Baptiste (Un meurtre est-il facile?)

In Un meurtre est-il facile?, the France Télévisions film adaptation of Agatha Christie's Murder is Easy, for the Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie TV series, Baptiste is the butler of Émile Deboucke (the Lord Whitfield parallel) at his chateau. Baptiste is portrayed by Pierre-Yves Kiebbe. There isn't really a parallel in the original novel. Lord Whitfield probably did have a butler at Ashe Manor but he is not named.

Baptiste is a faithful and loyal servant of Deboucke although Alice Avril found him creepy when she moved into the chateau as Deboucke's fiancee. For one thing, Baptiste never spoke to her although he would speak to Deboucke where necessary. When Alice secretly made a phone call to Laurence, Baptiste can be seen eavesdropping. He probably reported what he heard to his master later. Nonetheless, Baptiste took care of Alice well enough. She certainly commended his cooking.