Masterpiece Mystery! Poirot "Cat Among the Pidgeons" on WXXI-TV

Pictured (l-r): Harriet Walter as Miss Bulstrode and David Suchet as Hercule Poirot.

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Poirot tackles an intriguing and dangerous murder case involving international espionage, a Middle-Eastern revolution and a missing princess.

The surviving heir to a Middle-Eastern throne is hidden away from revolutionaries in a small English girl’s school, but when — one by one — teachers are found murdered, it seems the school may not be such a haven for the princess after all. At Meadowbank School for Girls hidden rubies, kidnapping, and murder disrupt the term. With the killer on the loose and pupils fleeing with frantic parents, only Poirot can save the school from ruin.

Masterpiece Mystery! Poirot "Cat Among the Pidgeons" airs Sunday, August 1 at 9 p.m. on WXXI-TV (DT21.1/cable 11/cable 1011).

For nearly 40 years, MASTERPIECE has enthralled audiences with the works of the finest classic and contemporary writers interpreted by the world's foremost actors. The MASTERPIECE schedule breaks the year into three “seasons,” each with its own host, graphics and fresh take on the series’ famous theme music.