Four and Twenty Blackbirds (TV 1989)
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The fourth episode of the series Agatha Christie's Poirot, Four and Twenty Blackbirds is based on a short story of the same name, published in the 1960 book The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding.
At a London restaurant where he often goes to eat, Poirot notices that another of the regular customers has dramatically changed his diet. Meanwhile, old Anthony Gascoigne lies dying in Brighton, and his estranged twin brother Henry falls to his death. A tragic accident, or murder? Poirot sees connexions and he decides the answer to the mystery lies in a blackberry pie.
Four and Twenty Blackbirds first aired January 29, 1989.
[edit] Cast
- David Suchet — Hercule Poirot
- Hugh Fraser — Captain Arthur Hastings
- Philip Jackson — Chief Inspector Japp
- Pauline Moran — Miss Felicity Lemon
