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Murder on the Orient Express

1992 BBC dramatisation
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Murder on the Orient Express


Michael Bakewell's five-part dramatisation of Agatha Christie's 1934 murder mystery, with an all-star cast


1: A passenger is destined not to complete the journey.


Cast in order of appearance:

Miss Debenham: Francesca Annis
Taurus Express Guard: Vic Tablian
Hercule Poirot: John Moffatt
The Hotel Clerk: Kevork Malikyan
Monsieur Bouc: Andre Maranne
Mr Ratchett: Joss Ackland
MacQueen: James Telfer
Pierre Michel: Frank Windsor
Mrs Hubbard: Sylvia Syms
Miss Ohlsson: Kate Binchy
Foscarelli: Frank Coda
Hardman: John Church
Masterman: Desmond Llewelyn
Princess Dragomiroff: Sian Phillips
Colonel Arbuthnot: Stephen Hodson
Count Andrenyi: David Thorpe
Countess Andrenyi: Siriol Jenkins
Dr Constantine: Peter Polycarpou

Fraulein Schmidt: Linda Polan


2: The Orient Express is trapped in a snowdrift and in a compartment a man lies murdered.


Fortunately Hercule Poirot is aboard the train.

Hercule Poirot: John Moffatt
Monsieur Bouc: Andre Maranne
MacQueen: James Telfer
Dr Constantine: Peter Polycarpou
Pierre Michel: Frank Windsor
Masterman: Desmond Llewelyn

MrsHubbard: Sylvia Syms


3: Hercule Poirot is convinced that the murderer is still on the train.

Hercule Poirot: John Moffatt
Monsieur Bouc: Andre Maranne
Miss Ohlsson: Kate Binchy
Pierre Michel: Frank Windsor
Princess Dragomiroff: Sian Phillips
Count Andrenyi: David Thorpe
Countess Andrenyi: Siriol Jenkins
Colonel Arbuthnot: Stephen Hodson

Hardman: John Church


4: Someone is lying to Poirot.

Hercule Poirot: John Moffatt
Monsieur Bouc: Andre Maranne
Dr Constantim: Peter Polycarpou
Foscarelli: Frank Coda
Miss Debenham: Francesca Annis
Fraulein Schmidt: Linda Polan
Mrs Hubbard: Sylvia Syms
Count: Andrenyi Davidthorpe
Countess Andrenyi: Siriol Jenkins

Miss Ohlsson: Kate Binchy


5: Time is not on Poirot's side.



Monsieur Bouc: Andre Maranne
Hercuk Point: John Moffatt
Countess Andrenyi: Siriol Jenkins
Count Andrenyi: David Thorpe
Dr Constantine: Peter Polycarpou
Princess Dragomiroff: Sian Phillips
Colonel Arbuthnot: Stephen Hodson
Miss Debenham: Francesca Annis
Foscarelli: Frank Coda
Miss Ohlsson: Kate Binchy
Masterman: Desmond Llewelyn
Pierre Michel: Frank Windsor
Hardman: John Church
Mrs Hubbard: Sylvia Syms
Fraulein Schmidt: Llnda Polan
MacQueen: James Telfer


Pianist: Michael Haslam
Director Enyd Williams
Five Episodes
First broadcast:
From Mon 28th Dec 1992

11:30 on BBC Radio 4 FM

  1. Episode 1 (26.8Mb)
  2. Episode 2 (26.9Mb)
  3. Episode 3 (26.7Mb)
  4. Episode 4 (26.8Mb)
  5. Episode 5 (27Mb)

MP3 files hosted by archive.org.