David Suchet on swapping the tash for the Tardis

It was the quickest decision I've ever made in 50 years. It's a legendary series and a privilege to be asked.

For 25 years, acting legend David Suchet played Agatha Christie's most famous character, Detective Hercules Poirot - famed for meticulously solving crimes and for that iconic moustache.

After bidding farewell to Poirot in 2013, Suchet's most recent role is a cameo in Doctor Who as the menacing Landlord of an old mansion.

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