Joe Rogers

Joe Rogers is a non-canonical character who was created for the film adaptation of The Adventure of Johnnie Waverly in Series 1 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot. He was a tramp who had been paid by someone to approach Waverly Court at ten to twelve precisely, carrying an incriminating parcel which turned out to contain chloroform. As he approached the estate, he was promptly spotted and arrested by the police, creating a diversion which facilitated the actual kidnap of Johnnie Waverly. Questioned by Poirot later, he tried to describe the person who hired him. If the butler Tredwell had a son, that would be him, he told Poirot.

A tramp performed the same role in the original story but he is not named.