First broadcast 25th December 1994.When the obnoxious multi-millionaire Simeon Lee unexpectedly invites his family to gather at his home for Christmas, the gesture is met with displeasure by many of the guests.David Suchet as Hercule PoirotPhilip Jackson as Chief Inspector JappMark Tandy as Superintendent SugdenVernon Dobtcheff as Simeon LeeSimon Roberts as Alfred LeeCatherine Rabett as Lydia LeeEric Carte as George LeeAndree Bernard as Magdalene LeeBrian Gwaspari as Harry LeeSasha Behar as Pilar EstravadosOlga Lowe as StellaAyub Khan-Din as HorburyJohn Horsley as TressilianScott Handy as Young Simeon LeeLiese Benjamin as Young StellaOscar Pearce as GerritSteve Delaney as Sergeant CoombesColin Meredith as ShopkeeperPeter Hughes as Mr CharltonJoanna Dickens as CookMichael Keats as ConstableChristopher Webber as Train StewardGeorge Little as Dicker (voice) Tony Red Richards as Mrs. Japp's Relative Laurence Richardson as Policeman