Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.

Series details

• Title: Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple
• Format: Animation
• Language: Japanese
• Genres: Anime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 2004-07-04
• Final broadcast date listed: 2005-05-15
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: NHK
• Network country: Japan
• Typical episode runtime: 25 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 25815
• IMDb ID: tt2298577
• TVDB ID: 92391

Cast and credited roles

• Fumiko Orikasa — Mabel West
• Masako Joh — Oliver
• Kotaro Satomi — Hercule Poirot
• Hirofumi Nojima — Hastings
• Kaoru Yachigusa — Jane Marple
• Atsuko Tanaka — Miss Lemon
• Yūsaku Yara — Inspector Sharpe
• Masaya Kato — Raymond West

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2004-07-04; final listed air date 2005-05-15; episode order: 39.

Source and licence

Adapted from Agatha Christie no Meitantei Poirot to Marple on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.