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Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington

Original title: Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
  • TV Movie
  • 19871987
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 1h 50m
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.1K
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Joan Hickson in Mystery! (1980)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
A friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow... Read allA friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.A friend of Miss Marple's sees a woman being strangled in a passing train. When police cannot find a body and doubt the story, Miss Marple enlists professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go undercover.
IMDb RATING
7.6/10
2.1K
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  • Director
    • Martyn Friend
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie(novel)
    • T.R. Bowen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joan Hickson
    • Juliette Mole
    • David Beames
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  • Director
    • Martyn Friend
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie(novel)
    • T.R. Bowen(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Joan Hickson
    • Juliette Mole
    • David Beames
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    • 17User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
    Joan Hickson and David Suchet in Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder (1987)
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    Joan Hickson
    Joan Hickson
    • Miss Jane Marpleas Miss Jane Marple
    Juliette Mole
    • Anna Stravinskaas Anna Stravinska
    David Beames
    • Bryan Eastleyas Bryan Eastley
    Mona Bruce
    • Mrs. McGillicuddyas Mrs. McGillicuddy
    Nicholas Blane
    Nicholas Blane
    • Paddington Porteras Paddington Porter
    Katy Jarrett
    • Maryas Mary
    Leslie Adams
    • Desk Sergeantas Desk Sergeant
    David Horovitch
    David Horovitch
    • Detective Inspector Slackas Detective Inspector Slack
    Ian Brimble
    Ian Brimble
    • Detective Sergeant Lakeas Detective Sergeant Lake
    Rhoda Lewis
    Rhoda Lewis
    • Mrs. Broganas Mrs. Brogan
    Jill Meager
    • Lucy Eyelesbarrowas Lucy Eyelesbarrow
    Joanna David
    Joanna David
    • Emma Crackenthorpeas Emma Crackenthorpe
    Maurice Denham
    Maurice Denham
    • Luther Crackenthorpeas Luther Crackenthorpe
    Andrew Burt
    Andrew Burt
    • Dr. John Quimperas Dr. John Quimper
    Pamela Pitchford
    • Mrs. Kidderas Mrs. Kidder
    Christopher Haley
    • Alexander Eastleyas Alexander Eastley
    Daniele Stroppa
    • James Stoddart-Westas James Stoddart-West
    • (as Daniel Steel)
    Bernard Brown
    Bernard Brown
    • Harold Crackenthorpeas Harold Crackenthorpe
    • Director
      • Martyn Friend
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie(novel)
      • T.R. Bowen(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss Marple however determines that there is only one spot along the line where a body could have been dumped and it happens to be very near the Crackenthorpe estate. She asks a professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go there undercover as a domestic. She soon finds the dead woman's body at which time the police take on a renewed interest but it is left to Miss Marple to solve the mystery. —garykmcd
    • year 1957
    • 1950s
    • reference to sputnik
    • female protagonist
    • space age
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
    • Certificate
      • TV-14
    • Parents guide

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    • Trivia
      Joan Hickson was in an adaptation of this story in 1961 called Murder She Said (1961), Margaret Rutherford played Miss Marple and Hickson played Mrs. Kidder.
    • Goofs
      When Dr Quimper takes the old man's blood pressure near the end of the movie, he doesn't have the stethoscope earpieces in his ears.
    • Quotes

      Miss Jane Marple: But of course you must go on searching, Inspector! Now you might say that Elspeth is not a sophisticated person, but, I assure you, she has both feet firmly on the ground. She saw what she saw!

    • Connections
      Featured in Arena: Agatha Christie - Unfinished Portrait (1990)

    User reviews17

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    Top review
    10/10
    Jill Meager is the Highlight
    I am not in the habit of writing reviews but the reviewer who took exception to Jill Meager provoked me to rebut his comment. She was the "Highlight" of this episode and the reason I viewed it several times. Being extremely attractive, charming and projecting intelligence are clearly reasons enough for any red-blooded male to crawl on all "fours" for Her.

    I confess that I only started watching this series just recently even though I was aware of it for many years. This was partly out of prejudice on my part. I wrongly assumed it would be something very staid; people making exits and entrances between long patches of dialogue.

    I was "all wet." This is one of the most memorable Series I have seen.

    John Fedinatz, New York, NY
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    • Sep 27, 2020

    Details

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    • Release date
      • February 25, 1987 (United Kingdom)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • Australia
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Miss Marple: 16 Uhr 50 ab Paddington
    • Filming locations
      • Orchardleigh House, Frome, Somerset, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • 7 Network
      • A+E Networks
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 50 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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