Marple: The Pale Horse (2010) (TV)

Director:

Andy Hay

Writers:

Russell Lewis (screenplay)
Agatha Christie (novel)

Release Date:

10 July 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.

Plot Keywords:

Murder Mystery | Lingerie Slip

Cast

Julia McKenzie	...	Miss Marple
Nicholas Parsons	...	Father Gorman
Lynda Baron	...	Mrs. Coppins
JJ Feild	...	Paul Osbourne
Jodie Hay	...	Bertie
Jason Merrells	...	Dr. Kerrigan
Neil Pearson	...	Inspector Lejeune
Jonathan Cake	...	Mark Easterbrook
Nigel Planer	...	Mr. Venables
Jenny Galloway	...	Bella
Susan Lynch	...	Sybil Stamfordis
Pauline Collins	...	Thyrza Grey
Tom Ward	...	Captain Cottam
Sarah Alexander	...	Lydia Harsnet
Holly Valance	...	Kanga
Amy Manson	...	Ginger Corrigan
Mike Shepherd	...	Chief Mummer
Holly Willoughby	...	Goody Carne
Julia Molony	...	Thomasina Tuckerton
Bill Paterson	...	Bradley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Elizabeth Rider	...	Mrs Davis

Directed by
Andy Hay

Writing credits
Russell Lewis		(screenplay)
Agatha Christie		(novel)

Produced by
Michele Buck	....	executive producer
Mary Durkan	....	executive producer: for Chorion
Rebecca Eaton	....	executive producer: for WGBH Boston
Matthew Hamilton	....	co-producer
Mathew Prichard	....	executive producer: for Chorion
Jennie Scanlon	....	co-producer
Karen Thrussell	....	series producer
Damien Timmer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dominik Scherrer

Cinematography by
Peter Greenhalgh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matthew Tabern

Casting by
Susie Parriss

Production Design by
Jeff Tessler

Art Direction by
Miranda Cull

Costume Design by
Sheena Napier

Makeup Department
Bee Archer	....	makeup artist
Pamela Haddock	....	hair and make-up designer
Julie Kendrick	....	makeup artist
Vicki Lang	....	makeup artist (as Vickie Lang)
Hannah Proverbs	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Kate Stannard	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sean Clayton	....	second assistant director
Tussy Facchin	....	third assistant director
Paul Judges	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tim Bonstow	....	production buyer
Dave Channon	....	construction manager
Ron Dawling	....	stand-by props (as Ron Dowling)
Fred Foster	....	stand-by construction
Paul Gilpin	....	supervising art director
Jim Grindley	....	property master
Andrew Lavin	....	stand-by art director
Richard MacMillan	....	stand-by props (as Richard Macmillian)
Robert Muskett	....	stand-by construction (as Bob Muskett)
Jay Pales	....	dressing props
Mike Rawlings	....	dressing props
Mike Syson	....	dressing props
Tim Bonstow	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
John Downer	....	supervising sound editor
Marc Hope	....	foley editor
Chris McLaughlin	....	sound assistant
Sarah Morton	....	dialogue editor
Ashley Reynolds	....	sound maintenance
Andrew Sissons	....	sound recordist
Nigel Squibbs	....	re-recording mixer
Simon Epstein	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Lucy	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Evans	....	clapper loader
Ben Gibb	....	focus puller
Jimmy Harris	....	best boy
Dermot Hickey	....	focus puller
Dean Murray	....	clapper loader
Greg Murray	....	grip assistant
Steve Murray	....	a-camera/steadicam operator
Steve Murray	....	camera operator
Jim Philpott	....	camera grip
Adam Walker	....	electrician
Gavin Walters	....	gaffer
Peter Davies	....	electrician (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Janine Marr	....	costume supervisor
Philip O'Connor	....	assistant costume designer (as Phil O'Connor)
Steve O'Sullivan	....	costume assistant
Sarah Ward	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Simon Giblin	....	on-line editor
Kevin Horsewood	....	colorist
Vicky Tooms	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Martin Thornton	....	technical score assistant

Other crew
Meriel Baistow-Clare	....	script editor
Sam Baker	....	production coordinator
Natasha Bayford	....	press officer
Simon Blakey	....	production secretary
Julie Burnell	....	production executive
Sue Hills	....	script supervisor
Rebecca Kemp	....	location assistant
Caroline Russell	....	production accountant
Joanna Sanders	....	assistant production accountant
Patrick Smith	....	picture publicist
Mark Walledge	....	assistant location manager
Tracey Waller	....	title design
Chris White	....	location manager
Phil Hunnisett	....	runner (uncredited)
Donna Shakesheff	....	production runner (uncredited)
Izzi Shearman	....	floor runner (uncredited)

Production Companies

• ITV Studios (A Co-Production of) (as itv STUDIOS)
• WGBH (A Co-Production of) (as WGBH BOSTON)
• Agatha Christie (in association with) (as Agatha Christie Ltd {a Chorion Company)
• Chorion (uncredited)

Distributors

• Elephant Films (2011) (France) (video)
• ITV Studios (2010) (worldwide) (all media)
• NHK (2012) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Coach House Studios  Avid Unity suite (uncredited)
• Media Services  stationery supplier (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Hughenden Manor, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

ITV Studios

Trivia:

Nicholas Parsons is no stranger to Miss Marple. He had previously appeared in a Margaret Rutherford Miss Marple film Murder Ahoy as Dr.Crump.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mrs Davis:August, qu'est-ce que tu bois? Shaw, Harmondsworth. God forgive me! Wickedness!

Movie Connections:

Remake of The Pale Horse (1997) (TV)

Calling Jane Marple...

Okay, it isn't easy finding enough Miss Marple stories in the Christie canon to create a full-fledged series. But the producers have done a nice job of wedging her into one of Christie's most ingenious tales. Like "The Mirror Crack'd," "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd" and "Murder on the Orient Express," the tale features a wonderfully original plot device -- in this case, a whole new approach to contract killing. Throw in a kind of British take on re-creating the Salem witch trials and you have a mordantly murky and entertaining mystery. Purists may take umbrage at Miss Marple wandering off her own turf to solve a series of seemingly occult murders. But if it's a well-told mystery (as this one is) and doesn't otherwise twist Dame Agatha's story, why not?