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4. Murder!
Episode 4 of 5
As Hercule Poirot unravels the threads of the murder, it seems Mary Gerrard wasn't the first victim. Stars John Moffatt.
As the Belgian sleuth unravels the threads of the murder, it seems like Mary Gerrard wasn't the first victim...
Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot.
Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.
Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Elinor Carlisle ...... Emma Fielding
Nurse Hopkins ...... Pauline Letts
Dr Lord ...... David McAlister
Wardress ...... Gudrun Ure
Roddy Welman ...... Charles Simpson
Nurse O'Brien ...... Joanna Myers
Director: Enyd Williams
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 1992.
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