Ordeal by Innocence is a 2014 BBC Radio 4 dramatisation based on the Agatha Christie novel of the same name. The programme was directed by Mary Peate, with script and adaptation by Joy Wilkinson, and was first broadcast in 3 parts from 17 Mar 2014. BBC has produced an audio CD of the broadcast. The programme also becomes available to stream from the BBC website.
Episode 1: The Stranger[]
Doctor Calgary comes to visit the Argyle family with good news. He tells the family he is there to clear the name of Jacko, who was convicted of the murder of his mother. But his information is not greeted with the enthusiasm he expects.
Episode 2: Searching[]
Dr. Calgary joins forces with Inspector Huish to try to find out the truth about Rachel Argyle's murder. But the family is still resisting his investigation.
Episode 3: On Guard[]
Now Philip has been found dead, most of the family members now believe that Dr. Calgary was right when he said that their late mother's killer is still amongst them and everyone is on their guard.
Cast[]
- Mark Umbers as Calgary
- Jacqueline Defferary as Gwenda
- Wanda Opalinska as Kirsten
- Phoebe Waller-Bridge as Hester
- Arthur Hughes as Jacko
- Sean Murray as Leo
- Joel MacCormack as Micky
- Carys Eleri as Tina
- John Norton as Phillip
- Priyanga Burford as Mary
- David Seddon as Marshall
- Michael Bertenshaw as Huish
- Georgie Fuller as Maureen
- Harry Jardine as Doctor
- Georgie Fuller as Hotel Receptionist
- Arthur Hughes as Constable
IMDB entry[]
Although most sources (including BBC Radio) confirm that this adaptation is a radio adaptation, there is an IMDB entry for it claiming it to be a television series (IMDB tt12157412). Presumably this is because IMDB accepts entries for podcasts and this programme, being available on audioCD is considered a podcast.