Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot stories Recurring characters in the Hercule Poirot stories This page details the other fictional characters created by Agatha Christie in her stories about the Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot. Hastings first meets Poirot during his years as a private detective in Europe. Almost immediately after they both arrive in England, he becomes Poirot's partner, and appears in many of the novels and stories. Poirot's view of Hastings was of a man with plenty of imagination but not a great deal of brains. Hastings was capable of great bravery when the going got tough, facing death unflinchingly when confronted by the "Big Four"
Tommy Pickles most characters) expanded his wardrobe and began wearing many different outfits. He still keeps his screwdriver he had as a baby in his pocket. More recently, he had a keychain with a screwdriver on it. Tommy has been very well received, and is considered by some to be one of the greatest cartoon characters of all time. The "San Jose Mercury News" wrote in 1998 that "Tommy Pickles is a bigger star than George Clooney." Tommy Pickles Tommy Pickles is a fictional character that appears in the Nickelodeon animated television series "Rugrats" and its spin-off "All Grown Up!" as the