Captain Hastings In Poirot

He was once a military captain during world war i but was wounded and returned to england to become poirot s assistant and an amateur sleuth.

Captain hastings in poirot. Captain arthur hastings is the best friend of hercule poirot. Hugh fraser as captain arthur hastings captain arthur hastings obe the partner and best friend of agatha christie s belgian detective hercule poirot. An upright honourable man who is exactly what he appears to be. Much loved by the audience his charming bumbling and supremely loyal character is marvelously played by actor hugh fraser.

He is first introduced in her novel the mysterious affair at styles and appears in many subsequent poirot stories and novels generally as the narrator. He is a guileless and open character who tends to look at the human race through rose coloured spectacles. Captain arthur hastings hugh fraser may not be as famous as sherlock holmes sidekick dr. Hastings obe is a fictional character created by agatha christie as the companion chronicler and best friend of the belgian detective hercule poirot.

He is an actor known for poirot 1989 101 dalmatians 1996 and patriot games 1992. He is first introduced in christie s 1920 novel the mysterious affair at styles and appears as a character in eight other poirot novels and plays in addition to being the narrator of several others. Watson but in the long running bbc series poirot he makes for a far more interesting and relatable character.