Five Little Pigs
To Stephen Glanville
UK
Collins, London, Jan. 1943
US
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, May 1942 as "Murder in Retrospect"
Collier's Weekly, Sep.20-Nov.22 1941 as 'Murder in Retrospect'

Plot

Beautiful Caroline Crale was convicted of poisoning her husband, yet there were five other suspects: Philip Blake (the stockbroker) who went to market; Meredith Blake (the amateur herbalist) who stayed at home; Elsa Gree (the three-time divorcee) who had roast beef; Cecilia Williams (the devoted governess) who had none; and Angela Warren (the disfigured sister) who cried 'wee wee wee' all the way home.
It is sixteen years later, but Hercule Poirot just can't get that nursery rhyme out of his mind...

Contents

Introduction
Carla Lemarchant
BOOK I
I. Counsel for the Defence • II. Councel for the Prosecution • III. The Young Solicitor • IV. The Old Solicitor • V. The Police Superintendent • VI. This Little Pig went to Market... • VII. This Little Pig stayed at Home • VIII. This Little Pig had Roast Beef • IX. This Little Pig had None • X. This Little Pig cried "Wee Wee Wee"
Book II
Narrative of Philip Blake • Narrative of Meredith Blake • Narrative of Lady Dittisham • Narrative of Cecilia Williams • Narrative of Angela Warren
Book III
I. Conclusions • II. Poirot asks Five Questions • III. Reconstruction • IV. Truth • V. Aftermath

Characters

Hercule Poirot • Meredith Blake • Philip Blake • Caleb, • Amyas Crale • Caroline Crale • Sir Montague Depleach • Load Dittisham • Quentin • Fogg • Elsa Greer • Jonatha • Carla Lemarchant • John Rattery • Angela Warren • Cecelia Williams

Go Back for Murder (play)

Full Length Play / More than 120 minutes
dramatised by Agatha Christie, 1960.
Presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London, on 23rd March 1960, with the following cast of characters: (in the order of their appearance)

JUSTIN FOGGRobert Urquhart
TURNBALLPeter Hutton
CARLAAnn Firbank
JEFF ROGERSMark Eden
PHILIP BLAKEAnthony Marlowe
MEREDITH BLAKELaurence Hardy
LADY MELKSHAMLisa Daniely
MISS WILLIAMSMargot Boyd
ANGELA WARRENDorothy Bromiley
CAROLINE CRALEAnn Firbank
AMYAS CRALENigel Green

Directed by Hubert Gregg
Decor by Michael Weight

Films & TV

Five Little Pigs, ITV/UK, 2003
Agahta Christie's POIROT IX
Cinq petits cochons, FR, 2011
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 1

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