occurred in London in 1753. The case created a sensation at the time due to the inconsistencies in the victim's declarations and the alibis of the perpetrators. Japp mentions this case due to the peculiar fact that the suspect was seen at two places at the same time. In the novel Lady Edgware was seen at a dinner party at the same time that she was also seen visiting the victim. Similarly, in the Canning case the suspect, Mary Squires, was seen travelling at the time that Elizabeth Canning said that she had been imprisoned by her. Adaptations Radio John Moffatt starred as Poirot in a five-part BBC Radio 4 adaptation by Michael Bakewell directed by Enyd Williams and also starring Simon Williams as Captain Hastings and Nicola Pagett as Jane Wilkinson. Film The novel was first adapted in 1934 as an eighty-minute film directed by Henry Edwards for Real Art Productions. The film was the third to star Austin Trevor in the role of Poirot after his appearances in Alibi and Black Coffee, both in 1931. Television 1985 adaptation The novel was first adapted for television as an eighty-seven-minute film in 1985, under the American version's title Thirteen at Dinner. It starred Peter Ustinov in one of his six appearances as Hercule Poirot, David Suchet as Chief Inspector Japp, and co-starred Faye Dunaway in the dual role of Jane Wilkinson and Carlotta Adams. The adaptation updated the setting of the story to contemporary times, rather than within the 1930s. 2000 adaptation A second television adaptation of Lord Edgware Dies was created in 2000, as an episode for the series Agatha Christie's Poirot on 19 February 2000. It starred David Suchet in the role of Hercule Poirot, and was produced by Carnival Films. While remaining faithful to most of the plot of the novel, it featured a number of changes. Adaptor: Anthony Horowitz Director: Brian Farnham Cast: David Suchet as Hercule Poirot Hugh Fraser as Captain Arthur Hastings Philip Jackson as Chief Inspector Japp Pauline Moran as Miss Lemon Helen Grace as Jane Wilkinson/Lady Edgware John Castle as Lord Edgware Fiona Allen as Carlotta Adams Dominic Guard as Bryan Martin Fenella Woolgar as Ellis Deborah Cornelius as Penny Driver Hannah Yelland as Geraldine Marsh Tim Steed as Ronald Marsh Lesley Nightingale as Miss Carroll Christopher Guard as Alton Iain Fraser as Donald Ross Virginia Denham as Alice 2012 French television