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directed by Basil Coleman and starring

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and

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. It is an adaptation of the 1954 play of the same title by

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, produced with very few alterations from the original dialogue.Aldridge p.216

Cast

as Clarissa Hailsham-Brown *

as Sir Rowland Delahaye *

as Hugo Birch *

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as Mildred Peake * David Yelland as Jeremy Warrender *

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as Inspector Lord *

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as Pippa Hailsham-Brown *

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as Henry Hailsham-Brown *

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as Oliver Costello *

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as Elgin *

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as Constable Jones *

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as Doctor

References

Bibliography

* Aldridge, Mark. ''Agatha Christie on Screen''. Springer, 2016.

External links

* {{IMDb title, 0282328 1982 television films 1982 films British television films British mystery films BBC television dramas 1980s English-language films 1980s British films