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Before David Suchet transformed himself into his alter ego, Hercule Poirot, for Murder on the Orient Express, he traveled on the luxury train and took viewers along for the ride in the documentary, David Suchet on the Orient Express.

David Suchet on the Orient Express premiered in the US as a PBS Masterpiece special that coincided with the stateside debut of Agatha Christie’s Poirot: Murder on the Orient Express nearly five years ago. And in a couple of weeks, select public TV stations across the country will begin re-airing it.

The travelogue lets us, the viewers, be Suchet’s travel companions as he “follows in the footsteps of Agatha Christie’s Poirot on the Orient Express” and rides the rails from Calais to Venice and Prague, in high style and comfort, on the most famous train in the world.

Traveling in the lap of luxury, Suchet sets about to discover (and enlighten us with) the history of the Orient Express, some of the train’s real-life dramas and famous passengers, and why Agatha Christie chose it as the setting for one of Hercule Poirot’s most famous cases, Murder on the Orient Express.

In recounting the story, Suchet notes Christie’s attention to detail about the Orient Express when crafting the mystery,

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David Suchet On The Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special

Celebrated actor David Suchet sets aside his alter ego Hercule Poirot to step aboard one of the world's most iconic trains in the documentary "David Suchet On The Orient Express: A Masterpiece Special."

From London, Suchet travels to Calais in northern France to board the Venice Simplon Orient Express, and begins his 2,000-mile journey through six countries, with a breathtaking stop in Venice on the way to Prague. The delightful Suchet revels in the artistry and beauty of the train, and explores its attraction for Agatha Christie, who used it as the setting for one of her most recognized novels.

With the incisive inquisitiveness of Poirot, Suchet also traces the history of the Orient Express from its elegant beginnings to its tumultuous final days, and how its legacy has lived on. Come aboard for a charming and insightful view of the timeless Orient Express.

This program originally aired in 2010.

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