murder on the orient express

May 20th, 2011

Hercule Poirot? Yes. Orient-Express? Yes. Murder? Not so much… Feeling low since the ending of the latest Upstairs Downstairs?  Counting down the days until the next installment of Downton Abbey?  Ease your Masterpiece cravings this weekend with everyone’s favorite detective Hercule Poirot.  The main character of Agatha Christie’s epic Murder on the Orient-Express is about to board the train once more.  Actor David Suchet (known for playing the savvy Poirot) will be traveling from Calais to Prague, stopping off in Venice, aboard the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express for PBS’s documentary David Suchet on the Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special. Suchet will trace the history of the Orient-Express, from its elegant beginnings to its tumultuous final days, and explore what made it the perfect setting for one of Christie’s most recognized novels. Break out the pipe and slippers and tune into Masterpiece Theatre on May 22 (check local listings for the time).

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