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The Agatha Christie hour. : Set 1 Cover Image DVD DVD

The Agatha Christie hour. : Set 1 [videorecording] / Thames Television ; dramatized by Freda Kelsall, William Corlett and T.R. Brown ; directed by Michael Simpson, Desmond Davis and Brian Farnham ; produced by Pat Sandys.

Kelsall, Freda. (Added Author). Corlett, William. (Added Author). Bowen, T. R. (Added Author). Simpson, Michael. (Added Author). Davis, Desmond. (Added Author). Farnham, Brian. (Added Author). Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 (Added Author). Nettles, John, 1943- (Added Author). Grout, James, 1927- (Added Author). Gaunt, William, 1937- (Added Author). Denham, Maurice, 1909-2002 (Added Author). Thames Television, ltd. (Added Author). Acorn Media (Firm) (Added Author). John Nettles, James Grout, William Gaunt, Maurice Denham. (Cast).

Record details

  • ISBN: 9786313672646 : DVD
  • ISBN: 631367264X : DVD
  • ISBN: 9781598284133
  • ISBN: 1598284134
  • Physical Description: 2 videodiscs (ca. 257 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
  • Publisher: Silver Spring, MD : Distributed by Acorn Media, [2010].

Content descriptions

General Note:
Based on the stories of Agatha Christie.
Extras: biography of Agatha Christie and Parker Pyne: Before Poirot.
Formatted Contents Note:
Case of the middle-aged wife -- In a glass darkly -- Girl in the train -- Fourth man -- Case of the discontented soldier.
Creation/Production Credits Note:
Dramatized by Freda Kelsall, William Corlett, and T.R. Bowen ; directed by Michael Simpson, Desmond Davis, and Brian Farnham ; produced by Pat Sandys.
Participant or Performer Note:
John Nettles, James Grout, William Gaunt, Maurice Denham.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:
Originally broadcast by ITV in 1982. Also seen on Mystery in the US as "Agatha Christie stories."
Summary, etc.:
"In these stories, lesser-known Christie heroes and heroines solve crimes of the heart as well as puzzling cases of larceny and murder. With just the right mix of danger and deception, romance and revenge, innocence and intrigue, these classic adaptations are Christie at her best"--Container.
System Details Note:
DVD ; 4:3 full screen ; Dolby digital stereo.
Language Note:
Subtitled for the deaf and hard of hearing.

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