Mr Hammond in Agatha Christie's Poirot
In the novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, Mr Hammond was Roger Ackroyd's lawyer. He is described as a "small dried-up little man, with an aggressive chin and sharp grey eyes, and 'lawyer' written all over him".
After Roger's death, Hammond communicates that Roger's stepson inherited Fernly Park and his wagon wheel industry. Flora Ackroyd stood to inherit twenty thousand pounds; Flora's mother inherited ten thousand pounds, and Roger's secretary received five hundred pounds. The rest of Roger's fortune was divided between the domestic staff, and charity.
Portrayals[]
Agatha Christie's Poirot episode[]
In the The Murder of Roger Ackroyd episode of the ITV series Agatha Christie's Poirot, Mr Hammond is portrayed by Charles Simon. Here he has a slightly larger role than in the original novel. He is first seen in Roger Ackroyd's factory, where he communicates to Poirot and Chief Inspector Japp the terms or Roger Ackroyd's will. Later, he goes to an Italian restaurant with the same people where Japp tells him that a Mrs Ferrars was getting blackmailed. Hammond replies and says that he wasn't surprised since he had noticed a large sum of money missing from her funds. He estimated that the sum of money was roughly twenty thousand pounds.
Neudacha Puaro[]
In the 2002 Russian TV series Neudacha Puaro, he was portrayed by Aleksandr Sirin.
The Murder of Kuroido[]
In the Japanese drama adaptation Kuroido Goroshi, there is a character inspired by Mr Hammond with the similar name of Hamose, who was portrayed by Kazuyuki Asano.
BBC Radio 4[]
In the BBC radio 4 adaptation of the novel, Mr Hammond was voiced by Alan Dudley.