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I am party to a bet, which needs to work out which TV show has sold to more countries - Miss Marple shows, or Poirot shows. That is, number of countries, NOT quantities.

 

Can anyone help me find out?

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This says the Marple series was broadcast The UK, US and Germany but it doesnt specify if they were the only countries to get Miss Marple.

 

TV.com says that Poirot has been sold to 100+ countries.

 

Fun Fact: there was a japanese anime version of both. :thumbsup:

 

Would Canada count as US in this case? Cuz we got both Miss Marple and Poirot at some point.

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Canada doesn't count period

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Poirot, i hope.

 

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In sweden we have.. oh, that was "Murder she wrote" that i was thinking of. No, Ill have to say that Monsieur Poirot dominated Swede TV, I cant even remeber Miss Marple

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But how many countries for Miss Marple? I know we know Poirot more now, because frankly it's much better, then one has to remember the shows are more recent. Incidentally, did you know that Agatha Christie hated Poirot and kept trying to drop him?

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Perry Mason

Matlock

Kojak

Hardcastle and McCormick

Knight Rider

Batman

 

 

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I thought this was a putative contest to ascertain who would win a whodunnit-athon, the Belgian with a facial-hair-fetish, or the near-dead busy-body.

 

I think Marple would wipe the floor with Poirot ...

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