Dead Man's Folly is another case for Hercule Poirot, dramatised by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd Williams. It marked John Moffatt's final performance as Poirot, after nearly 20 years in the role.
Plot[]
When Ariadne Oliver, the mystery novelist, summons Poirot to join her at a country house in Devon, he is respectful enough of her intuition to do so immediately. When she tells him, however, that she is at Nasse House to stage a Murder Hunt at a fate, he is at first concerned that she is wasting his time. But it is not long before he realises that Mrs. Oliver's fears are fully justified.
Episodes[]
Episode information is from the BBC website. The episode subtitles in brackets weren't used on the original transmissions, but were added retroactively for repeats on BBC Radio 4 Xtra in the early 2020s.
Episode 1 (The Call)[]
Hercule Poirot gets an urgent telephone call from his old friend, distinguished crime writer Ariadne Oliver , asking for his help.
Episode 2 (Murder Reality)[]
When Ariadne's murder game turns into a grisly reality, Poirot joins the local police in their investigations.
Episode 3 (Disappearance)[]
Poirot suspects that a woman's disappearance could be linked to the boat-house murder.
Episode 4 (Another Murder?)[]
Poirot is convinced another murder has been committed, but his little grey cells need to take a different direction if he is to solve the mystery.
Cast[]
- John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
- Julia McKenzie as Ariadne Oliver
- Michael Cochrane as Sir George
- Amanda Waring as Lady Stubbs
- Rosalind Knight as Mrs Folliat
- Liza Sadovy as Miss Brewis
- Trevor Cuthbertson as Merdell
- Simon Treves as Inspector Bland
- Sam Dale as Etienne de Sousa
- Joseph Kloska as PC Hoskins
- Jenny Funnell as Sally Legge
- Dominic Colchester as Michael Weyman
- Jot Davies as Turtle shirt man
- John Dougall as Alec Legge
- Christine Kavanagh as Mrs Tucker
- Nicola Holmes as Marilyn Tucker