The Adventure of the Western Star: Marie Marvelle, a Belgian film star, receives threatening letters from a chinaman which demand her famous diamond, the Western Star. Marie visits her old friend Hercule Poirot in London, seeking his help, and Poirot tackles the case with relish.
Episode Cast: David Suchet (Hercule Poirot), Hugh Fraser (Captain Hastings), Philip Jackson (Chief Inspector Japp), Pauline Moran (Miss Lemon), Barry Woolgar, Struan Rodger, Rosalind Bennett, Oliver Cotton, Alister Cameron, Caroline Goodall, Stephen Hancock, Ian Collier, Bruce Montague, Julian Gartside, Bill Thomas
Writer: Clive Exton / Director: Richard Spence
Airdate: on ITV
Series: Agatha Christie’s Poirot Season 2 Episode 9
Show Info: Crime drama series. Cases of Agatha Christie’s unbeatable Belgian detective Hercule Poirot during the 1930’s.