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A Murder Is Announced

  • Episode aired Jan 2, 2005
  • TV-PG
  • 1h 34m
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Geraldine McEwan, Elaine Paige, and Zoë Wanamaker in A Murder Is Announced (2005)
Agatha Christie's Marple: A Murder Is Announced
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The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock, anticipating a murder game. But things become too real when someone is shot dead.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock, anticipating a murder game. But things become too real when someone is shot dead.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn are summoned by a newspaper notice to the house of Letitia Blacklock, anticipating a murder game. But things become too real when someone is shot dead.

  • Director
    • John Strickland
  • Writers
    • Agatha Christie
    • Stewart Harcourt
  • Stars
    • Geraldine McEwan
    • Christian Coulson
    • Cherie Lunghi
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.5/10
    2.5K
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    • Director
      • John Strickland
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Stewart Harcourt
    • Stars
      • Geraldine McEwan
      • Christian Coulson
      • Cherie Lunghi
    • 41User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production info at IMDbPro
    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 3 nominations total

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    Geraldine McEwan
    Geraldine McEwan
    • Miss Marple
    Christian Coulson
    Christian Coulson
    • Edmund Swettenham
    Cherie Lunghi
    Cherie Lunghi
    • Sadie Swettenham
    Robert Pugh
    Robert Pugh
    • Colonel Easterbrook
    Keeley Hawes
    Keeley Hawes
    • Phillipa Haymes
    Zoë Wanamaker
    Zoë Wanamaker
    • Letitia Blacklock
    • (as Zöe Wanamaker)
    Claire Skinner
    Claire Skinner
    • Amy Murgatroyd
    Frances Barber
    Frances Barber
    • Lizzie Hinchcliffe
    Elaine Paige
    • Dora Bunner
    Matthew Goode
    Matthew Goode
    • Patrick Simmons
    Sienna Guillory
    Sienna Guillory
    • Julia Simmons
    Catherine Tate
    Catherine Tate
    • Mitzi Kosinski
    Christian Rubeck
    Christian Rubeck
    • Rudi Schertz
    • (as Christian Pedersen)
    Alexander Armstrong
    Alexander Armstrong
    • D.I. Dermot Craddock
    Richard Dixon
    Richard Dixon
    • Rowlandson
    Nicole Lewis
    • Myrna Harris
    Gerard Horan
    Gerard Horan
    • D.S. Fletcher
    Lesley Nicol
    Lesley Nicol
    • Nurse McClelland
    • Director
      • John Strickland
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie
      • Stewart Harcourt
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    Did you know

    • Trivia
      Zoë Wanamaker "Letitia" played "Ariadne Oliver" in all the Poirot episodes in which the character was included.
    • Goofs
      Miss Marple refers to a gun that is involved in the story as a Revolver. In fact the gun is a Luger pistol which is an automatic. Automatics use one or more stationary chambers, usually in the gun hand grip, to hold bullets. Revolvers use several chambers inside a cylinder, usually between the hand grip and the barrel, that rotates, to hold bullets.
    • Quotes
      • Amy Murgatroyd: What do you think it means?
      • Lizzie Hinchcliffe: It means going round to Letitia Blacklock's and having bad sherry - that's what it means - and then having to pretend to murder one of the neighbours.
      • Amy Murgatroyd: And will the lights suddenly go out?
      • Lizzie Hinchcliffe: Well, that's usually the form.
      • Amy Murgatroyd: And will there be screaming?
      • Lizzie Hinchcliffe: Well, if you've got anything to do with it, yes, I expect so.
    • Crazy credits
      In the opening credits, Zoë Wanamaker is misspelled "Zöe Wanamaker".
    • Connections
      Featured in There's Something About Christie... Murder Made Simple (2007)
    • Soundtracks
      Guilty
      (1931) (uncredited)

      Music by Richard A. Whiting and Harry Akst

      Lyrics by Gus Kahn

      Sung by Al Bowlly

      [heard while newspaper boy riding bicycle]

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    Details

    • Release date
      • January 2, 2005 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Official site
      • PBS (United States)
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Panna Marple: Morderstwo odbedzie sie
    • Filming locations
      • Eilean Donan Castle, Kyle of Lochalsh, Highland, Scotland, UK(Exterior)
    • Production companies
      • Granada
      • WGBH
      • Agatha Christie
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 34m(94 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo

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