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Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced

  • TV Mini Series
  • 19851985
  • 2h 33m
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7.9/10
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Miss Marple: A Murder Is Announced (1985)
CrimeDramaMystery
An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.
IMDb RATING
7.9/10
2.3K
YOUR RATING
  • Stars
    • Joan Hickson
    • Ursula Howells
    • Samantha Bond
  • Stars
    • Joan Hickson
    • Ursula Howells
    • Samantha Bond
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    • 33User reviews
    • 7Critic reviews
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    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Miss Marple
    Ursula Howells
    Ursula Howells
    • Miss Blacklock
    Samantha Bond
    Samantha Bond
    • Julia Simmons
    Simon Shepherd
    Simon Shepherd
    • Patrick Simmons
    Nicola King
    • Phillipa Haymes
    Elaine Ives-Cameron
    • Hannah
    Ralph Michael
    • Colonel Easterbrook
    Sylvia Syms
    Sylvia Syms
    • Mrs. Easterbrook
    Matthew Solon
    • Edmund Swettenham
    Mary Kerridge
    Mary Kerridge
    • Mrs. Swettenham
    Joan Sims
    Joan Sims
    • Miss Murgatroyd
    Paola Dionisotti
    Paola Dionisotti
    • Miss Hinchcliffe
    Vivienne Moore
    • Mrs. Harmon
    David Collings
    David Collings
    • Reverend Harmon
    Richard Bebb
    • Rydesdale
    John Castle
    John Castle
    • Detective Inspector Craddock
    Kevin Whately
    Kevin Whately
    • Detective Sergeant Fletcher
    Renée Asherson
    Renée Asherson
    • Miss Bunner
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    • Trivia
      In another Miss Marple Inspector Craddock tells Inspector Slack that MissMarple is his aunt.
    • Goofs
      As the lights go out for the 'murder' Miss Murgatroyd is seen in the corner of the room between Mrs Easterbrook and Edmund Swettenham - nowhere near the door she is later said to be behind when it opens, thus she could not have been 'behind the light' as the only witness to 'who was not there'.
    • Quotes

      [Mrs Harmon nearly trips over her cat]

      Mrs. Harmon: Oh, do be careful, Delilah!

      Det. Inspector Craddock: Delilah?

      Mrs. Harmon: My husband named her that. I'm afraid her moral standards are rather similar!

    • Alternate versions
      The song Hinch sings while Murgatroyd is murdered varies from version to version. For example, the late-90s US Warner VHS uses "Shall We Dance?" and the 2014 US Blu-ray and DVD use "Got the Sun in the Mornin' (and the Moon at Night)", as now indicated on IMDb. IMDb's and other soundtrack listings mention or used to mention "Sing for Your Supper" and that may be a third alternative. It is unclear so far if this is a localization or copyright issue, or which if any is the "correct" song. (See also goofs.)
    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait (1990)

    User reviews33

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    enjoyable
    I really loved this adaptation. I felt it stuck closely to the book and it was well casted. I initially hesitated to see this version after being extremely dissapointed with "Ten Little Indians/And then there were none.

    Rent it - I think you wont be disappointed either
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    • elmochook
    • Jun 21, 2003

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 28, 1985 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
      • Australia
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Miss Marple - Ein Mord wird angekündigt
    • Filming locations
      • Powerstock, Dorset, England, UK(Chipping Cleghorn)
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • A+E Networks
      • Seven Network
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 33 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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