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The Case Of The Discontented Soldier

Major John Wilbraham, newly retired from the British Army in Kenya and now living in the English country-side in a wisteria covered cottage with his faithful cocker spaniel finds life tame. Seeking adventure and romance, he consults Mr. Parker Pyne. Fairly soon the rather shy major meets the equally shy Freda Clegg. An adventure follows, involving buried treasure, maps written in Swahili, crooked lawyers, thugs, maidens in distress and imprisonment in a water filling cellar. All ends happily, mainly due to the imaginative prowess of that inimitable authoress, Mrs. Ariadne Oliver (Agatha Christie's alter ego). John Wilbraham and Freda Clegg soon find themselves not only embarking on a quest for buried treasure in Africa, but more importantly, each finds that they are in love with the other. Another charming love story of an autumn romance from the pen of Agatha Christie.

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  • Originally Aired October 5, 1982
  • Runtime 60 minutes
  • Network ITV1
  • On Other Sites IMDB
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Name Type Role
T.R. Bowen Writer
Walter Gaunt Guest Star Wally
Derek Smee Guest Star Head Waiter
Barbara New Guest Star Mrs. Benson
Angela Easterling Guest Star Miss Lemon
Karen Mount Guest Star English Rose
Lewis Fiander Guest Star Mr. Reid
William Gaunt Guest Star Major John Wilbraham
Patricia Garwood Guest Star Freda Clegg
Peter Brayham Guest Star Thug 1
Lally Bowers Guest Star Mrs Oliver
Jason Norman Guest Star Charlie
Terence Plummer Guest Star Thug 2
Veronica Strong Guest Star Madeleine de Sara
Paul Dawson Guest Star Neville
Maurice Denham Guest Star Parker Pyne
Michael Simpson Director
Agatha Christie Director