A pair of photographs are the only clues that Poirot has to solve the murder of Mrs McGinty, a village charwoman.
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot Joe Absolom as James Bentley Simon Molloy as District Judge Richard Hope as Superintendent Spence David Yelland as George Sarah Smart as Maude Williams Raquel Cassidy as Maureen Summerhayes Richard Dillane as Major Summerhayes Simon Shepherd as Dr Rendell Emma Amos as Bessie Burch Billy Geraghty as Joe Burch Ruth Gemmell as Miss Sweetiman Mary Stockley as Eve Carpenter Zoë Wanamaker as Ariadne Oliver Paul Rhys as Robin Upward Siân Phillips as Mrs Upward (as Siân Philips) Catherine Russell as Pamela Horsfall Amanda Root as Mrs Rendell Richard Lintern as Guy Carpenter Philippa Burt as Court Attendant Alex Dee as Sommelier Leighton Haberfield as Sergeant Lexie Lambert as Eva Kane