Agatha Christie's The Gates of Baghdad

1st Broadcast 21st January 2002 BBC Radio 4

Director

Dirk Maggs

Dramatised By

Mike Stott

Producer

Bruce Hyman

Written By

Agatha Christie

Produced By

Above The Title Productions for BBC Radio 4

Synopsis

A new contemporary dramatisation

In this new adaptation of an Agatha Christie classic, a disparate group of adventurers sets out from Damascus to visit the Gate of Baghdad. Set in the noir world of gunrunners, foreign police and refugees, the characters range from the innocent to the darkly experienced: young Netta and her more worldly Aunt Miss Pryce, an exotic General, the dependable Captain O'Rourke and the mysterious Dr Loftus.

The intrepid travellers are haunted by the knowledge that their destination was once known as the Gate of Death. When Captain Smethurst is found murdered, the group are forced to turn for help to one of their parties, the seemingly unimpeachable Mr. Parker Pyne.

Or

A brand-new radio adaptation of a classic Agatha Christie short story by Mike Stott. Set in the noir world of gunrunners, foreign police and refugees, a disparate group of adventurers sets out from Damascus to visit the Gate of Baghdad. When Captain Smethurst is found murdered, the group are forced to turn for help to one of their parties, the seemingly unimpeachable Mr. Parker Pyne