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The Mystery of the Blue Train was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4, with Maurice Denham as Poirot, which was broadcast in six parts weekly, 29 December 1985—2 February 1986. [14] This was the first of the adaptations of Poirot novels by BBC Radio.
The moan and broken watch were to convince Poirot that the murder occurred at a time when the suspects had alibis. Poirot asks Bianchi to choose one solution before the train is freed from the snowdrift, saying the Yugoslav police would probably prefer the simpler first solution of the Mafia feud. Bianchi chooses the first scenario.
The series consists of 27 full cast radio adaptations of Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot stories, adapted by Michael Bakewell and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. [1]After the first adaptation, the six episode The Mystery of the Blue Train of 1985 (directed by David Johnston), all following productions were directed and produced by Enyd Williams.
Also on the train is famed detective Hercule Poirot, who must ascertain what happened by questioning a group of not-so-cooperative passengers. 'Jersey Boys' Feb. 14-April 13, 2025
Hercule Poirot (UK: / ˈ ɛər k juː l ˈ p w ɑːr oʊ /, US: / h ɜːr ˈ k juː l p w ɑː ˈ r oʊ / [1]) is a fictional Belgian detective created by British writer Agatha Christie.Poirot is one of Christie's most famous and long-running characters, appearing in 33 novels, two plays (Black Coffee and Alibi), and 51 short stories published between 1920 and 1975.
The main character, Suguro Takeru, modeled on Hercule Poirot, was played by actor Nomura Mansai. The first night featured a storyline true to the original text, but set in Japan in 1933. In this version, the train Orient Kyuukou ran from the western city of Shimonoseki to Tokyo, with the train stopped by a small avalanche near Sekigahara, Gifu.
Hercule Poirot's Silent Night, written by Sophie Hannah (published 2023) ... The Mystery of the Blue Train is an expanded version of "The Plymouth Express"
The train was featured in the novel The Mystery of the Blue Train (1928) by Agatha Christie, and the Hercule Poirot mystery Three Act Tragedy also by Agatha Christie, the novel The Colossus of Arcadia (1938) by E. Phillips Oppenheim and the novel Mon Ami Maigret (1949) by Georges Simenon.