Rent Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
4.0 of 5 from 53 ratings
2h 39min
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- Synopsis:
A murder is announced in the Chipping Cleghorne Gazette to take place on October 5th, 7 PM at Little Paddocks cottage. The people living there, retired secretary Miss Blacklock (Ursula Howells), her companion Miss Bunner (Renée Asherson), Miss Blacklock's two distant cousins, Patrick (Simon Shepherd) and Julia (Samantha Bond) and Mrs. Haymes (Nicola King), a gardener, have no idea what the ad is about. Several villagers arrive at the house under the false pretenses of "just walking by" or "Was in the neighborhood". At exactly 7 PM, the lights go out, and a man enters the room, and shines a flashlight in everyone's face. Then shots are heard. As the lights come back on, they find the man who entered the room has been shot. Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) must unmask the killer but soon more murders turn up. - Actors:
- Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond, Simon Shepherd, Nicola King, Elaine Ives-Cameron, Ralph Michael, Sylvia Syms, Matthew Solon, Mary Kerridge, Joan Sims, Paola Dionisotti, Vivienne Moore, David Collings, Richard Bebb, John Castle, Kevin Whately, Renée Asherson, Liz Crowther, David Pinner
- Directors:
- David Giles
- Producers:
- Guy Slater
- Writers:
- Agatha Christie, Alan Plater
- Aka:
- Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
- Collections:
- Drama Films & TV, A Brief History of Film..., Top 10 Agatha Christie Films, Topping the Music Hall Bill
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Reviews (1) of Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced
Very good - Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced review by SB
At just over two and a half hours in length, this version has the space to be a better adaptation of the Christie novel than the later ITV version. The period setting is also more natural, and the performances less strained for effect. Joan Hickson is the quintessential Miss Marple and John Castle gives a fine performance as an unusually sympathetic and intelligent police inspector. Amongst a host of strong supporting performances, those of Samantha Bond, Paola Dionisotti and Nicola King stand out. Well worth watching.
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