The best of Agatha Christie. Volume four / written by Clive Exton, Nick Dear, Kevin Elyot, and Charlie Higson ; directed by Ross Devenish, Tom Vaughan, Tom Shankland, and Charles Palmer ; produced by Brian Eastman, David Boulter, Karen Thrussell, and Peter McAleese ; a production of ITV Studios Ltd and Masterpiece ; in association with Agatha Christie Limited.
Publisher:
Acorn,
Copyright Date:
2018
Description:
2 videodiscs (387 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Container of (work): Agatha Christie's Poirot. Mysterious affair at Styles. Container of (work): Agatha Christie's Poirot. Dead man's folly. Container of (work): Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (Television program : 2004-2013). Mirror crack'd from side to side. Container of (work): Agatha Christie's Miss Marple (Television program : 2004-2013). Caribbean mystery.
Notes:
David Suchet (Poirot films), Julia McKenzie (Miss Marple films). Originally broadcast as individual made-for-TV movies. Wide screen (16:9).
Contents:
The mysterious affair at Styles (1989) / director, Ross Devenish -- Dead man's folly (2013) / director, Tom Vaughan -- The mirror crack'd from side to side (2010) / director, Tom Shankland -- A Caribbean mystery (2013) / director, Charlie Palmer.
Summary:
The mysterious affair at Styles: Poirot and Hastings tackle their first case together when a wealthy old woman is poisoned. Dead man's folly: Fiction turns to fact when a girl is killed at a "murder hunt" devised by crime writer Ariadne Oliver, who calls upon Poirot to help. The mirror crack'd from side to side: Miss Marple ponders a cast of suspicious characters when a villager dies at a party hosted by a movie star. A Caribbean mystery: After the death of a fellow guest at a post hotel, Miss Marple unravels a web of dark magic and deceit.
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