Phillip Blake

In the Hercule Poirot novel Five Little Pigs, Phillip Blake ("went to market") is the younger brother of Meredith. He is a succesful stock broker. He was one of Amyas Crale's greatest friends.

He lived at Handcross Manor with his brother, but now he lives at St George's Hill. Phillip didn't understand why Poirot had to reopen the case of Amyas' murder, since he believed the killer was his wife Caroline.

Portrayals
In the ITV Five Little Pigs Agatha Christie's Poirot episode, he was portrayed by Toby Stephens. In the original novel, Phillip showed affections for Caroline Crale. In Agatha Christie's Poirot, he actually shows affections towards Amyas.