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Poirot's Finest Cases

Eight Full-Cast BBC Radio Dramatisations

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John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

"The ABC Murders": A chilling letter sets the sleuth on the trail of an enigmatic killer.

"After the Funeral": A wealthy businessman is dead, and his sister thinks it was murder.

"Death on the Nile": Poirot is in Egypt when a chilling murder takes place.

"Peril at End House": Whilst on holiday, the sleuth encounters a young woman, a hat, and a bullet.

"The Murder of Roger Ackroyd": Mrs Farrars is found dead, one year after the death of her husband.

"Murder on the Orient Express": Poirot is aboard a snowbound train when a passenger is found murdered.

"Three Act Tragedy": Poirot is one of the guests at a party when a clergyman dies whilst sipping a cocktail.

"The Mysterious Affair at Styles": Poirot and Captain Hastings become re-acquainted in a quiet English village in 1916.

These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations showcase eight of the finest cases in Hercule Poirot's career. Based on the original novels by Agatha Christie, they feature a cast of outstanding actors playing an array of likely suspects....

Starring: John Moffat, Simon Williams, Nichola McAuliffe, Jill Balcon, Hugh Dickson, Sean Arnold, Susan Jameson, Nichols Boulton, Philip Jackson, Annabelle Dowler, Hilda Schroder, George Cole, Gemma Saunders, Andrew Wincott, Terence Edmond, Bryan Pringle, David Thorpe, Elizabeth Conboy, Rosemary Leach, Donald Sinden, Stratford Johns, Tom George, Sylvia Syms, Sian Phillips, Francesca Annia, Frank Windsor, Peter Polycarpu, Desmond Llewelyn, Andre Maranne, Siriol Jenkins, Kate Binchy, Joss Ackland

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I have always loved Poirot on TV and John Moffat plays the role fantastically well - despite knowing the stories I am always drawn into the plots and drama

As good as David Suchet is on the TV

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It was such a shame when I got to the end! I wanted it to keep going, but alas it didn’t. Well worth the listen! Can’t wait for another release.

Fabulous!

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thoroughly enjoyed each story. excellent characterisation and good pace. obviously know the ending of many of the stories but that does not detract.

wonderful. atmospheric and very well acted.

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What made the experience of listening to Poirot's Finest Cases the most enjoyable?

Quite a variety of stories dramatised, from the most well known to those less known by occasional Christie readers such as me.

Who was your favorite character and why?

As this is a collection this question doesn't really work as there are just so many characters, though I suppose Poirot so dominates each story...

Have you listened to any of John Moffat and Full Cast ’s other performances? How does this one compare?

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I really felt I had to write a review to comment on my major problem with this collection: the individual stories are not individually listed, as if the listener is only expected to start at the beginning and carry on to the very end. But I often fancy just listening to a particular story, and it is usually one right in the middle, so I have to guess and then move forward or back until I find what I am looking for. This is really not satisfactory, particularly as there are a lot of stories in this collection.

Great dramatisation collection

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I loved that all the characters were played by different actors. The one and only grating thing which is like nails on a chalkboard for me, is the eating and drinking noises. I don't need to hear slurping sounds, it was only prevalent on one episode and you can fast forward, which I did.
Overall though, it was well played performances and thoroughly enjoyable. Highly recommend

Loved every minute of it

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