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The Star of the Orient
A precious jewel is stolen from a snowbound train in the coldest winter on record. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, can Sister Boniface solve the mystery?
A priceless but 'cursed' jewel is stolen from a locked safe on a snowbound train in the coldest winter on record. With the train stuck in a snowdrift, the passengers wait for it to be rescued. When one of the passengers is found stabbed to death and a suspicious stowaway is discovered on the train, can the claims that there is a curse on the jewel be upheld?
Last on
Fri 19 Dec 2025
14:00
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Sister Boniface | Lorna Watson |
| Felix Livingstone | Jerry Iwu |
| Peggy Button | Ami Metcalf |
| Sam Gillespie | Max Brown |
| Ranulph Usher | Mark Edel-Hunt |
| Miss Thimble | Sarah Crowden |
| Tom Thomas | David Sterne |
| CC Lowsley | Robert Daws |
| Mrs Clam | Belinda Lang |
| Stanley Fawcett | Alec Newman |
| Reverend Mother Adrian | Carolyn Pickles |
| Miss Fitz D'Arcy | Siobhan Redmond |
| Charles Usher | Timothy West |
| Sir Swinton Usher | Rupert Vansittart |
| Malise Bonham-Crane | Geoffrey McGivern |
| Vivienne Bonham-Crane | Maggie Steed |
| Abigail Usher | Margaret Clunie |
| Jean Smythe | Hedydd Dylan |
| Carol Cooper | Bethany Milner |
| Harinder Ray | Stephen Rahman-Hughes |
| Nick Foster | Moses Alexander |
| Sister Reginald | Virginia Fiol |
| Mr Henry Medwick | Eric Colvin |
| Sister Peter | Tina Chiang |
| Writer | Jude Tindall |
| Director | Ian Barber |
Broadcast
- Fri 19 Dec 2025 14:00
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