Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple — Season 1, Episode 11: The Mystery of the Egyptian Tomb, Part 1: A Challenge from the Past

Episode synopsis

Sir John Willard, a noted archaeologist dies while excavating an Egyptian tomb. Lady Willard is worried because her son, Sir Guy Willard intends to carry on his father's work, regardless of the risks. She confides in Poirot that she is worried about the talk on the ground that a curse is at work at the site. Poirot agrees to protect her son.

About Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple

Young Mabel West is the daughter of mystery writer Raymond West, who wants her to lead a normal life. Rebelling against this, Mabel wants to be a great detective, and sets out for London to become assistant to none other than Hercule Poirot, the great Belgian detective who resides there. She finally wins the reluctant approval of her father, and embarks on an exciting life of mystery and suspense - his only demand being that she occasionally spend some time with her great-aunt, Jane Marple, in the small village of St. Mary Mead.

More episodes from Season 1

• E1The Jewel Robbery at the Grand Metropolitan
• E2The Riddle of the Cheap Flat
• E3Strange Will
• E4The Perfect Maid
• E5The Case of the ABC Murders, Part 1: Poirot Receives a Letter of Challenge
• E6The Case of the ABC Murders, Part 2: A Town and a Name Beginning with 'B'
• E7The Case of the ABC Murders, Part 3: The Culprit Appears
• E8The Case of the ABC Murders, Part 4: Poirot Solves the Riddle
• E9The Disappearance of the Prime Minister, Part 1: Pursuit in the Dover Strait
• E10The Disappearance of the Prime Minister, Part 2: The Truth is in England
• E12The Mystery of the Egyptian Tomb, Part 2: The Curse of Pharaoh Men-her-Ra
• E13Tape-Measure Murder