Mr Foxley is a non-canonical character created for the the The Mirror Crack'd, EMI films 1980 adaptation of the The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side. Foxley is apparently the village postman and also the bandmaster of the village brass band. Miss Marple tells her friends at the village fete that Mr Foxley would be certain to herald the appearance of Marina Gregg at the fete with a suitable fanfare. Just as Marina is about to come out to meet the villagers, Foxley, on a signal from Ella Zielinsky, switches the band abruptly to a rendition of "There's No Business Like Show Business". The villagers recognise this and rush forward to meet the celebrity.
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