Agatha Christie's novel Elephants Can Remember was adapted for radio by BBC Radio 4 in 2006 with John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot and Julia McKenzie as Ariadne Oliver. The one and a half hour episode was adapted by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd Williams. The programme was first broadcast on 7 Jan 2006 on Radio 4's "The Saturday Play". It is also available on audioCD and as audio on Audible and GooglePlay. It occasionally comes up for streaming on BBC Radio 4 Extra (Radio 4's digital web service). The most recent occasion was Jan 2021.
Synopsis[]
A provocative question posed by a formidable busybody send Hercule Poirot and Ariadne Oliver on a series of journeys to unravel the mystery of a tragedy from the distant past - provoked in equal measure by love and hate.
Cast[]
- John Moffatt as Hercule Poirot
- Julia McKenzie as Ariadne Oliver
- Trevor Cuthbertson as Chief Superintendent Garroway
- Rachel Bavidge as Celia
- Ifan Meredith as Desmond
- Paula Jacobs as Mrs Burton-Cox
- Jane Wenham as Julia
- Barbara Atkinson as Nanny
- Elizabeth Proud as Mrs Buckle
- Jill Balcon as Mrs Rosentelle
- Alexandra Bastedo as Zélie
- Stephen Thorne as Mr Goby
- Patrick Garland as George