Arthur Hastings of the short stories featuring Poirot, but appears in only eight of the novels, seven of which were written before 1940: Hastings is also the narrator of all stories in "Poirot Investigates" (1924), a collection of short stories. Hastings is also present in Christie's play "Black Coffee" (1930) and its novelisation alongside Poirot. Arthur Hastings Captain Arthur J. M. 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 first introduced in Christie's 1920 novel "The Mysterious Affair at Styles" and appears as a character in
The A.B.C. Murders as Hercule Poirot, a version far more comic than mysterious. The story of the 2012 Malayalam film "Grandmaster" draws inspirations from "The A.B.C. Murders". The characterisation of Chandrasekhar in the movie is played by Indian movie veteran Mohanlal is also inspired from Hercule Poirot, the protagonist of the novel. The BBC Radio adaptation "Poirot – The ABC Murders" starring John Moffatt and Simon Williams. First broadcast on BBC Radio 7 Saturday, 22 March 2008. Currently rebroadcast on BBC Radio 4 Extra. Agatha Christie's Poirot (1992) The novel was adapted in 1992 for the television series "Agatha Christie's Poirot" with David