The Labours Of Hercule
Adam & Frankie
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Adam and Frankie discuss every episode of Agatha Christie’s Poirot, and challenge you to solve the fiendish mysteries at their heart. Each episode, they recap the plot, analyze clues, and debate whodunit before revealing the solution. A must-listen for fans of classic detective fiction and puzzle-solving.
Episodes
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The Alphabet Murders (1965) 10.08.2026 1h 7mBrace yourself, mes amis - things are about to get a little bit groovy, baby... Join Adam and Frankie as they attempt to tackle and decode one of the most unsual Christie adaptations ever made, The Alphabet Murders (1965), starring Tony Randall as Hercule Poirot. Can Poirot stop ABC before they strike again? Can his accent hold up for more than five seconds at a time? Did the script writers actually read the original book? What the heck is going on?! The answer, mes amis, is far from as easy as ABC... Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Poirot Live In London! 27.07.2026 53mWant to hear a lively discussion about Poirot, Peter Ustinov and the brilliance of Agatha Christie? For your listening pleasure, Adam and Frankie present the live podcast recording from our Picturehouse Central Double Bill screening of Death On The Nile (1978) and Evil Under The Sun (1982). HUGE thanks again to our special guests Ian Hallard, Matthew Sweet, Madeleine Spencer and Ian Moore, the amazing team at Picturehouse Central and everyone who joined us on the day! N.B. We've done our best to make the sound quality as smooth as possible, but this should give you an authentic live podcast experience! To find out more about Picturehouse Central Click Here For more on Madeleine Spencer Click Here For more on Matthew Sweet Click Here For more on Ian Hallard Click Here For "Moore" on Ian Moore Click Here Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Murder On The Orient Express (1974) 07.07.2026 1h 12mIt's time to go all aboard on the Orient Express (again), but this time in the company of a gallery of Old Hollywood's finest, and a Poirot who has proved... somewhat... divisive..? Join Adam and Frankie as they travel on the most famous railway line in the world, one where shadowy secrets are revealed one by one, where murder is the only solution to a grisly legacy, and where everyone's eardrums are at peril due to a most cartoonish detective... Get your tickets to our Picturehouse Central Double Bill screening here: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00017996/the-labours-of-hercule-poirot-double-bill?filter= Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Appointment With Death (1988) 22.06.2026 1h 12mWe're back, mes amis! How we've missed you and oh boy, do we have some updates for you... Join Adam and Frankie as they kick off the new movie era of the podcast with Peter Ustinov as Poirot in Appointment with Death (1988). Does this more faithful version of Christie's story make for a better adaptation? And how does it compare to the controversial Suchet episode? Comment below or email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com to share your thoughts! You can watch the movie here for free: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmvfIDcQC_M&t=1461s Get your tickets to our Picturehouse Central Double Bill screening here: https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/000/HO00017996/the-labours-of-hercule-poirot-double-bill?filter= Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Join Us Live This Summer! 11.05.2026 2mFrankie's here with a very special announcement regarding our newest and most exciting live event yet! For tickets go to https://www.picturehouses.com/movie-details/022/HO00017996/the-labours-of-hercule-poirot-double-bill?filter= Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Dream v2.0 04.05.2026 49mFrankie and Adam cap off their redux of Series One with a second look at The Dream... Poirot is called to the offices of pie magnate Benedict Farley, who is convinced that a sinister recurring dream is about to come true. But what will happen if it does...? In other news, we announce an all-new LIVE SHOW, as well as details of what comes next... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The King Of Clubs v2.0 20.04.2026 58mGet ready for ranting as Adam and Frankie attempt to temper their tempers while revisiting one of the most infamous episodes of Series One - The King of Clubs. A missing card apparently provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of a lecherous movie mogul. But is there more to this story? Will Adam and Frankie ever calm down? Listen now to find out! You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Incredible Theft v2.0 06.04.2026 55mJoin Adam and Frankie as they steal some time to revisit (and debate) the definition of the word "incredible"! When a wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a shiny German sympathiser goes awry and top secret documents that threaten national security are stolen, can Poirot get to the heart of the subterfuge? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Problem At Sea v2.0 27.03.2026 50mJoin Frankie & Adam once again as they climb all aboard the The Good Ship Murder! There are foul doings a-doing on a river cruise. For starters, Hastings is in charge of a sporting tournament, and there are troublesome poems to be read in the evenings. But Poirot is more taken by the brewing unease amid his fellow passengers, and it isn't long before things turn deadly... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Triangle At Rhodes v2.0 09.03.2026 54mJoin Adam and Frankie as they head on a Rhodes trip with Poirot and a rather catty sidekick. Poirot's holiday takes a detour when he encounters a love triangle that he suspects may end in murder. But will he be able to solve the case amidst a sea of bad accents, questionable swimwear and a whole lot of bowels in spit? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Third Floor Flat v2.0 23.02.2026 45mJoin Frankie & Adam as they crawl back up the disposal chute, and into a mystery set within the walls of Whitehaven Mansions itself. Poirot is called upon to beat his debilitating cold symptoms and investigate the mysterious murder of a neighbour. But does the truth lie closer to home than even he realises? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Four & Twenty Blackbirds v2.0 02.02.2026 1h 2mJoin us as we rabbity-rabbit on again about Four and Twenty Blackbirds (aka the one with boobs in it). Are an eccentric painter's changeable eating habits the key to solving his subsequent murder? Can Poirot and Hastings overcome sticky wickets, oompah bands and Jim Branning and learned the blackberry-stained truth? We're off to the music hall to find out... Plus exciting news about the release of our first episode of Cosy AF! You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly - v2.0 19.01.2026 1h 9mJoin us for a "Damned Offensive" re-run of our most infamous episode - The Adventure Of Johnnie Waverly And who knows, maybe we'll pick up a few new catchphrases along the way...? Poirot and Hastings are off to Surrey to investigate a series of kidnapping threats being made against the son of a simple country squire. But will it be a case of "Gather round fam" or "Sack the lot of 'em"? You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Christmas Special 2025! 22.12.2025 1h 4mJoin Adam and Frankie as they get into the figurative festive spirit with the Whitehaven Six and celebrate the end of a jam-packed year in their third annual Christmas Special! Deck the halls, nog some eggs, jingle some bells and brace yourself for an indulgent chat about Christmas presents, food, music, films and more! Want to make the Ratatouille that Adam's obsessed with? Here's the link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNWUBF3AkJc You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Unmasking the Villain: Adam & Frankie Meet Elliot Cowan 15.12.2025 1h 3mFrankie and Adam had the rare privilege of talking to one of the most indelible Poirot villains of all time - David Hunter from Taken At The Flood aka Elliot Cowan - in fact, over on Discord, YOU voted him as the scariest Poirot villain of all time... In the first of what we hope will be a continuing series of discussions with the great Poirot villains, Elliot Cowan joins us for an exclusive discussion about the inner workings of adapting Agatha Christie for the screen, how he turned a few days' rehearsals into one of the most iconic villains in the series, what David Suchet was really like, the fascinating story of his acting career, and the ways in which he is using his talents to nurture the next generation of performers You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Murder In The Mews v2.0 01.12.2025 1h 27mBy popular demand, Adam and Frankie have gone back to the beginning and are reworking their way through series one, now with added denouement! When a woman is found shot in her flat after Bonfire Night, but was it suicide or murder? Poirot, Hastings and Japp must navigate giantesses, boiled owls, stuffed fishes and golf courses to solve the case. You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Adventure Of The Clapham Cook - v2.0 17.11.2025 1h 14mPrepare for Round Two... By popular demand, Adam and Frankie are returning to the infamous episode that began it all, for a proper go at Poirot's first TV adventure! All new, all improved version, now also containing denouement! When a jaded Poirot is approached to find a missing domestic, he soon comes to realise that cases of international importance can sometimes be lurking beneath the veneer of even the more modest affairs... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Curtain: Poirot's Last Case 03.11.2025 2h 53mMes amis, mes amis... and so we face the final curtain... As painful as it is, we cannot ignore the final chapter of the Poirot story, and we end as we began - in the company of the fabulous Monsieur Hercule Poirot and his most faithful friend, Captain Hastings, as they find themselves at the scene of their first case together - Styles St Mary. This time, Poirot and Hastings will face their most diabolical foe, and bring down the curtain upon a story that began once upon a friendship for the ages... Join Adam and Frankie for a very special journey, and hold on tight - this might get emotional... You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
Labours Of Love: The Community Episode 19.10.2025 1h 53mIn honour of Curtain Eve, join Adam and Frankie as they take a moment (or a couple of hours) to read your wonderful emails, answer your probing questions, share some behind-the-scenes secrets and reflect on the true labour of love that has been making the podcast over the past three years. Also, prepare yourselves for Adam's email song... Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on November 2nd right here: https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/poirot-at-riverside-the-halloween-party-special-guests-198441/ You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices -
The Labours Of Hercules 06.10.2025 2h 15mAs the end rapidly approaches, Adam and Frankie finally meet their namesake. Following a devastating murder on his watch, Poirot's quest to reunite two lost lovers finds him at a snowbound hotel in the Swiss Alps. But all is not as it seems at the Hotel Olympos. Can Poirot solve the plethora of mysteries around him and stop the infamous Marrascaud before he strikes again, or will reuniting with his own lost love change his path? We want to hear from YOU for our next bumper episode, mes amis! Comment below with your questions, thoughts or anything else you'd like to share, or email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com. Snap up your ticket for the Halloween Party LIVE EVENT on November 2nd right here: https://riversidestudios.co.uk/see-and-do/poirot-at-riverside-the-halloween-party-special-guests-198441/ You can subscribe to Cosy AF, our next show, NOW on Apple Podcasts and Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts. You can also follow us on Instagram at @cosyafpod. Our Patreon page is filled with all kinds of wonderful bonus materials, including videos of interviews, quizzes, bonus shows, and our deep dive into the Poirot movies! Find it at https://www.patreon.com/CosyAF We're on Instagram at @laboursofhercule On Threads at @laboursofhercule Or you can email us at bonjour@thelaboursofhercule.com Our amazing music was composed and produced by the fabulous Cev Moore Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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