Full Length Play / Melodrama(Mystery/Thriller) / More than 120 minutes
Samuel French, London, 1958
Presented by Peter Saunders at the Duchess Theatre, London, on 12th August 1958, with the following cast of characters: (in the order of their appearance)
RICHARD WARWICK | Philip Newman |
LAURA WARWICK | Renee Asherson |
MICHAEL STARKWEDDER | Nigel Stock |
MISS BENNETT | Winifred Oughton |
JAN WARWICK | Christopher Sandford |
MRS WARWICK | Violet Farebrother |
HENRY ANGELL | Paul Curran |
SERGEANT CADWALLADER | Tenniel Evans |
INSPECTOR THOMAS | Michael Golden |
JULIAN FARRAR | Roy Purcell |
Directed by Hubert Gregg
SYNOPSIS OF SCENES
The action of the play takes place in Richard Warwick's study in South Wales near the Bristol Channel
- ACT I
- SCENE 1 - Richard Warwick's study. About 11.30 p.m. in November.
- SCENE 2 - The same. The following morning about 11 a.m.
- ACT II
- SCENE - The same. Late afternoon the same day.
Films & TV
- Unexpected Guest, W.Germany, 1957
- TV drama list
- Dhund, India, 1973
- Film list
- L'ospite inatteso, IT, 1980
- TV drama list
- KIRIFURI-sanso Satsujin-jiken, YTV/JP, 1980
- TV drama list
- Fuji-sanroku Satsujin-jiken, BSJapan/JP, 2001
- TV drama list
The Unexpected Guest (Novelize)
adapted as a novel by Charles Osborne, HarperCollins, 1999

When a stranger runs his car into a ditch in dense fog in South Wales, near the coast, and makes his way to an isolated house, he discovers a woman standing over the dead body of her wheelchair-bound husband, gun in her hand. She admits to murder, and the unexpected guest offers to help her concoct a cover story.
But is it possible that Laura Warwick did not commit the murder after all? If so, who is she shielding? The victim's retarded young half-brother or his dying matriarchal mother? Laura's lover? Perhaps the father of the little boy killed in an accident for which Warwick was responsible? The house seems full of possible suspects...
UK/US covers
- Samuel French
- Samuel French, 1998
- Samuel French
- Samuel French, 2010; ISBN:9780573014673
- Samuel French, 2013; ISBN:9780573702372
- Samuel French, 2013; ISBN:9780573702372
Novelisation by Charles Osborne

- St.Martin's Press, 1999; Hardcover; ISBN:9780312242626

- HarperCollins, 1999; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002326902

- St. Martin's Press, 2000; ISBN:9780312975128

- Thorndike Press, 2000; Hardcover; ISBN:9780786222018; ♦Ralf M.M. Stultiëns

- HarperCollins, 2003; ISBN:9780007154890

- HarperCollins; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780006513681

- HarperCollins, 2017; ISBN:9780008196677

- HarperFiction, 2018; ISBN:9780008255596


- HarperCollins, 2010; Kindle Edition
Audio

- Highbridge, 2001; ISBN:9781565115552

- BBC Physical Audio, 2006; ISBN:9781846070372


- HarperCollins, 1999; ISBN:9780001055865

- HarperCollins, 2006; ISBN:9780007211661

The Unexpected Guest
HarperAudio, 2012

- HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9781504765466

- HarperCollins, 2007
- St.Martin's Press, 1999; Hardcover; ISBN:9780312242626
- HarperCollins, 1999; Hardcover; ISBN:9780002326902
- St. Martin's Press, 2000; ISBN:9780312975128
- Thorndike Press, 2000; Hardcover; ISBN:9780786222018; ♦Ralf M.M. Stultiëns
- HarperCollins, 2003; ISBN:9780007154890
- HarperCollins; Masterpiece edition; ISBN:9780006513681
- HarperCollins, 2017; ISBN:9780008196677
- HarperFiction, 2018; ISBN:9780008255596
- HarperCollins, 2010; Kindle Edition

- Highbridge, 2001; ISBN:9781565115552

- BBC Physical Audio, 2006; ISBN:9781846070372


- HarperCollins, 1999; ISBN:9780001055865

- HarperCollins, 2006; ISBN:9780007211661

The Unexpected Guest
HarperAudio, 2012

- HarperCollins, 2016; ISBN:9781504765466

- HarperCollins, 2007
Western Europe covers
Le visiteur inattendu / Un visiteur inattendu
Le visiteur inattendu
- Editions du Masque, 2002; ISBN:9782702430750
- Masque Christie, 2005; ISBN:9782702431665
- Masque Christie, 2017; ISBN:9782702448632
Un visiteur inattendu
- L'Œil du Prince, 2020; ISBN:9782351051801
De on verwachte gast
- Luitingh-Sijthoff, 1999
Ein unerwarteter Gast
- Scherz, 2000; ISBN:9783502101161
- Scherz, 2001; ISBN:9783502517900
- Fischer, 2007; ISBN:9783596173778
Audio

Ein Unerwarteter Gast
2005; ISBN:9783896143471

Ein unerwarteter Gast
Der Hörverlag, 2021
other language
- [Frisian] Yn 'e mist, Stifting Útjouwerij Frysk Toaniel,, 1984
Northern Europe covers
Den Ovantade Gasten
- Bonniers, 2001; ISBN:9789100575199; ♦Lars Högblom; ca: Andrew Davidson
Odottamaton vieras
- WSOY, 1999; ISBN:9789510238080
Southern Europe covers
L'ospite inatteso
- Il rifugio, La tela del Ragno, L'ospite inatteso, I Classici del Giallo(#627), 1991
- Il Giallo Mondadori(#2668), 2000
- Hachette Fascicoli, 2006
- Mondadori, 2018; ebook; ISBN:9788852089770
Una visita inesperada
- Plaza &Janés, 2000; ISBN:9788401327964
- Debolsillo, 2001
- Círculo de Lectores, 2000; ISBN:9788422685456
O Visitante inesperado / A Visita Inesperada
O Visitante inesperado
- Record, 2000; ISBN:9788501058140
- BestBolso, 2010; ISBN:9788577990771
A Visita Inesperada
- ASA(#69), 2012; ISBN:9789892316758
- ASA, 2018; Agatha Christie Juvenil; ISBN:9789892341491
Απρόσμενος επισκέπτης
- Λυχνάρι(M038), 2003
- Λυχνάρι(A214), 2007
Neočekivani gost
- Narodna knjiga & Politika (Beograd), 2005; ♦Svetlana Andjelic
- BDR Media; ISBN:9788660120610
Neočekivani gost
- V.D.T. (Zagreb), 2005; ISBN:9789536838257
Неочекуваниот посетител
- IКОНА, 2009; ♦Svetlana Andjelic, Ralf M.M. Stultiëns
- IКОНА, 2018
Eastern Europe covers
Neočekávaný host
- Dilia, 1962
- Knižní klub, 2016; ISBN:9788024253459
A Váratlan Vendég
- Magyar Könyvklub/Európa Kiadó, 2004; Képkeretes-Sorozat; ♦Sugar Viktoria
- Aquila Kiadó, 2006; Aquila Könyvek; ♦Horváth Tamás
- Európa Kiadó, 2014; Agatha Christie 125-Sorozat; ISBN:9789630798914
Неочакваният гост
- СЕЛЕКТА, 2000
Niespodziewany gość
- Prószyński i S-ka, 2000; ISBN:9788372558756
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2004; Seria z Gawronem; ISBN:9788373841161
- Hachette Polska: Kolekcja Hachette: Agatha Christie, 2004; ISBN:9788371847387
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2009; Agata Christie - Królowa Kryminału; ISBN:9788324588602
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2015; ebook
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2013; Klasyka Kryminału
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2013; Klasyka Kryminału; ISBN:9788324592876
- Wydawnictwo Dolnośląskie, 2017; Agatha Christie Kolekcja Kryminałów; ISBN:9788327155030
Audio

Niespodziewany gość
Omega, 2010
ISBN:9788372674180
Oaspetele Neașteptat
- Excelsior-Multi Press, 1999
Несподіваний гість
Нежданный гость
- Амфора, 2001; ISBN:9785942780791
- Амфора, 2005
- Эксмо, 2011; Вся Кристи; ISBN:9785699484768
- Эксмо, 2012; Детективный клуб Агаты Кристи; ISBN:9785699594177
- Эксмо, 2018; Агата Кристи. Серебряная коллекция; ISBN:9785699820245
- Эксмо, 2019; Агата Кристи. Любимая коллекция; ISBN:9785041055363
Audio

Нежданный гость
Эксмо, 2019
Middle East & Asian covers
Beklenmeyen Misafir
- Altın Kitaplar, 1999
- Altın Kitaplar, 2005; ISBN:9789754059829
- Altın Kitaplar Yayınevi, 2019; ISBN:9789754059823
ضيف غير متوقع / الزائر الغامض
ضيف غير متوقع
- Jarir Reader, 2014
ISBN:6281072079376
الزائر الغامض
- دار ميوزيك
2000
ISBN:9789953380902
الزائرغير المتوقع
- دار أسامة
2008
Vị Khách Không Mời
意外来客
- 新星出版社: 阿加莎·克里斯蒂作品(65), 2018; ISBN:9787513329088
- (play) 2012
招かれざる客
- 早川書房, 1980, 1985(8th); ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-53); ca: Hiroshi Manabe
- 早川書房, 1980; ハヤカワ・ミステリ文庫(HM1-53)
- 早川書房, 2004; クリスティー文庫(69); ISBN:9784151300691
- 講談社, 2002; 講談社文庫; ISBN:9784062736299