Suchet has now begun his one-man show, David Suchet - Poirot And More, A Retrospective, at London's Harold Pinter Theatre - which will run until January 22. His last film role was in 2018's Dinner with Edward and his most recent TV role was in 2019's His Dark Material's as the voice of Kaisa. I’m not sure I’m ready for a long West End run anymore.' I’m talking a lot of time out and spending much more time with my family now that I’ve reached a certain age. He said: 'I don’t know what parts there are available for me at the moment. If the silver screen did come along, I might be tempted' He said: 'I have to say, I don’t know because of my age whether I might be too old now. The Oppenheimer star said he now prioritises time with loved ones over acting, due to reaching 'a certain age.' I played the role as Dame Agatha Christie wrote it.' I found myself introduced to a little man I’d never seen played before on screen. 'Taking over the role wasn’t the problem, it was the nature of the role. 'In retrospect, I’m grateful for it because it allowed me to go into the theatre and play many wonderful roles which I probably wouldn’t have been able to on a 25-year contract on television. It always depended on audience figures and advertising and money. 'I never knew when I was going to come back. A lot of people are surprised about this, I never had a running contract over those 25 years. 'After that I thought I was going to finish. Legendary: The actor, 75, played the character of Agatha Christie's detective for 24 years before Poirot died in the final episode, Curtain - with Suchet ruling out a possible reprisal of the role in a chat on Wednesday's This Morning (pictured in 2013 in the show)

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