About this programme
4/4. An aristocrat's wealthy, overbearing wife finances a North African archaeological dig to find the skull of John the Baptist. Poirot is in attendance, but when the woman is found stabbed to death, and only her husband, the exuberant Lord Boynton, appears distraught, the detective struggles to identify the killer among the wealth of suspects. Guest starring Tim Curry, Cheryl Campbell, John Hannah, Emma Cunniffe, Mark Gatiss, Angela Pleasence and Beth Goddard, with David Suchet in the title role. Last in the series.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Hercule Poirot
- David Suchet
- Jinny
- Zoe Boyle
- Lady Boynton
- Cheryl Campbell
- Sarah
- Christina Cole
- Carol
- Emma Cunniffe
- Colonel Carbury
- Paul Freeman
- Leonard
- Mark Gatiss
- Sister Agnieszka
- Beth Goddard
- Dr Gerard
- John Hannah
- Dame Celia Westholme
- Elizabeth McGovern
- Cope
- Christian McKay
- Nanny
- Angela Pleasence
- Raymond
- Tom Riley
- Lord Boynton
- Tim Curry
- Mahmoud
- Zakaria Atifi
- Labourer
- Jawad Elalami
- Taxi driver
- Badri Mansour
- Concierge
- Aizoun Abdelkader
Crew
- Director
- Ashley Pearce
- Executive Producer
- Michele Buck
- Executive Producer
- Damien Timmer
- Executive Producer
- Rebecca Eaton
- Executive Producer
- Phil Clymer
- Producer
- Karen Thrussell
- Writer
- Guy Andrews
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