Sleeping Murder (Miss Marple episode)

Sleeping Murder was filmed by the BBC as a 100-minute film in the sixth adaptation (of twelve) in the BBC's Miss Marple TV series starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. It was transmitted in two 50-minute parts on Sunday, 11 January and Sunday, 18 January 1987. The episodes were directed by John Davies with screenplay by Ken Taylor. It is an adaptation of the Christie novel of the same name.

Synopsis
When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.

Cast
Mentioned
 * Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
 * Geraldine Alexander as Gwenda Reed
 * John Moulder-Brown as Giles Reed
 * Frederick Treves as Doctor James Kennedy
 * Jean Anderson as Mrs Fane
 * Terrence Hardiman as Walter Fane
 * John Bennett as Richard Erskine
 * Geraldine Newman as Janet Erskine
 * Jack Watson as Foster
 * Joan Scott as Mrs Cocker
 * Jean Heywood as Edith Paget
 * Georgine Anderson as Mrs Hengrave
 * Edward Jewesbury as Mr Sims
 * David McAlister as Raymond West
 * Amanda Boxer as Joan West
 * Esmond Knight as Mr Galbraith
 * John Ringham as Dr Penrose
 * Eryl Maynard as Lily Kimble
 * Ken Kitson as Jim Kimble
 * Kenneth Cope as Jackie Afflick
 * Peter Spraggon as Detective Inspector Last
 * Sheila Raynor as Shop Assistant
 * Donald Burton as Bosola
 * Struan Rodger as Ferdinand (voice)
 * Gary Watson as Kelvin Halliday
 * Sir Henry Clithering
 * Dr McGuire
 * the Misses Elworthy
 * Mrs Findeyson
 * Alison Danby
 * Freddie Lovelace
 * Reg
 * Beryl

Filming locations

 * Fore Street, Otterton - cottages in opening scene
 * Watch Hill, Budleigh Salterton - Hillside
 * Sidmouth - Dillmouth scenes
 * Cadhay House, Ottery Saint Mary - Anstell Manor

Research notes

 * There is an easter egg in the episode. Towards the end, in the scene where Giles is calling Gwenda from the hospital, there is a poster on the wall advertising the "Ottery Saint Mary village church fete" to be held at Cadhay House and Gardens. Cadhay House was used in the episode as the filming location of Anstell Manor where Colonel Erskine lived.