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Suchet, Hershey board 'Express' TV movie

British actor Naveen Andrews, nominated for best supporting actor in a series, mini-series or television movie for his work on "Lost," arrives with partner Barbara Hershey for the 63rd Annual Golden Globe Awards on Monday, Jan. 16, 2006, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (UPI Photo/Jim Ruymen)..

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Published: Nov. 18, 2009 at 12:21 PM

LONDON, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- David Suchet and Barbara Hershey are set to star in a new British TV adaption of Agatha Christie's mystery novel "Murder on the Orient Express," the BBC said.

Suchet will reprise his role of Christie protagonist Hercule Poirot, a Belgian detective he has played on television for 21 years.

"Express" producer Karen Thrussell described the 1934 book as the "most ingenious and best loved Agatha Christie title of all time."

The film is expected to be shot on location in London and Malta, the BBC reported.

ITV has not said when it plans to air the movie, which will co-star Eileen Atkins, Samuel West and Hugh Bonneville.

Topics: Agatha Christie, Barbara Hershey

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