After her friend witnesses a murder in a railway carriage running parallel to her own, Miss Marple engages a resourceful young woman to investigate.
Joan Hickson as Miss Jane Marple Juliette Mole as Anna Stravinska David Beames as Bryan Eastley Mona Bruce as Mrs. McGillicuddy Nicholas Blane as Paddington Porter Katy Jarrett as Mary Leslie Adams as Desk Sergeant David Horovitch as Detective Inspector Slack Ian Brimble as Detective Sergeant Lake Rhoda Lewis as Mrs Brogan Jill Meager as Lucy Eyelesbarrow Joanna David as Emma Crackenthorpe Maurice Denham as Luther Crackenthorpe Andrew Burt as Dr. John Quimper Pamela Pitchford as Mrs Kidder Christopher Haley as Alexander Eastley Daniele Stroppa (credited as Daniel Steel) as James Stoddart-West Bernard Brown as Harold Crackenthorpe Robert East as Alfred Crackenthorpe John Hallam as Cedric Crackenthorpe Alan Penn as Patmore David Waller as Chief Inspector Duckham Will Tacey as Arthur Wimborne Jean Boht as Madame Joliet David Allen as Pianist Naomi Sorkin as Dancer Derek Deane as Dancer Emma Hitching as Francoise Richard Ashley as Detective Sergeant John Hoye as PC Jones