Murder in Mesopotamia

Original version

BBC Radio 7

Hercule Poirot

Drama: Crime

John Moffatt stars as Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth.

Another whodunit with John Moffatt starring as Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth.

BBC Radio 4 Extra

Hercule Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia: Episode 1

Episode 1

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Hercule Poirot, Murder in Mesopotamia, Episode 1

Angst and archaeology as Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner.

Nurse Amy arrives to care for the nervy Mrs Leidner. Angst and archaeology in Agatha Christie's whodunit with Dorothy Tutin.

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 whodunit 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.

Hercule Poirot: Murder in Mesopotamia

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama

Your digital radio entertainment station showcasing the best in comedy and drama. With recent favourites from BBC Radio 4.

The Belgian detective heads to Iraq in Agatha Christie's tale of angst and archaeology

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Hercule Poirot

Murder in Mesopotamia

Episode 1

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC Radio 7