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Amy Leatheran has never felt the lure of the mysterious East. But when she travels to an ancient site deep in the Iraqi desert to nurse the wife of a celebrated archaeologist; events prove stranger than she could ever have imagined. Her patient's bizarre visions and nervous terror seem unfounded, but as the oppressive tension in the air thickens, events come to a terrible climax - in murder... Agatha Christie's whodunnit in a tale of angst and archaeology. Starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. From the book first published in 1936 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell. Hercule Poirot …. John Moffatt Louise Leidner …. Dorothy Tutin Dr Leidner …. William Franklyn Amy Leatheran …. Becky Hindley Dr Reilly …. Norman Rodway Coleman …. David Jarvis Sheila Reilly …. Cathy Sara Miss Johnson …. Elizabeth Spriggs Father Lavigny …. John Hartley Richard Carey …. Gavin Muir Mrs Mercado …. Elaine Claxton Mercado …. Neville Jason Producer: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1994.
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