Archive · 22 Aug 2026
BBC Reveals Edward Bluemel as Young Poirot in Hercule
The BBC is making a new TV series called Hercule.
Edward Bluemel will play a younger version of detective Hercule Poirot.
Filming has started in Liverpool.
The show will look at Poirot’s life before he became famous.
It will also show Britain between the two World Wars.
The story will use three early stories by Agatha Christie.
Poirot will meet people who later become his friends and allies.
He will also encounter a special enemy.
The series will have six episodes, each lasting one hour.
Edward Bluemel will play a young Hercule Poirot in the BBC’s six-part series Hercule.
Filming has begun in Liverpool, with the series set between the two World Wars.
The story will draw on three of Agatha Christie’s early Poirot stories.
Hercule will introduce Poirot to future friends, allies and a particular nemesis.
The six 60-minute episodes are being produced by Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited.
- Who
- Edward Bluemel will play Hercule Poirot, alongside an ensemble cast including Henry Ashton, James D’Arcy, Calvin Demba, Phil Dunning, Jack Gleeson, Tamsin Greig, James Nesbitt, Guy Remmers, Rebecca Rittenhouse and Mawaan Rizwan.
- What
- The BBC has revealed the first look at Hercule, a six-part series about a young Hercule Poirot.
- When
- Filming has begun; the article does not provide a specific date for the series’ release.
- Where
- Filming is taking place in Liverpool.
- Why
- The series aims to explore Poirot as a man and portray Britain between the two World Wars.
- Series
- Hercule
- Episodes
- Six episodes, each 60 minutes long
- Lead actor
- Edward Bluemel as young Hercule Poirot
- Production status
- Filming has begun
- Filming location
- Liverpool
- Source material
- Three of Agatha Christie’s early stories
- Production companies
- Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Limited
- Directors
- Jonny Campbell, Chanya Button and Alrick Riley