A Holby City star has joined the UK and Ireland tour cast of an Agatha Christie classic. 

Murder on the Orient Express will be at Norwich Theatre Royal from September 17 to 21 2024.

It was previously announced that Michael Maloney will play the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.

His film and TV credits include Belfast, The Iron Lady and Young Victoria.

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The rest of the cast has now been revealed, which includes Bob Barrett as Monsieur Bouc.

Barrett is best known for playing Sacha Levy in the BBC medical drama Holby City from 2010 to 2022.

The full cast of Murder on the Orient ExpressThe full cast of Murder on the Orient Express (Image: Supplied)

On stage, he most recently appeared in the tour of Agatha Christie’s And Then There Were None, which came to Norwich Theatre Royal in January 2024. 

Murder on the Orient Express is set during the winter of 1934, when an avalanche stops the train dead in its tracks.

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An American tycoon lies dead in his compartment, stabbed eight times, with his door locked from the inside.

Trapped in the snow with a killer still onboard, can the world’s most famous detective crack the case before the train reaches its final destination?

Book tickets at norwichtheatre.org or call 01603 630000.