Suchet beats Poirot!

like most eople, i loved David Suchet's portrayal of Poirot. i think i even loved him a little bit more than i loved the Poirot books. watching him -- Suchet, that is, not Poirto -- trace his ancestors on who do you think you are? showed more of what a pleasant character Suchet is, and found a near-poirot-connection -- Suchet's great grandfather had claimed he was french, with his own photographic studio in Paris, but this turned out to be somewhat inaccurate.

and now, he wins an Emmy and turns out to be a great storyteller as well:

I have 82 emails from friends and colleagues congratulating me. I spend all day fielding calls from people while trying to pack my suitcase at the same time. We weren't prepared for this as I didn't think there was a hope in hell of winning, so we had arranged to fly home today, barely with time to breathe. We get to the airport, and as I'm going through security the guard says, "Don't I know you from somewhere? You're Poirot!" He then asks me what's in my big box that I'm taking on as hand luggage. I tell him he'll soon find out as I place it on the conveyor belt to be X-rayed. When my Emmy appears on his screen he shouts out, "Fantastic!"

from the independent