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Poirot’s Finest Cases
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Full Cast, John Moffat
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Publish Date
- 16 October 2014
- Run Time
- 15 hours 37 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Espionage and spy thriller, Radio / podcasts
- Rating
- 5.0 (1 review)
What to expect
John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.
The ABC Murders: A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer.
After the Funeral: A wealthy businessman is dead, and his sister thinks it was murder.
Death on the Nile: Poirot is in Egypt when a chilling murder takes place.
Peril at End House: Whilst on holiday, the sleuth encounters a young woman, a hat and a bullet.
The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Mrs Farrars is found dead, one year after the death of her husband.
Murder on the Orient Express: Poirot is aboard a snowbound train when a passenger is found murdered.
Three Act Tragedy: Poirot is one of the guests at a party when a clergyman dies whilst sipping a cocktail.
The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Poirot and Captain Hastings become re-acquainted in a quiet English village in 1916.
These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations showcase eight of the finest cases in Hercule Poirot's career. Based on the original novels by Agatha Christie, they feature a cast of outstanding actors playing an array of likely suspects...
Starring: John Moffat, Simon Williams, Nichola McAuliffe, Jill Balcon, Hugh Dickson, Sean Arnold, Susan Jameson, Nichols Boulton, Philip Jackson, Annabelle Dowler, Hilda Schroder, George Cole, Gemma Saunders, Andrew Wincott, Terence Edmond, Bryan Pringle, David Thorpe, Elizabeth Conboy, Rosemary Leach, Donald Sinden, Stratford Johns, Tom George, Sylvia Syms, Sian Phillips, Francesca Annia, Frank Windsor, Peter Polycarpu, Desmond Llewelyn, Andre Maranne, Siriol Jenkins, Kate Binchy, Joss Ackland
©2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
User Reviews
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Narration 5.0
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Wonderful! John Moffatt is superb as Poirot and these full-cast dramatisations are a treat. I've heard most of these before on Radio 4 but such timeless stories can be enjoyed multiple times.
jackdor 2025-09-09
Details
- Author
- Agatha Christie
- Narrator
- Full Cast, John Moffat
- Duration
- 15 hours 37 minutes
- Release Date
- 16 October 2014
- ISBN
- 9781910281543
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- BBC Audio
- Genre
- Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Crime and mystery: women sleuths / detectives, Espionage and spy thriller, Radio / podcasts
- Rating
- 5.0(1 review)
- Narration
- 5.0(1 review)
Synopsis
John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.The ABC Murders: A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer.After the Funeral: A wealthy businessman is dead, and his sister thinks it was murder.Death on the Nile: Poirot is in Egypt when a chilling murder takes place.Peril at End House: Whilst on holiday, the sleuth encounters a young woman, a hat and a bullet.The Murder of Roger Ackroyd: Mrs Farrars is found dead, one year after the death of her husband.Murder on the Orient Express: Poirot is aboard a snowbound train when a passenger is found murdered.Three Act Tragedy: Poirot is one of the guests at a party when a clergyman dies whilst sipping a cocktail.The Mysterious Affair at Styles: Poirot and Captain Hastings become re-acquainted in a quiet English village in 1916.These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations showcase eight of the finest cases in Hercule Poirot's career. Based on the original novels by Agatha Christie, they feature a cast of outstanding actors playing an array of likely suspects...Starring: John Moffat, Simon Williams, Nichola McAuliffe, Jill Balcon, Hugh Dickson, Sean Arnold, Susan Jameson, Nichols Boulton, Philip Jackson, Annabelle Dowler, Hilda Schroder, George Cole, Gemma Saunders, Andrew Wincott, Terence Edmond, Bryan Pringle, David Thorpe, Elizabeth Conboy, Rosemary Leach, Donald Sinden, Stratford Johns, Tom George, Sylvia Syms, Sian Phillips, Francesca Annia, Frank Windsor, Peter Polycarpu, Desmond Llewelyn, Andre Maranne, Siriol Jenkins, Kate Binchy, Joss Ackland©2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd (P)2014 BBC Studios Distribution Ltd
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