1984
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Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced: With Joan Hickson, Ursula Howells, Samantha Bond, Simon Shepherd. An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
- (2.6K)
- 1985-02-28
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 53
A Murder Is Announced: Directed by John Strickland. With Geraldine McEwan, Christian Coulson, Cherie Lunghi, Robert Pugh. The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock, anticipating a murder game.
- (2.2K)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- John Strickland
- 2005-01-02
The novel features her detective Jane Marple. The murder is announced in advance in a local newspaper in a small village; Miss Marple is staying at a spa hotel there for treatment. She works with Inspector Craddock of the county police. The novel was well-received at publication.
In this first instalment we are introduced to the characters, and given the first murder. How on Earth did the young Swiss boy end up getting shot, it must have been suicide? Everything is on point, the tone, music, the script, pacing, and of course performances.
- (127)
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- David Giles
- 1985-02-28
Miss Marple. The small village of Chipping Cleghorn; the late 1940s. Among the small ads of the local paper appears an unobtrusive advert announcing the time and place of a forthcoming murder.
Dec 31, 2014 · When a local advertisement announces a murder, the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn expect a game. But it's no longer a game when a body is discovered. Fortunately Miss Marple is on hand! Agatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.
2/3 Inspector Craddock is stumped, but fortunately Miss Marple has her instincts to turn to.
