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A Murder is Announced was the fourth episode in the BBC series "Miss Marple". It featured Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and was directed by David Giles with screenplay by Alan Plater. It was first broadcast in three parts from 28 February and 1-2 March 1985 in the U.K. It was an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.

Synopsis[]

An unusual announcement in the newspaper leads the curious villagers to Miss Blacklock's home, where they become witnesses to a murder.

Comparison with original novel[]

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The adaptation is highly faithful to the original novel with a few minor changes.

  • The character of Sir Henry Clithering is omitted. The chief constable George Rydesdale here appears to know about Miss Marple already.

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Filming Locations[]

  • Ross on Wye
    • Royal Hotel, Ross on Wye - Miss Marple's hotel
    • some street scenes, Church Street, Ross-on-Wye
    • No 4 Church Street - Chipping Cleghorn Gazette
  • Powerstock, Dorset
    • Chipping Cleghorn village scenes
    • House on Dugberry Hill near junction with School Hill, DT6 3TD - Blue Bird Cafe
    • Church of St Mary the Virgin - village church
    • Myrtle Cottage, Dugberry Hill (50.7637780, -2.6874604) - Col Easterbrook's house
    • Glebe House, Dugberry Hill - the vicarage
    • Lower Townsend Farmhouse, Dugberry Hill - Boulders
  • Ardverikie House - As the home of Belle Goedler in Scotland.
  • West Compton House, West Compton, Dorchester DT2 0EY - Little Paddocks (a B and B, actually it only has three guest bedrooms!)

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