The Mystery of the Blue Train

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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.

Hercule Poirot: The Mystery of the Blue Train: 6. The Mask of The Marquis

6. The Mask of The Marquis

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Derek is arrested for Ruth’s murder but the canny Belgian sleuth is unconvinced.

Derek is arrested for Ruth’s murder but the Belgian sleuth is unconvinced. Who is the enigmatic Marquis? Stars Maurice Denham.

'Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned' is an adage that Derek Kettering isn't likely to forget since his snubbed mistress, the tempestuous Mirelle, has denounced him to the police as his wife's murderer! 

But somehow Hercule Poirot just can't get that mysterious figure 'the Marquis' out of his mind.

Maurice Denham stars as the Belgian detective.

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's thriller.  

Hercule Poirot …. Maurice Denham
Katherine Grey …. Janet Maw
Rufus Van Aldin …. Robert Beatty
Major Knighton …. Michael Deacon
Lenox …. Moir Leslie
Zia …. Jane Leonard
Papopolous …. Ronald Herdman
Monsieur Carrege …. Gordon Reid 

Based on a short story, The Plymouth Express.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

Director: David Johnston.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January1986.

Hercule Poirot: The Mystery of the Blue Train

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A fabulous diamond sparks another case for Agatha Christie's Belgian detective, Poirot.

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