The atmospheric Hallowe’en Party has a script penned by Sherlock helmer Mark Gatiss. Here Hercule is asked by his novelist friend Ariadne Oliver to investigate after an Halloween Party in Woodleigh Common where Ariadne overhears fellow partygoer Joyce Reynolds admit to having witnessed a murder several years. Later Joyce is found murdered, drowned in an apple-bobbing bucket. The police are not overly convinced about the validity of Joyce’s murder story but as Poirot digs deeper he uncovers a number of other deaths in the village.
Like ITV’s companion Agatha Christie show Miss Marple the guest casts are always fabulous, watch out here for an appearance from the 80-something Eric Sykes! Also good to see Zoe Wanamaker back on board as Ariadne.
production details
UK / ITV1 Network – Carnival / 1×120 minute episode / Broadcast Wednesday October 28, 2010 @ 8.00pm
Writer: Mark Gatiss / Novel: Agatha Christie / Music: Christian Henson / Production Design: Jeff Tessler / Producer: Karen Thrussell / Director: Charles Palmer
Series: Agatha Christie’s Poirot Season 12 Episode 2
guest cast
ZOE WANAMAKER as Ariadne Oliver
MACY NYMAN as Joyce Reynolds
RICHARD BRESLIN as Leopold Reynolds
ERIC SYKES as Mr Fullerton
TIMOTHY WEST as Reverend Cottrell
FENELLA WOOLGAR as Miss Whittaker
AMELIA BULLMORE as Judith Butler
JULIAN RHIND-TUTT as Michael Garfield
DEBORAH FINDLEY as Rowena Drake
SOPHIE THOMPSON as Mrs Reynolds
MARY HIGGINS as Miranda Butler
GEORGIA KING as Frances Drake
IAN HALLARD as Edmund Drake
DAVID YELLAND as George
PAOLA DIONISOTTI as Mrs Goodbody
PAUL THORNLEY as Inspector Raglan
VERA FILATOVA as Olga Seminoff
PHYLLIDA LAW as Mrs Llewellyn-Smythe
