Hercule Poirot (Sir Peter Ustinov), is on a cruise up the Nile. He is surrounded by an interesting assortment of characters, including a wealthy heiress and her husband, on their honeymoon.

Agatha Christie wrote a letter in response, listing her own 10 favourite books. But she left one ... one fan favourite out of the running: Death on the Nile. Her 1937 classic is one of her most ...