Masterpiece Mystery! Poirot X: Murder On The Orient Express

Airs Sunday, May 19, 2013 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV

Star David Suchet (center) is joined by a first-class rail car full of great actors. Poirot solves the greatest case of his career aboard the world’s most glamorous train, the Orient Express.

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Above: Star David Suchet (center) is joined by a first-class rail car full of great actors. Poirot solves the greatest case of his career aboard the world’s most glamorous train, the Orient Express.

Thursday, May 16, 2013

David Suchet ("Henry VIII," "The Way We Live Now") stars as suave Belgian super sleuth Hercule Poirot in "Murder On The Orient Express." Suchet leads an all-star international cast in this new adaptation of Agatha Christie's most popular novel.

Behind-the-Scenes Video

Go behind-the-scenes and on the train with star David Suchet, director Philip Martin and the international ensemble cast.

Securing a last-minute ticket on the Orient Express from Istanbul to London, Poirot finds himself amongst a host of eclectic fellow passengers. When the train becomes caught in a snowdrift and a passenger is found brutally murdered mid-voyage, the famous Belgian detective is called upon to investigate the crime and find the culprit.

Dame Eileen Atkins ("Cranford"), Hugh Bonneville ("Miss Austen Regrets") and David Morrissey ("Sense and Sensibility") guest star. This program originally aired in 2010.

Video

Preview: Poirot X: Murder On The Orient Express

Above: Poirot solves the greatest case of his career aboard the world’s most glamorous train, the Orient Express. Star David Suchet is joined by a first-class rail car full of great actors, including Dame Eileen Atkins, Barbara Hershey and Hugh Bonneville.

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