The Yellow Iris (radio drama)

The Yellow Iris is a radio play written by Agatha Christie and broadcast on the BBC National Programme on Tuesday 2 November 1937 at 8.00pm.

The script was based on the short story, Yellow Iris, which had been published in issue 559 of the Strand Magazine in July of the same year.

Hercule Poirot was played by Anthony Holles and The Yellow Iris marked the debut of the character on radio (he had already been portrayed on stage, film and television).

"[2] Cast: Anthony Holles as Hercule Poirot Sydney Keith as Barton Russell Evelyn Neilson as Pauline Weatherby Dino Galvani as Luigi, Maitre d'Hotel Frank Drew as Anthony Chappell Martita Hunt as Senora Lola Valdez Peter Scott as Stephen Carter Audrey Cameron as The Cloak Room Attendant Bernard Jukes as The Waiter The script of the play is published by Samuel French, separately, and in the collection Poirot Double Bill with another short play "The Wasp's Nest".

It was adapted for television by Anthony Horowitz and directed by Peter Barber-Fleming as part of the ITV series Agatha Christie's Poirot in 1993, starring David Suchet.