| Title |
The Agatha Christie hour. The complete series. |
| Published |
Australia : Distributed by Via Vision Entertainment, [2021] |
| Physical description |
5 DVD-videos (1504 minutes) : sound, colour ; 12 cm. |
| General note |
Catalogued from container. |
| Via Vision : VVE2520. |
| Originally broadcast in the United Kingdom by Thames Television from September to November 1982. |
| Adapted from stories published in the collections The Listerdale Mystery (1934) and Parker Pyne Investigates (1934), both by Agatha Christie. |
| Contents note |
Disc 1: Magnolia blossom ; The case of the discontented soldier -- Disc 2: The girl in the train ; The fourth man -- Disc 3: Jane in search of a job ; The manhood of Edward Robinson -- Disc 4: The case of the middle-aged wife ; In a glass darkly -- Disc 5: The mystery of the blue jar ; The red signal. |
| Performer note |
John Nettles, Roy Kinnear, Amanda Redman, Rupert Everett, Stephanie Cole, William Gaunt, Alexandra Bastedo, Cherie Lunghi, Maurice Denham. |
| Summary |
The Agatha Christie Hour is a collection of ten dramas based on short stories by the most popular novelist in history. Featuring a heady mix of romance, the supernatural and thrilling adventure, the episodes all showcase Christie's unrivalled flair for the dramatic. |
| Subject |
Christie, Agatha, -- 1890-1976 -- Television adaptations |
| Detectives -- Drama |
| Secrecy -- Drama |
| Murder -- Drama |
| Man-woman relationships -- Drama |
| Television series -- Great Britain |
| Television programs, British |
| Detective and mystery television programs |
| Television crime shows |
| Television adaptations |
| Fiction television programs |
| Television mini-series |
| Video recordings for the hearing impaired |
| Additional author |
Nettles, John, 1943- actor. |
| Kinnear, Roy, 1934-1988 actor. |
| Redman, Amanda, 1957- actor. |
| Everett, Rupert actor. |
| Cole, Stephanie, 1941- actor. |
| Gaunt, William, 1937- actor. |
| Bastedo, Alexandra actor. |
| Lunghi, Cherie, 1952- actor. |
| Denham, Maurice, 1909-2002 actor. |
| Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 |
| Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976 |
| Added title |
Agatha Christie hour (Television mini-series : 1982) |
