First broadcast 12th February 1995.
An outbreak of apparent kleptomania at a student hostel is not normally the sort of crime that arouses Hercule Poirot's interest. However, Miss Lemon persuades him to investigate, as the hostel is run by her sister.
David Suchet as Hercule Poirot
Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp
Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon
Paris Jefferson as Sally Finch
Jonathan Firth as Nigel Chapman
Damian Lewis as Leonard Bateson
Gilbert Martin as Colin McNabb
Elinor Morriston as Valerie Hobhouse
Polly Kemp as Patricia Lane
Jessica Lloyd as Celia Austin
Sarah Badel as Florence Hubbard
Rachel Bell as Mrs Nicoletis
Granville Saxton as John Casterman
David Burke as Sir Arthur Stanley
Bernard Lloyd as Mr Endicott
Terry Duggan as Butcher
Mark Denny as Jarrow Marcher
Tony Kirwood as Passport Officer
Peter Glancy as Customs Officer
Andy Linden as Giorgios Nicoletis
Mark Webb as Journalist
Anthony Houghton as Journalist
Terry Francis as Journalist
Alec Linstead as Pharmacist
Brian McDermott as Chief Inspector
Michael McKone as Manager
John Webb as Vicar