Anthony Horowitz to adapt ‘Marble Hall Murders’ for Masterpiece PBS!
Brilliant news this week for those that both love a good British mystery and the work of Anthony Horowitz (Foyle’s War, Midsomer Murders, Magpie Murders, Moonflower Murders). Masterpiece PBS has announced that it has commissioned Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final installment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz’s Susan Ryeland series. This is a follow-up to the critically acclaimed Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders, which premiered on Masterpiece in 2022 and 2024, respectively.
Lesley Manville (Mum, The Crown, Phantom Thread, Back to Black) returns as Susan Ryeland, a book editor who all too often finds herself involved in baffling murders. Returning to England, she is reluctantly drawn into a new Atticus Pünd mystery, this time written by a new, young writer.
“Pünd’s Last Case” is a story set in 1955, in an exotic villa in Corfu – but the identity of a real killer is hidden in the book and once again Susan is going to find herself in grave danger. Tim McMullan (Foyle’s War, Patrick Melrose, The Crown) reprises his role as Atticus Pünd, the literary detective who steps out of the books to help Susan unravel the real-life mystery of who killed Miriam Crace, the most famous children’s author in the world?
Produced by Eleventh Hour Films in association with Salt Films for Masterpiece PBS and the BBC, Marble Hall Murders will be adapted by Horowitz and executive produced by Jill Green.
Anthony Horowitz said: “I’m so happy to bring the team back – stars, director, producers and crew – for a third instalment of what has been a fantastically successful TV series. I have a feeling this could be the best yet.”
Sounding equally as excited about the upcoming adaptation, Executive Producer Jill Green said: “Anthony has once again brought his unique and original perspective to the world of murder mystery. Marble Hall Murders completes the trilogy and the scripts and lead actors are once again at the top of their game.”
Marble Hall Murders will begin filming in March 2025 in Dublin, Corfu and London with additional cast to be announced at a later date.
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