I have always been a big fan of the Poirot series and of Agatha Christie in general. Case of the Missing Will is certainly not a bad episode, in fact I don't consider any of the Poirots bad. But it was a little disappointing for me, one of the weaker short story adaptations. The story is rather confusing, I admit I had to see Case of the Missing Will three times to completely understand it, and there are scenes that are dealt in an unusually trite way, and that is including the final solution. Also other than Andrew Marsh, I found the supporting characters rather bland and uninteresting. On the other hand, as with all the Poirots it is very well-made and evocative in its atmosphere. Although there have been more involving and less confusing mysteries before and since in the series, Case of the Missing Will is interesting for the depiction of the Cambridge intellectuals. The music is still of hauntingly beautiful quality and there is some intelligent dialogue. The acting is fine, with the support cast doing what they can, but it is the four leads really that make the episode worthwhile, with David Suchet as always outstanding as Poirot, Hugh Fraser an amusing and somewhat naive contrast as Hastings, Phillip Jackson a fun Japp and Pauline Moran lovely and firm as Miss Lemon. Overall, worth watching, but a little disappointing and not one of the better short story adaptations in the way Wasp's Nest, The Chocolate Box and Adventure of the Italian Nobleman were. 7/10 Bethany Cox