|
David Suchet | Poirot | |
Hugh Fraser | Captain Hastings | |
Philip Jackson | Chief Inspector Japp | |
Pauline Moran | Miss Lemon | |
David Suchet | Hercule Poirot | |
Donald Sumpter | Cust | |
Donald Douglas | Franklin Clarke | |
Nicholas Farrell | Donald Fraser | |
Pippa Guard | Megan Barnard | |
Cathryn Bradshaw | Mary Drower | |
Nina Marc | Thora Grey | |
David McAlister | Inspector Glen | |
Vivienne Burgess | Lady Clarke | |
Ann Windsor | Miss Merrion | |
Michael Mellinger | Franz Ascher | |
Miranda Forbes | Mrs. Turton | |
Peter Penry-Jones | Superintendent Carter |
Director |
|
||
Producer |
Brian Eastman
Nick Elliott |
||
Writer |
Agatha Christie
Clive Exton |
||
Cinematography |
Chris O'Dell
|
A series of murders occur, each one announced by mail to Hercule Poirot. Each of the victims is killed in alphabetical order. |
1. The Mystery of the Spanish Chest | |
Lady Chatterton asks for Poirot's assistance when she comes to fear for the safety of her friend, Marguerite Clayton. Specifically, she is convinced that Marguerite's husband Edward Clayton, known for his violent temper, will kill her. Poirot is invited to a party in order to meet Clayton, but he never shows up. The next day, Poirot finds himself being interviewed by Inspector Japp when Edward Clayton's body is found hidden in an elaborate Spanish chest located in the same room as the party the previous evening. When Marguerite's friend Major Rich is arrested for the murder, Poirot correctly deduces the true nature of the crime and the identity of the culprit.
|
|
|
||||||||||||||||
Features
|
|||||||||||||||||
|