Episodes
| Episode | First Broadcast | Repeated | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | 20040830 | 20240513 (BBC7) 20240514 (BBC7) | The terrified Belgian detective pays a visit to his dentist. But he can hardly anticipate the gruesome events to follow ... Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. First published in 1940 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell. Hercule Poirot - John Moffatt Alfred - Tom George Morley - Matthew Devereaux Miss Sainsbury Seale - Joanna McCallum Chief Inspector Japp - Philip Jackson Georgina Morley - Caroline Wildi Gladys Nevill - Sophie Arnold Reilly - Stephen Tomkinson Alistair Blunt - Philip Franks Jane Olivera - Amanda Waring Original music composed by Tom Smail Director: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. The murder of Poirot's dentist sparks further gruesome events. Stars John Moffatt. Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds. The murder of the Belgian detective's dentist sparks a chain of gruesome events. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. |
| 02 | 20040906 | 20240514 (BBC7) 20240515 (BBC7) | The Belgian sleuth's dentist has been found shot dead in his surgery. Chief Inspector Japp reckons there are several very plausible suspects... Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Hercule Poirot - John Moffatt Chief Inspector Japp - Philip Jackson Gladys Nevill - Sophie Arnold Alistair Blunt - Philip Franks Jane Olivera - Amanda Waring Mr Barnes - Patrick Godfrey Howard Raikes - Robert Portal Frank Carter - Dominic Colchester Original music composed by Tom Smail Director: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. Suspects are lined up following the murder of Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds. With the detective's dentist shot dead, Inspector Japp has several plausible suspects. Stars John Moffatt and Philip Jackson. |
| 03 | 20040913 | 20240515 (BBC7) 20240516 (BBC7) | Mystery still surrounds the death of the Belgian detective's dentist. Was it suicide - or murder..? Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Hercule Poirot - John Moffatt Chief Inspector Japp - Philip Jackson Alistair Blunt - Philip Franks Jane Olivera - Amanda Waring Mr Barnes - Patrick Godfrey Georgina Morley - Caroline Wildi Mrs Olivera - Joanna McCallum Selby - Trevor Rawlins Original music composed by Tom Smail Director: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. Mystery still surrounds the death of Hercule Poirot's dentist. Stars John Moffatt. Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds. Mystery still surrounds the death of the Belgian detective's dentist. Was it suicide or was it murder? Stars John Moffatt. |
| 04 | 20040920 | 20240516 (BBC7) 20240517 (BBC7) | A month after the death of Poirot's dentist, a corpse has been found with its face horribly mutilated - yet another of his patients... Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell Hercule Poirot - John Moffatt Chief Inspector Japp - Philip Jackson Alistair Blunt - Philip Franks Jane Olivera - Amanda Waring Helen Montresor - Joanna McCallum Agnes - Teresa Gallagher Howard Raikes - Robert Portal Reilly - Stephen Tomkinson Mrs Adams - Amanda Walker Gladys Nevil - Sophie Arnold Frank Carter - Dominic Colchester Original music composed by Tom Smail Director: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. Another dental patient has suffered a grisly death. John Moffatt stars as Hercule Poirot. Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds. A corpse is found with a mutilated face - another of the dentist's patients. John Moffatt stars as the Belgian detective. |
| 05 | 20040927 | 20240517 (BBC7) 20240518 (BBC7) | With a killer still at large, the Belgian detective finds inspiration in the words of a psalm sung by the village church choir. Conclusion of Agatha Christie's whodunnit starring John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot. Dramatised by Michael Bakewell. Hercule Poirot - John Moffatt Chief Inspector Japp - Philip Jackson Frank Carter - Dominic Colchester Alistair Blunt - Philip Franks Jane Olivera - Amanda Waring Mr Barnes - Patrick Godfrey Howard Raikes - Robert Portal Original music composed by Tom Smail Director: Enyd Williams First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 2004. The killer remains at large but Poirot is inspired by a village choir. Stars John Moffatt. Murder mysteries from the world's greatest crime fiction writers. Only on BBC Sounds. With a killer at large, the Belgian sleuth finds inspiration in a sung psalm. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars John Moffatt. |