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The Star of the Orient

A precious jewel is stolen from a snowbound train in the coldest winter on record. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, can Sister Boniface solve the mystery?

A priceless but 'cursed' jewel is stolen from a locked safe on a snowbound train in the coldest winter on record. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, the passengers wait for it to be rescued. When one of the passengers is found stabbed to death and a suspicious stowaway is discovered on the train, can the claims that there is a curse on the jewel be upheld?

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1 hour, 28 minutes

Last on

Fri 19 Dec 202514:00
BBC One

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Credits

Sister BonifaceLorna Watson
Felix LivingstoneJerry Iwu
Peggy ButtonAmi Metcalf
Sam GillespieMax Brown
Ranulph UsherMark Edel-Hunt
Miss ThimbleSarah Crowden
Tom ThomasDavid Sterne
CC LowsleyRobert Daws
Mrs ClamBelinda Lang
Stanley FawcettAlec Newman
Reverend Mother AdrianCarolyn Pickles
Miss Fitz D'ArcySiobhan Redmond
Charles UsherTimothy West
Sir Swinton UsherRupert Vansittart
Malise Bonham-CraneGeoffrey McGivern
Vivienne Bonham-CraneMaggie Steed
Abigail UsherMargaret Clunie
Jean SmytheHedydd Dylan
Carol CooperBethany Milner
Harinder RayStephen Rahman-Hughes
Nick FosterMoses Alexander
Sister ReginaldVirginia Fiol
Mr Henry MedwickEric Colvin
Sister PeterTina Chiang
WriterJude Tindall
DirectorIan Barber

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