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''The Mysterious Affair at Styles'' was adapted as an episode for the series ''[[Agatha Christie's Poirot]]'' on 16 September 1990; the episode was specially made by [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] to celebrate the centenary of the author's birth. The cast included [[David Suchet]] as Hercule Poirot, [[Hugh Fraser (actor)|Hugh Fraser]] as Lieutenant Arthur Hastings and [[Philip Jackson (actor)|Philip Jackson]] as Inspector James Japp. It was filmed at [[Chavenage House]], in [[Gloucestershire]], England.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.agathachristie.com/poirot-tv/the-mysterious-affair-at-styles/ |title=The Mysterious Affair at Styles |publisher=AgatheChristie.com |access-date=6 December 2013}}</ref> The adaptation was generally faithful to Christie's story, although there were a number of deviations from it. The introduction of Poirot is greatly extended, including scenes of Poirot interrupting a military exercise, singing "[[It's a Long Way to Tipperary]]" with the Belgian refugees, and advising the post office of a better way to organize their products by country of origin. The adaptation also provided further elaboration on Hastings' first meeting with Poirot - the pair met during an investigation into a shooting, in which Hastings was a suspect.

The novel was adapted as a TV miniseries for [[Latvijas Televīzija]], titled "Slepkavība Stailzā". It was broadcast over 3 nights in 1990. The cast included {{interlanguage link|Arnolds Liniņš|lv}} as Puaro (Poirot's name in Latvian) and Romāns Birmanis as Hastingss (Hastings). Being a miniseries, with a total runtime of approximately 198 minutes, it included many details from the novel that were omitted from other shorter adaptations, and was generally faithful to the novel. One difference from the novel is that the [[inquest]] hearing is omitted, and instead there are more scenes from Džaps and Samerhejs (Japp and Summerhaye) searching for clues at Styles Court. Also, the ending sequence follows Christie's original unpublished version, where Poirot makes his final revelations in the courtroom.