Chief Inspector Japp is a fictional character portrayed by Philip Jackson in the TV series Agatha Christie's Poirot.
In the first episode they appeared in, titled The Adventure of the Clapham Cook (season 1), they were 40 years old.
They appear in 40 episodes out of a total of 70 aired and have accumulated 529 positive votes.
The character of Chief Inspector Japp is mainly associated with Hercule Poirot, Captain Hastings and Miss Lemon.
Episodes40
The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
episode S1.E1 january 1989Poirot probes the disappearance of a wealthy woman's cook, and soon uncovers an elaborate plot to hide an ever darker crime.
Murder in the Mews
episode S1.E2 january 1989When a woman is found shot in her flat after Bonfire Night, Poirot is enlisted to decipher whether the victim died by her own hand, or by someone else's.
The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
episode S1.E3 january 1989Poirot tries to prevent the kidnapping of a country squire's son. While his plan fails, all is not what it seems.
Four and Twenty Blackbirds
episode S1.E4 january 1989When a reclusive painter is found dead, Poirot finds the vital clue in the dead man's last meal.
The Third Floor Flat
episode S1.E5 february 1989Poirot investigates a murder that hits close to home after the new occupant of a flat two floors below his is found shot.
The Incredible Theft
episode S1.E8 february 1989A wealthy industrialist's plan to snare a Nazi sympathizer goes awry when the secret plans for a new fighter plane inexplicably go missing.
The King of Clubs
episode S1.E9 march 1989A deck with a missing card provides Poirot with the clue he needs to solve the murder of the tyrannical head of a movie studio.
The Dream
episode S1.E10 march 1989A famous pie manufacturer tells Poirot that he has dreamt of his own suicide, then dies under the same circumstances he dreamt about the very next day.
Peril at End House
episode S2.E1 january 1990While Poirot is staying at an exclusive Cornish resort, he meets a beautiful heiress whose life is in danger.
The Veiled Lady
episode S2.E2 january 1990Poirot becomes a criminal himself when he agrees to help a beautiful woman recover a letter written in her youth that is being used to blackmail her.
The Lost Mine
episode S2.E3 january 1990When a Chinese businessman with a map to a long lost silver mine is found dead in Chinatown, Poirot must find the map and killer.
The Cornish Mystery
episode S2.E4 january 1990Alice Pengelley visits Poirot in London, telling him she thinks she is being poisoned by her husband. When Poirot arrives in Cornwall the next day to investigate Mrs. Pengelley's charges, he is too late, and finds her dead.
The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
episode S2.E5 february 1990Poirot wagers Chief Inspector Japp that he can solve the mystery of a missing banker without leaving his flat.
Double Sin
episode S2.E6 february 1990A young woman is delivering a set of antique Napoleon miniatures to an American collector when they are stolen from her suitcase. Captain Hastings, under Poirot's guidance, sets out to find the thief.
The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
episode S2.E7 february 1990When U.S. Navy plans for a new submarine are stolen and the thief tracked to London, the FBI sends an agent to work with Inspector Japp to recover them.
The Kidnapped Prime Minister
episode S2.E8 february 1990When the prime minister is kidnapped right before an important international arms summit, Poirot has just 32--and a quarter--hours to find the prime minister.
The Adventure of the Western Star
episode S2.E9 march 1990After receiving threatening letters, an aristocrat is robbed of her famed diamond in front of Poirot's eyes.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles
episode S3.E1 september 1990Hastings renews his friendship with Poirot and involves him in the mysterious poisoning of the mistress of a manor house married to a man twenty years her junior.
How Does Your Garden Grow?
episode S3.E2 january 1991At a flower show, an older woman in a wheelchair approaches Poirot, gives him an empty seed packet, and asks him to visit her the next day. When Poirot arrives the next day, the woman is dead, murdered with poison.
The Plymouth Express
episode S3.E4 january 1991A mining entrepreneur hires Poirot to solve the brutal murder of his daughter and the theft of her jewels aboard the express train to Plymouth.
Wasps' Nest
episode S3.E5 january 1991Poirot realizes that a murder is being plotted, and with the help of Hastings' latest hobby, he sets out to prevent it.
The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
episode S3.E6 february 1991Poirot is drawn into a case where a man is found dead on the grounds of his estate, apparently frightened to death by the spirits that haunt it.
The Double Clue
episode S3.E7 february 1991Poirot helps Chief Inspector Japp try to find a jewel thief, but is sidetracked when a bewitching Russian countess arrives on the scene.
The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
episode S3.E8 february 1991Poirot is asked to protect a woman from her violent husband, but events take a turn when the husband soon becomes the victim of a gruesome murder.
The Affair at the Victory Ball
episode S3.E10 march 1991Poirot and Hastings attend the Victory Ball, a popular costume party. During the festivities, one of the guests is found stabbed to death, and another succumbs to a drug overdose the next day.
The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
episode S3.E11 march 1991Poirot is taken ill during a weekend shooting party, which ends when the unpopular host is found murdered in his study.
The ABC Murders
episode S4.E1 january 1992Poirot receives taunting letters from a serial killer who appears to choose his victims and crime scenes alphabetically.
Death in the Clouds
episode S4.E2 january 1992While Poirot sleeps on an airplane flight from Paris to London, a notorious French moneylender is murdered with a poisoned dart.
One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
episode S4.E3 january 1992After Poirot pays a routine visit to his dentist, the doctor apparently shoots himself to death a short time later. Chief Inspector Japp appropriately recruits the detective as both witness and consultant.
The Case of the Missing Will
episode S5.E4 february 1993A terminally ill man asks Poirot to be executor of his new will but is murdered before he can write it, and it is later discovered the old will has been stolen.
The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
episode S5.E5 february 1993Poirot investigates the murder of an Italian count who was also the employer of Miss Lemon's new boyfriend. He soon learns that the victim was being targeted by a blackmailer.
The Chocolate Box
episode S5.E6 february 1993While in Belgium, Poirot relates to Chief Inspector Japp a case from his early days in the Belgian police force that nearly eluded the brilliance of his 'little grey cells.'
Dead Man's Mirror
episode S5.E7 february 1993An obnoxious man who outbid Poirot at an auction for an antique mirror is murdered after seeking Poirot's assistance to look into the dealings of his business associate.
Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
episode S5.E8 march 1993While Poirot vacations in Brighton to boost his health, the beautiful pearl necklace of a theatre actress staying at his hotel is mysteriously stolen.
Hercule Poirot's Christmas
episode S6.E1 december 1994The tyrannical patriarch of a dysfunctional but wealthy family summons his adult children for a Christmas reunion, but prior to the holiday his throat is slashed apparently by one of them.
Hickory Dickory Dock
episode S6.E2 february 1995Miss Lemon persuades Poirot to investigate a series of apparently minor thefts in a university hostel, but simple kleptomania soon turns to baffling homicide.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
episode S7.E1 january 2000Poirot comes out of retirement when his industrialist friend is brutally murdered a short while after a local widow who was suspected of killing her husband commits suicide.
Lord Edgware Dies
episode S7.E2 february 2000A beautiful actress becomes the prime suspect in the murder of her tyrannical husband - except that she has a cast-iron alibi for the night of the crime.
Evil Under the Sun
episode S8.E1 july 2003Poirot's rehabilitative health retreat on an island resort becomes an even more stimulating mental exercise when a flirtatious film star is found strangled on a nearby beach.
The Big Four
episode S13.E2 july 2014As the threat of world war looms large, Poirot seeks the help of friends both old and new when he is pitted against a dangerous group of dissidents responsible for a series of violent murders.
- The Adventure of the Clapham Cook
- Murder in the Mews
- The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly
- Four and Twenty Blackbirds
- The Third Floor Flat
- The Incredible Theft
- The King of Clubs
- The Dream
- Peril at End House
- The Veiled Lady
- The Lost Mine
- The Cornish Mystery
- The Disappearance of Mr. Davenheim
- Double Sin
- The Adventure of the Cheap Flat
- The Kidnapped Prime Minister
- The Adventure of the Western Star
- The Mysterious Affair at Styles
- How Does Your Garden Grow?
- The Plymouth Express
- Wasps' Nest
- The Tragedy at Marsdon Manor
- The Double Clue
- The Mystery of the Spanish Chest
- The Affair at the Victory Ball
- The Mystery of Hunter's Lodge
- The ABC Murders
- Death in the Clouds
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
- The Case of the Missing Will
- The Adventure of the Italian Nobleman
- The Chocolate Box
- Dead Man's Mirror
- Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- Lord Edgware Dies
- Evil Under the Sun
- The Big Four
Best moments10
- Miss Lemon persuades Poirot to investigate a series of apparently minor thefts in a university hostel, but simple kleptomania soon turns to baffling homicide.
- A young woman is delivering a set of antique Napoleon miniatures to an American collector when they are stolen from her suitcase. Captain Hastings, under Poirot's guidance, sets out to find the thief.
- The tyrannical patriarch of a dysfunctional but wealthy family summons his adult children for a Christmas reunion, but prior to the holiday his throat is slashed apparently by one of them.
- While Poirot sleeps on an airplane flight from Paris to London, a notorious French moneylender is murdered with a poisoned dart.
- When a woman is found shot in her flat after Bonfire Night, Poirot is enlisted to decipher whether the victim died by her own hand, or by someone else's.
- Poirot comes out of retirement when his industrialist friend is brutally murdered a short while after a local widow who was suspected of killing her husband commits suicide.
- Alice Pengelley visits Poirot in London, telling him she thinks she is being poisoned by her husband. When Poirot arrives in Cornwall the next day to investigate Mrs. Pengelley's charges, he is too late, and finds her dead.
- After Poirot pays a routine visit to his dentist, the doctor apparently shoots himself to death a short time later. Chief Inspector Japp appropriately recruits the detective as both witness and consultant.
- Poirot and Hastings attend the Victory Ball, a popular costume party. During the festivities, one of the guests is found stabbed to death, and another succumbs to a drug overdose the next day.
- When a Chinese businessman with a map to a long lost silver mine is found dead in Chinatown, Poirot must find the map and killer.
- Hickory Dickory Dock
- Double Sin
- Hercule Poirot's Christmas
- Death in the Clouds
- Murder in the Mews
- The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
- The Cornish Mystery
- One, Two, Buckle My Shoe
- The Affair at the Victory Ball
- The Lost Mine