Wimbledon's timeless traditions, from all-white attire to strawberries and cream, remain steadfast despite modern ...

But that’s not my nature.” Several actors have donned the detective’s signature mustache over the years, including Peter Ustinov, Kenneth Branagh, Alfred Molina, and Albert Finney. Interestingly, ...

There was a fad for starry adaptations of Christie’s books during the 70s, and Death on the Nile is undoubtedly one of the superior appearances of the globetrotting Poirot.

In the novel, the mistress is important mainly in the man’s own mind. She represents his last chance at love, and it’s pretty clear she’s not going to make it much of a chance. She’s married to the ...

Oscar-winning actor Sir Peter Ustinov has died aged 82. BBC News Online looks back at his career. Despite a successful career as journalist, actor, playwright and author, Sir Peter Ustinov was at his ...

The first of Peter Ustinov’s takes on Christie’s mustachioed sleuth, Hercule Poirot, was Death On The Nile, which I revisited when the Kenneth Branagh version came out — it turns out Branagh hasn’t ...

Ustinov described how he was “tremendously devoted” to Guinness, who died four years prior to him, both as a person and an actor. While Ustinov established himself as a versatile supporting actor and ...

Book purists may shrink away from Peter Ustinov’s larger-than-life bon viveur version of Christie’s detective, but film lovers certainly don’t.