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1. The Wealthy Widow

WhodunnitsHercule Poirot - Taken at the Flood
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A deadly air raid, odd goings-on in Nigeria, a rich widow and a grasping family. Agatha Christie’s whodunit stars John Moffatt.

In the London Blitz of 1944, Hercule Poirot hears an intriguing story about a man's disappearance.

He little realises that two years later, he'll become involved with the event itself...

Starring John Moffatt as the Belgian sleuth.

Agatha Christie's whodunit was first published in 1948.

Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.

Hercule Poirot ...... John Moffatt
Major Porter ...... Derek Waring
Adela Marchmont ...... Virginia McKenna
Lynn Marchmont ...... Susannah Corbett
Frances Cloade ...... Caroline Wildi
Jeremy Cloade ...... Andrew Sachs
Rowley CloadeIfan ...... Ifan Meredith
Kathie Cloade ...... Elizabeth Proud
Rosaleen Cloade ...... Fritha Goodey
David Hunter ...... Tom George

Producer: Enyd Williams

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2003.

30 minutes

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