Peril at End House

While on holiday in Cornwall, Hercule Poirot suffers a fall and stumbles onto more than just a turned ankle when he encounters the pretty Nick Buckley, an accident-prone heiress of a local estate and the survivor of several near-fatal mishaps. Poirot suspects more than mere chance is behind these events when strange connections surface between distant relatives, an absent pilot and a local gang of friends. 1/5 The sleuth is on holiday. Then he encounters a young woman, a hat and a bullet. 2/5 The sleuth and Captain Hastings attend a dinner party and make a startling discovery. 3/5 The sleuth discovers the identity of the body and turns his attention to some old letters 4/5 The sleuth and Captain Hastings travel to London and meet up with Chief Inspector Japp. 5/5 The Belgian sleuth summons all to End House, where he reveals his findings on the murder. Dramatisation by Michael Bakewell By Agatha Christie John Moffatt Simon Williams Suzanna Hamilton Andrew Wincott directed by - Enyd WilliamsFirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 from 20 November to 18 December 2000.