars," the show "takes a magnifying glass to three of Christie's most celebrated stories, while also charting Hercule's burgeoning friendship with Captain Arthur Hastings."
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