简介：PoirotactorDavidSuchetistoembarkonajourneyacrossEuropeontheOrientExpress,thetrainimmortalisedbyAgathaChristie,foranewITV1documentary.　　The60-minuteprogramme,provisionallyentitledDavidSuchetontheOrientExpress,willfeaturetheactor"immersinghimselfintheglamour,romance,historyandescapism"ofthefamoustrain,thesettingforChristie'snovelMurderOntheOrientExpress.　　DavidSuchetontheOrientExpresswilltouchontheincidentin1929thatinspiredChristie'sbook:thetrainwasstuckinasnowdriftfor10days,60milesoutsideIstanbul,carryingafullcomplementofpassengerswhosurvivedonlywiththeassistanceofnearbyTurkishvillagers.　　Thefilm,whichisbeingmadebyITVStudios,willusearchivematerialtotellthetrain'shistoryfromitsinaugural"Expressd'Orient"journeyacrossEuropein1883toitsroleinbothworldwars.ItbeginswithSuchetboardingthetrainatLondon'sVictoriastationandfollowshimthroughVeniceandPrague.　　"MakingthisfilmgivesmeathrillingopportunitytodelveintothefascinatingstoryofoneofthemosticonicjourneysinEuropeantravel,"Suchetsaid."ThetrainandtherouteittakesaresteepedincultureandhistoryandIlookforwardtogivingviewersaninsightintoauniqueexperienceandrevealingsomeofthetalesandsecretsfromitspast."　　DavidSuchetontheOrientExpresswascommissionedbytheITVdirectoroffactualanddaytime,AlisonSharman,thecontrollerofpopularfactual,JoClinton-Davis,andthecommissioningeditoroffactual,DianaHowie.　　TheprogrammeisthelatestinalistofcelebritytravelprogrammesonITV,includingMartinClunes'srecentIslandsofBritainandBillyConnolly'sJourneytotheEdgeoftheWorld.…