S01E01 South Africa
Sir David Suchet recreates Agatha Christie’s 1922 journey to Southern Africa, visiting vineyards, diamond mines and the epic Victoria Falls. He learns how this inspired Agatha’s novel "The Man in the Brown Suit" and confronts...
Travels with Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet
S01E02: Australia
Sir David Suchet follows Agatha Christie to Australia, recreating her 1922 journey to Tasmania and Melbourne. He sees how Agatha’s fame spread with the publication of The Secret Adversary, and visits the jam factory, power station and vast homestead that she visited a century ago.
Overview
In Travels with Agatha with Sir David Suchet, the actor will replicate Poirot author Christie’s journey, which spanned former British Empire territories Canada, Hawaii, South Africa, New Zealand and Australia as part of a trade mission. Each episode will feature one of the five countries.
Episodes
S01E02 Australia
Sir David Suchet follows Agatha Christie to Australia, recreating her 1922 journey to Tasmania and Melbourne. He sees how Agatha’s fame spread with the publication of The Secret Adversary, and visits the jam factory, power...
S01E03 New Zealand
Agatha Christie’s 1922 Empire tour takes Sir David Suchet to New Zealand where he explores woollen mills and gold mines and is guided by Maori around geothermal hot springs. Sir David learns how travel fostered...
S01E04 Hawaii
Sir David Suchet follows Agatha Christie to Hawaii, where she holidayed in 1922. He delves into her passion for surfing and asks how travel informed her novels. He also looks beyond the clichés to reveal...
S01E05 Canada
Sir David Suchet recreates Agatha Christie’s 1922 trip to Canada where he goes stargazing, ranching and takes a train across the Rockies. He discovers why indigenous people were absent from Agatha’s itinerary and explores Canadian...
Cast
David Suchet
Self - Presenter
Agatha Christie
Self - Author (Archive Footage)
