This TV film of "The ABC Murders" is one of the best movies of the entire Agatha Christie series on Hercule Poirot. It also ranks among the very best mystery thrillers of all time. The film is packed with intrigue from start to finish. The simple modus operandi of the murders in this story belie the complexities of this fantastic mystery.
Super sleuth Hercule Poirot is stumped for a long time, but his little grey cells help him eventually unravel this great mystery. His sidekick, Captain Hastings, is there to lend a hand. And Chief Inspector Japp has more than the usual work cut out for him in the effort to apprehend the murderer.
The reguklar cast for this film give it their all, and some guest actors turn in tremendous performances as well. Poirot (David Suchet), Hastings (Hugh Fraser), and Japp (Philip Jackson) needed to be in top form to solve this most intriguing of cases. And, Donald Sumpter as Cust gives a performance worthy of an award. This is too great a mystery to say much more about. It would deprive those who haven't yet seen the film of the full enjoyment of a superb mystery.
Kudos to Grenada Media and associates. This is an outstanding production of an enthralling thriller from the pen of the greatest mystery writer of all time.
