The Seven Dials Mystery is a television film by London Weekend Television in 1981. Directed by Tony Wharmby, produced by Tony Wharmby and Jack Williams with screenplay by Pat Sandys, the programme first aired on 6 Mar 1981. It is an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.
Synopsis[]
Comparison with original book[]
Cast[]
- John Gielgud as Marquess of Caterhan
- Harry Andrews as Superintendent Battle
- Cheryl Campbell as Lady Eileen 'Bundle' Brent
- James Warwick as Jimmy Thesiger
- Terence Alexander as George Lomax
- Christopher Scoular as Bill Eversleigh
- Lucy Gutteridge as Lorraine Wade
- Leslie Sands as Sir Oswald Coote
- Joyce Redman as Lady Coote
- Brian Wilde as Tredwell
- Rula Lenska as Countess Radzky
- Noel Johnson as Sir Stanley Digby
- Robert Longden as Gerry Wade
- John Vine as Ronny Devereux
- James Griffiths as Rupert 'Pongo' Bateman
- Hetty Baynes as Vera
- Sarah Crowden as Helen
- Lynne Ross as Nancy
- Thom Delaney as Terence O'Rourke
- Norwich Duff as Howard Phelps
- Sandor Elès as Count Andras
- Douglas W. Iles as John Bauer
- Charles Morgan as Dr. Cartwright
- John Price as Alfred
- Roger Sloman as Stevens
- Jacob Witkin as Mr Mosgorovsky
Tropes and Themes[]
Filming Locations[]
- The Manor House, Frogmore Lane, Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK as Chimneys
- Glynde Place, Glynde, East Sussex, England, UK as Wyvern Abbey
- Greenway, Galmpton, Devon, England, UK as Outdoor scenes
- Norman Shaw Buildings, London, England, UK as Scotland Yard exterior