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The ABC Murders
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The ABC Murders

Wed, Dec 26, 2018
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
Series · Synopsis

Synopsis

1933. Hercule Poirot, older and greyer, receives letters threatening murder. The sender signs themselves only as “A.B.C.” When he takes the letters to the police looking for help, Hercule finds all his old friends have moved on. But soon there is a murder and the once-great detective must take matters into his own hands.

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Cast

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  • John Malkovich
    John Malkovich
    as Hercule Poirot
  • Rupert Grint
    Rupert Grint
    as Inspector Crome
  • Eamon Farren
    Eamon Farren
    as Cust
  • Andrew Buchan
    Andrew Buchan
    as Franklin Clarke
  • Bronwyn James
    Bronwyn James
    as Megan Barnard
  • Tara Fitzgerald
    Tara Fitzgerald
    as Lady Hermoine Clarke
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Episodes

1 season · 3 episodes

Ended · 3 aired
Season 1
3 episodes · 3 aired
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  • E1
    Episode 1
    Aired · Wed, Dec 26, 2018 · 60m

    It's 1933 and a killer travels the length and breadth of Britain via the railway network. The killer uses the alias ABC, and strikes in a methodical pattern, leaving a copy of the ABC railway guide at the scene of each of murder. As Poirot attempts to investigate he is thwarted on every front. If he is to match his most cunning nemesis, everything about him will be called into question: his authority, his integrity, his identity.

  • E2
    Episode 2
    Aired · Thu, Dec 27, 2018 · 60m

    Despite being warned off the case by Inspector Crome, Hercule continues to conduct his own investigation into the A.B.C. killer. He receives another letter promising a murder in Churston.

  • E3
    Episode 3
    Aired · Fri, Dec 28, 2018 · 60m

    As A.B.C. dominates the news, the public are demanding answers, fearing for their lives. Without any warning, the A.B.C. murderer strikes again in the bathroom of Embsay station, where Ernie Edwards is murdered.