Poirot is invited to The Hollow, a splendid country retreat of the Angkatell family. The unexpected arrival of Dr Christow's old lover leaves the company in an uproar.
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot Jonathan Cake as John Christow Megan Dodds as Henrietta Savernake Sarah Miles as Lucy Angkatell Edward Fox as Gudgeon Claire Price as Gerda Christow Lysette Anthony as Veronica Cray Tom Georgeson as Inspector Grange Edward Hardwicke as Sir Henry Angkatell Caroline Martin as Midge Hardcastle Jamie de Courcey as Edward Angkatell (as Jamie De Courcey) Ian Talbot as Victor Simms Angela Curran as Frances Simms Lucy Briers as Beryl Collins Dale Rapley as Sergeant Coombes Teresa Churcher as Elsie Patterson (as Theresa Churcher) Harriet Cobbold as Simmons Andrew Watson as Young Officer Paula Jacobs as Mrs Pearstock