This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.
Series 1
10 episodes
1. The Case of the Middle-Aged WifeParker Pyne helps a middle-aged wife recover the attention of her husband, a philandering business-man too interested in his pretty young secretary.12CC52minSep 7, 1982
2. In a Glass DarklyA man has a vision of a scarred man strangling his wife. At an engagement party, he discovers with horror that the future victim and her murderer are the two betrothed. How he can stop the impending and deadly marriage?12CC55minSep 14, 1982
3. The Girl in the TrainFinding adventure after getting sacked, George Rowland helps hide a young girl named Elizabeth on a train. She's escaping from her 'uncle', an hulking brute who may very possibly be a foreign spy. Before vanishing, Elizabeth gives George an odd parcel.12CC52minSep 21, 1982
4. The Fourth ManOn a railway, tree learned men—a doctor, a lawyer and a priest—debate a young woman's recent suicide. They are joined by a fourth man who possesses intimate knowledge of the case.12CC52minSep 28, 1982
5. The Case of the Discontented SoldierWith the intervention of Parker Pyne, retired Major Charles Wilbraham finds love and adventure helping beautiful Freda Clegg locate a very precious African treasure.12CC52minOct 5, 1982
6. Magnolia BlossomTheo Darrell is eloping to South Africa with her lover but, having heard that her uncaring husband Richard's financial empire is collapsing and he's in danger to be exposed as an embezzler, she prefers to return out of sheer loyalty. But is it really the right thing to do?12CC51minOct 12, 1982
7. The Mystery of the Blue JarA law student finds his morning golf games repeatedly disturbed by a woman's cries of 'murder, help murder' — pleas that only he can hear.12CC51minOct 19, 1982
8. The Red SignalDermot West has fallen in love with his best friend Jack's wife Claire but his uncle, renowned psychiatrist Sir Alington West, informschim that the highly nervous young woman is affected from homicidal mania. When the doctor is mysteriously killed, Dermot and Claire are the likeliest suspects.12CC51minNov 2, 1982
9. Jane in Search of a JobUnemployed Jane Cleveland is the spitting image of the Grand Duchess of Ostravia, who is feared to be the next target of an anarchist group. Jane accepts the job of impersonator in a charity fête, risking her life for a very big sum of money.12CC51minNov 9, 1982
10. The Manhood of Edward RobinsonA mousy clerk named Edward Robinson, completely dominated by his stern fiancée, buys a flamboyant sports car as an act of independence and embarks himself in a romantic adventure when he hides a beautiful cat burglar and her loot, a priceless diamond collier.12CC52minNov 16, 1982
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The Agatha Christie Hour
This ten episode program was based on ten short stories written by Agatha Christie but with wide-ranging themes. Some were romances, some had supernatural themes and a couple were adventures. The common link was that all came from the talented pen of Agatha Christie, all were entertaining and each drama was carefully crafted and well cast with many of Britain's best known actors of the time represented.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- Agatha Christie
- Studio
- Thames Television
Maturity rating
12Check the rating before watching with younger viewers.
Audio languages
English
Where to watch
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