1. Heart of Fire
The stunning 'Heart of Fire' ruby once adorned the crown of the Tsars but brings death to whoever owns it. Stars Robert Beatty.
The 'Heart of Fire' is one of the world's legendary jewels which once adorned the crown of the Tsars.
But legend proclaims the stunning ruby brings death in its wake. So the American millionaire Rufus Van Aldin may live to regret his purchase...
As the glamorous Blue Train carries the rich and the famous to their beloved Riviera - the future looks far from bright for one passenger...
It's another case for Agatha Christie's Belgian sleuth, Hercule Poirot.
First published in 1928, The Mystery of the Blue Train is based on a short story from 1923, The Plymouth Express.
Dramatised in six parts by Michael Bakewell.
Rufus Van Aldin …. Robert Beatty
Katherine Grey …. Janet Maw
Ruth Kettering …. Avril Clarke
Derek Kettering …. Anthony Smee
Major Knighton …. Michael Deacon
Lady Tamplin …. Gwen Cherrell
Lenox …. Moir Leslie
Mirelle …. Judy Buxton
Dr Harrison …. Peter Woodthorpe
Krassnine …. John Harrison
Olga …. Tessa Worsley
Zia …. Jane Leonard
Scattergood …. Garard Green
Papopolous …. Ronald Herdman
Director: David Johnston.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 1985.
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