The Agatha Christie Hour - Season 1

The Agatha Christie Hour - Season 1

Season 1

A collection of ten hour-long dramas based on short stories by Agatha Christie.
Network
Episodes10
DatesSep 7, 1982 - Nov 16, 1982

Episodes

The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife
Season 1Episode 160 min

The Case of the Middle-Aged Wife

Maria Packington's husband George is making a fool of himself over his young blonde secretary, Nancy. In her unhappiness, Maria turns to Mr. Parker Pyne for professional advice and assistance.

Sep 7, 1982
In a Glass Darkly
Season 1Episode 260 min

In a Glass Darkly

While visiting Badgeworthy, the home of the Carslake family, Matthew Armitage experiences a strange and frightening vision in a mirror in his bedroom of a man with a scar strangling Sylvia Carslake.

Sep 14, 1982
The Girl in the Train
Season 1Episode 360 min

The Girl in the Train

Cast upon the world without a penny by his heartless Uncle William, young George Rowland decides to catch a train down to Rowland's Castle, a village which happens to bear his name. As George sits in the train at Waterloo Station, a young woman throws herself into his compartment, begging him to hide her from a mysterious enemy. George complies and finds himself embarking on an adventure.

Sep 21, 1982
The Fourth Man
Season 1Episode 460 min

The Fourth Man

Is it possible for the dead to come back and possess the living? And is it possible to strangle oneself because of it? The fourth man in the railway compartment seems to think so, with his strange story about the doomed little chanteuse Annette and the love/hate relationship that she shares with the backward Felicie Bault.

Sep 28, 1982
The Case of the Discontented Soldier
Season 1Episode 560 min

The Case of the Discontented Soldier

Major John Wilbraham, newly retired from the British Army in Kenya and now living in the English country-side in a wisteria covered cottage with his faithful cocker spaniel finds life tame. Seeking adventure and romance, he consults Mr. Parker Pyne.

Oct 5, 1982
Magnolia Blossom
Season 1Episode 660 min

Magnolia Blossom

In her determination to start a new life with her husband Richard's business rival Vincent, Theo flees to Paris with Vincent.

Oct 12, 1982
The Mystery of the Blue Jar
Season 1Episode 760 min

The Mystery of the Blue Jar

While playing golf, young Jack Hartington hears a woman's voice crying "Murder! Help! Murder!"
Racing in the direction of the voice, Jack comes upon Felise Marchaud, a young Frenchwoman living in a cottage nearby who is skeptical of his claims and who claims to have heard nothing.

Oct 19, 1982
The Red Signal
Season 1Episode 860 min

The Red Signal

Dermot West is in love with Claire, the wife of his best friend, Jack Trent.
After visiting them one night he has a premonition, what he terms 'the red signal', that there is danger in the air, that death walks abroad and there is nothing that he can do about it.

Nov 2, 1982
Jane in Search of a Job
Season 1Episode 960 min

Jane in Search of a Job

Jane Cleveland is out of work and owes rent on her London flat. When she is offered the role of 'double' to the Grand Duchess Olga, the adventurous Jane accepts with alacrity, especially as the financial renumeration for the role is lucrative.

Nov 9, 1982
The Manhood of Edward Robinson
Season 1Episode 1060 min

The Manhood of Edward Robinson

Romantic dreamer and aspiring stockbroker Edward Robinson is engaged to practical and prosaic Maud Lithinglow. When he wins five hundred pounds in a competition, he secretly purchases his heart's delight, a white Riley sportscar.

Nov 16, 1982

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