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A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder in this Agatha Christie mystery.

A seance at a remote house spells out a man's murder. Agatha Christie whodunit with Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector Narracott.

A blizzard has hit England.

In the tiny village of Sittaford, on the fringes of Dartmoor, a party of six is gathered in Sittaford House, home of Captain Trevelyan. He's rented the house out for the winter and is staying in a nearby village. As evening draws in, a séance is proposed. 

But it reveals something far more sinister than they'd all anticipated... 

Starring Geoffrey Whitehead and Barbara Atkinson.

First published in 1931, Agatha Christie's whodunit dramatised in five parts. 

Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson
Major Burnaby …. Norman Bird
Mrs. Willett …. Susan Westerby
Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling
Mr. Rycroft …. John Moffat
Mr. Duke …. Michael Graham Cox
Ronnie Garfield …. Nigel Greaves
Sergeant Pollock …. Vincent Brimble
Doctor Warren …. Michael Kilgarriff
Evans …. Donald Gee
Jim Pearson …. Stephen Garlick

Dramatised and directed by Michael Bakewell. 

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990.

Agatha Christie: The Sittaford Mystery

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It is 1931 and in a remote house, six people gather round a small table for a seance

It is 1931 and in a remote house, six people gather round a small table for a seance. Agatha Christie whodunit, with Geoffrey Whitehead as Inspector Narracott.

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