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6. The Mask of The Marquis

WhodunnitsHercule Poirot - The Mystery of the Blue Train
Episode 6 of 6

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'.

This 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...

Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit.

Maurice Denham stars as the Belgian detective.

Dramatised by Michael Bakewell.

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.

Director: David Johnston.

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January1986.

30 minutes

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