Captain Fowler

Captain Fowler was a non-canonical character who was created for the film adaptation of Problem at Sea in Season 1 of ITV's Agatha Christie's Poirot. Fowler was the captain of the cruise ship which Poirot and Hastings were travelling on. After the murder of Adeline Clapperton, Captain Fowler requested Poirot to conduct the investigations as he wished, if possible, to avoid involving the local police. Fowler also took an active part in the investigation, attending the various interviews which Poirot had with various witnesses. Towards the end of the episode, he organised the gathering of passengers for Poirot to conduct his denouement.

Captain Fowler was played by Ben Aris. This character does not occur in the the original story. There was a captain there but he was not named.