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Radio 4 Extra,04 Jan 1990,30 mins

SeriesAgatha Christie - The Sittaford Mystery

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Whodunnits

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A blizzard has hit England. In the tiny village of Sittaford, on the fringes of Dartmoor, a party of six is gathered in Sittaford House, home of Captain Trevelyan. He's rented the house out for the winter and is staying in a nearby village. As evening draws in, a séance is proposed. But it reveals something far more sinister than they'd all anticipated... Starring Geoffrey Whitehead and Barbara Atkinson, First published in 1931, Agatha Christie's whodunnit. Dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell. Inspector Narracott …. Geoffrey Whitehead Mrs. Curtis …. Barbara Atkinson Major Burnaby …. Norman Bird Mrs. Willett …. Susan Westerby Violet Willett …. Victoria Carling Mr. Rycroft …. John Moffat Mr. Duke …. Michael Graham Cox Ronnie Garfield …. Nigel Greaves Sergeant Pollock …. Vincent Brimble Doctor Warren …. Michael Kilgarriff Evans …. Donald Gee Jim Pearson …. Stephen Garlick Director: Michael Bakewell. First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in January 1990.

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