Third Girl
- Episode aired Jul 18, 2010
- TV-14
- 1h 33m
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After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.After a seemingly neurotic young heiress tells Ariadne Oliver and Poirot that she thinks she may have killed someone, her ex-nanny is found with her wrists slashed.
Caroline O'Neill
- Nanny Lavinia Seagram
- (as Caroline O'Neil)
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- TriviaLook closely and you'll see a painting in the artist's studio that was used fifteen years earlier in Dead Man's Mirror (1993).
- Quotes
Sir Roderick Horsfield: Hell is the truth learned too late.
- ConnectionsVersion of Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie: Crimes haute couture (2017)
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There May Be a Spat When Three Girls Share a Flat
Around 1942, Ariadne Oliver (Zoë Wanamaker), a famous author, resides at Borodine Court, at which three young ladies rent an upstairs flat.
Claudia Reece-Holland (Clemency Burton-Hill), the "First Girl," is employed as Secretary to Andrew Restarick (James Wilby), manager at Joshua Restarick & Sons Limited. She also sees Andrew socially.
Frances Cary (Matilda Sturridge), the "Second Girl," is involved with David Baker (Tom Mison), a Painter, also known as "the Peacock."
Norma Restarick (Jemima Rooper), the "Third Girl," has a history of emotional problems, as her father, Andrew Restarick, abandoned her wealthy mother, Mary, when Norma was five, and heads to South Africa, before returning one year ago to assume responsibilities for the family business after his brother passes. She also admires David, whom Ariadne mistrusts.
Norma enters the office of Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), to be announced by his Valet, George (David Yelland). She confesses to a murder when a body is discovered in a nearby London apartment. Ariadne Oliver joins forces with Poirot and Inspector Nelson (John Warnaby) to investigate, but Norma confides only to Poirot, asking him to save her.
Poirot makes the rounds, questioning suspects, as the wealthy Sir Roderick Horsfield (Peter Bowles), a Great Uncle of Norma and former politician, engaged to his young Secretary, Sonia Benson (Lucy Liemann), investigating who would benefit if Mary and Norma were removed from the picture.
He also travels to the Meadowfield School, founded in 1919, two years after Norma's birth, by Miss Battersby (Haydn Gwynne), a former employee of the Restarick family.
Ariadne Oliver's investigation takes her to The Merry Shamrock Cafe, after dealing with Bus Ticket Inspector (Simon Hill), to follow a lead. Daphne the Waitress (Tessa Bell-Briggs) assists Ariadne, as do Nurse (Ysobel Gonzalez) and Policeman (Sean Kingsley), once Ariadne is knocked unconscious and left for dead.
Young Norma Restarick's (Jade Longley) memories return in flashback sequences, involving Mary Restarick (Juliet Howland), the mother of Norma, and Nanny Lavinia Seagram (Caroline O'Neill), who had cared for the child.
At Horsfield Estate, near Cross Hedges, Alf Renny (Tim Stern), the Valet, welcomes guests, as Sir Roderick Horsfield and Sonia Benson host a reception to announce their engagement, which Hercule Poirot attends with Ariadne Oliver, Andrew Restarick attends with Claudia Reece-Holland, and David Baker attends with Frances Cary.
But, after Norma Restarick, the "Third Girl," arrives, confrontations persist, and another body is discovered on the premises.
How will Poirot tie together three murders appearing as suicides during his extensive showdown sequence, which contains three additional plot twists, as some facts don't appear as they seem.
Claudia Reece-Holland (Clemency Burton-Hill), the "First Girl," is employed as Secretary to Andrew Restarick (James Wilby), manager at Joshua Restarick & Sons Limited. She also sees Andrew socially.
Frances Cary (Matilda Sturridge), the "Second Girl," is involved with David Baker (Tom Mison), a Painter, also known as "the Peacock."
Norma Restarick (Jemima Rooper), the "Third Girl," has a history of emotional problems, as her father, Andrew Restarick, abandoned her wealthy mother, Mary, when Norma was five, and heads to South Africa, before returning one year ago to assume responsibilities for the family business after his brother passes. She also admires David, whom Ariadne mistrusts.
Norma enters the office of Hercule Poirot (David Suchet), to be announced by his Valet, George (David Yelland). She confesses to a murder when a body is discovered in a nearby London apartment. Ariadne Oliver joins forces with Poirot and Inspector Nelson (John Warnaby) to investigate, but Norma confides only to Poirot, asking him to save her.
Poirot makes the rounds, questioning suspects, as the wealthy Sir Roderick Horsfield (Peter Bowles), a Great Uncle of Norma and former politician, engaged to his young Secretary, Sonia Benson (Lucy Liemann), investigating who would benefit if Mary and Norma were removed from the picture.
He also travels to the Meadowfield School, founded in 1919, two years after Norma's birth, by Miss Battersby (Haydn Gwynne), a former employee of the Restarick family.
Ariadne Oliver's investigation takes her to The Merry Shamrock Cafe, after dealing with Bus Ticket Inspector (Simon Hill), to follow a lead. Daphne the Waitress (Tessa Bell-Briggs) assists Ariadne, as do Nurse (Ysobel Gonzalez) and Policeman (Sean Kingsley), once Ariadne is knocked unconscious and left for dead.
Young Norma Restarick's (Jade Longley) memories return in flashback sequences, involving Mary Restarick (Juliet Howland), the mother of Norma, and Nanny Lavinia Seagram (Caroline O'Neill), who had cared for the child.
At Horsfield Estate, near Cross Hedges, Alf Renny (Tim Stern), the Valet, welcomes guests, as Sir Roderick Horsfield and Sonia Benson host a reception to announce their engagement, which Hercule Poirot attends with Ariadne Oliver, Andrew Restarick attends with Claudia Reece-Holland, and David Baker attends with Frances Cary.
But, after Norma Restarick, the "Third Girl," arrives, confrontations persist, and another body is discovered on the premises.
How will Poirot tie together three murders appearing as suicides during his extensive showdown sequence, which contains three additional plot twists, as some facts don't appear as they seem.
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- Jul 18, 2010
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- Wrotham Park, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England, UK(as Crosshedges, the Restarick family's country estate)
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- Runtime1 hour 33 minutes
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