Editing Agatha Christie's Poirot (section)

== Cast ==

[[David Suchet]] was cast as the eponymous [[Hercule Poirot]]. He was portrayed, especially in the earlier series, alongside [[Hugh Fraser (actor)|Hugh Fraser]] as the closest friend of Poirot, [[Arthur Hastings|Captain Arthur Hastings]], as well as [[Pauline Moran]] playing Poirot's clever secretary [[Hercule Poirot#Miss Felicity Lemon|Felicity Lemon]] and [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]] depicting Poirot's long-standing associate [[Inspector Japp|Inspector James Japp]].

Towards the later series, other characters such as Poirot's English butler, George, played by [[David Yelland (actor)|David Yelland]], and crime novelist [[Ariadne Oliver]], played by [[Zoë Wanamaker]], feature and become prominent. Several actors played multiple parts specific to certain episodes, including [[Nicholas Farrell]] and [[Beatie Edney]].

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|+List of main and recurring ''Poirot'' characters, with actors, by series (season)
|-
! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Character
! scope="col" colspan="13"| Series
|-
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 1 (1989)|1]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 2 (1990)|2]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 3 (1991)|3]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 4 (1992)|4]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 5 (1993)|5]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 6 (1995–96)|6]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 7 (2000)|7]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 8 (2001–02)|8]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 9 (2003–04)|9]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 10 (2006)|10]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 11 (2008–09)|11]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 12 (2010–11)|12]]
!scope="col"| [[List of Agatha Christie's Poirot episodes#Series 13 (2013)|13]]
|-
!scope="row"| [[Hercule Poirot]]
|colspan="13" | [[David Suchet]]
|-
!scope="row"| [[Arthur Hastings|Captain Arthur Hastings]]
|colspan="8" | [[Hugh Fraser (actor)|Hugh Fraser]]
|colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="1" | Hugh Fraser
|-
!scope="row"| [[Inspector Japp|Chief Inspector James Japp]]
|colspan="8" | [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]]
|colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="1" | Philip Jackson
|-
!scope="row"| [[Felicity Lemon|Miss Felicity Lemon]]
|colspan="3" | [[Pauline Moran]]
|colspan="1" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="4" | Pauline Moran
|colspan="4" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="1" | Pauline Moran
|-
!scope="row"| Detective Inspector Jameson
|colspan="2" | John Cording
|colspan="11" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|-
!scope="row"| Countess Vera Rossakoff
|colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="1" | [[Kika Markham]]
|colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="1" | [[Orla Brady]]
|-
!scope="row"| [[Ariadne Oliver]]
|colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="4" | [[Zoë Wanamaker]]
|-
!scope="row"| George
|colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="4" | [[David Yelland (actor)|David Yelland]]
|-
!scope="row"| Superintendent Harold Spence
|colspan="9" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|colspan="2" | [[Richard Hope (actor)|Richard Hope]]
|colspan="2" style="background-color:#D3D3D3;" |
|}