Before becoming the world’s best-selling author, Agatha Christie embarked upon a world tour in 1922, aged 31.
Her ten-month itinerary of the then British Empire took her across South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii and Canada.
Now, 100 years on, Sir David Suchet, the most famous actor to play her most famous character (Hercule Poirot), is going to get closer than ever to his literary hero, by following in Agatha Christie’s footsteps.
Perceptions of Agatha Christie’s character tend to be dominated by the persona she adopted in public life, when she was seen as a shy individual who disliked fame.
But this was a defensive wall erected by Agatha. This journey is an opportunity for Sir David, and all fans of the author, to discover a lesser-known Agatha – the woman she really was.
Sir David Suchet comments: “Having spent a quarter of a century personifying Agatha Christie’s iconic character of Hercule Poirot, I now feel so honoured to embark upon a journey around the world, as myself - in the footsteps of possibly the greatest crime writer of all times,” said Suchet. “I feel that she will be sitting on my shoulders at every moment urging me on to share her passion for knowledge, travel, archeology, and of course, mystery.”