Agatha Christie: Poirot - Box Set

Cards On The Table: Famed detective Hercule Poirot joins forces with three other noted sleuths when a murder is committed right under their noses. The wealthy, intelligent and extremely mysterious Shaitana has a special fascination with crime and decides to set a trap for a secret murderer to strike again. Poirot arrives for dinner and card games at Shaitana's sumptuous apartment to find his fellow guests include crime writer Mrs Ariadne Oliver, Superintendent Wheeler of Scotland Yard and the Foreign Office's Colonel Hughes. They are joined by an ill-matched group of players - who, unknown to them, have been invited because Shaitana suspects one of them is a killer.

Taken At The Flood: A full-cast dramatisation of Agatha Christie's novel featuring Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot. Gordon Cloade is killed in a London air raid and his vast fortune passes to his young wife Rosaleen. Five of his relatives are desperate to get their hands on Cloade's money and Rosaleen begins to fear for her life. The prospects for the Cloades improve when they discover that Rosaleen had a previous husband who perished mysteriously in Africa. Then a mysterious stranger appears in the village, saying that he has something to communicate to her, but the following morning he is found dead. Was he, in fact, her husband? Celia Imrie, Patrick Baladi, Tim Pigott, Elliot Cowan Eva Birthwhistle

Mystery Of The Blue Train: A millionaire strikes a deal on the seedier side of Paris and a priceless cache of rubies becomes destined for his beloved daughter Rachel. Two days later Rachel is dead - murdered on a train on her way to the Riviera to meet her scoundrel lover: a mysterious, dark man. The suspects line up...only master sleuth Hercule Poirot can unravel the mystery and find the truth.

After The Funeral: When Cora is savagely murdered with a hatchet, the extraordinary remark she made the previous day at her brother Richards funeral suddenly takes on a chilling significance. At the reading of Richards will, Cora was clearly heard to say: Its been hushed up very nicely, hasn't it? But he was murdered, wasn't he? In desperation, the family solicitor turns to Hercule Poirot to unravel the mystery.

Five Little Pigs: This stunning murder mystery adaptation sees Agatha Christie's world famous detective Hercule Poirot bring a fresh perspective to a notorious fourteen year old murder case. Caroline Crale was hanged for the murder of her flamboyant artist husband Amyas in an apparent crime of passion. Their orphaned daughter Lucy was sent to live in Canada, but now she's back, a sophisticated young woman who has just discovered what really happened to her parents. Lucy persuades Poirot to re-examine the case and seek out the truth.

The Hollow: Agatha Christie's dark crime thriller sees Poirot drawn into a deadly game of murder during a country house weekend. Poirot's fascination for observing human behaviour leads him to accept an invitation to The Hollow, the beautiful country retreat of the eccentric Angka tell family. The weekend's events take a sinister twist when the family stages a murder tableau and discovers that the 'victim', Doctor John Christow, really has been shot. The prime suspect for the murder is the Doctor's wife, but as Poirot investigates, he discovers that everyone in the house had a reason to want Christow dead.

Death On The Nile: This lavish murder mystery adaptation of Agatha Christie's most famous crime thriller sees world famous detective Hercule Poirot's (David Suchet) vacation shattered by heartbreak and murder. As Poirot's holiday cruise ends its way through the stunning scenery of historic Egypt, the Nile proves to have disturbing currents. Against Poirot's advice, a heart broken Jacqueline De Bellefort joins the trip to stalk her former fiance and his new heiress wife. When the wealthy heiress with a propensity for making enemies is shot, Jacqueline is the suspect with the perfect alibi. As the body-count rises, Poirot must tax his legendary 'little grey cells' to the limit to expose the assassin in their midst.

Sad Cypress: In this dark suspense mystery, Agatha Christie's determined detective Hercule Poirot races against the clock to save the life of a beautiful young woman convicted of a double murder. As Poirot watches the judge sentence socialite Elinor Carlisle to death for poisoning her aunt Laura Welman and her rival in love, Mary Gerrard, he can't help feeling something is wrong. All evidence points to her guilt, so why does Poirot feel so uneasy? Is it because despite everything it's possible that one tiny clue might prove Elinor's innocence?