Author:Agatha Christie,June Whitfield,Ian Lavender,Jamie Glover,Full Cast
'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October 29, at Little Paddocks, at 6:30pm. Friends please accept this, the only intimation.' Nestled among the usual notices about dogs for sale and appeals for domestic help, the startling entry in the personal column of the Chipping Cleghorn Gazette has the entire village agog with curiosity. Is it a game? And who is meant to attend? The mistress of Little Paddocks, Letitia Blacklock, is also taken completely by surprise. Suspecting her nephew of a practical joke, she's sure of one thing: half the village will be converging on the house expecting a glass of sherry. Sure enough, the evening sees a crowd of residents standing expectantly in the drawing-room. Then the clock strikes the half-hour, the lights go out, and three gunshots ring in the dark. When the lights go back on, the promised murder has been committed. Can Miss Marple work out what has happened and why? One of Agatha Christie's most intriguing mysteries is dramatised with a full cast including Ian Lavender and Jamie Glover.
A classy piece of classic radio, well worth revisiting
—— Chichester ObserverA gift for Clue obsessives
—— Sunday TimesMaxwell narrates their remarkable story with barrels of rough-and ready Glaswegian drollery
—— London LiteHis spirited determination to overcome all that he's been through is humbling to witness
—— GuardianA remarkable journey of rehabilitation... The story of Collins's catastrophic illness is horrific, but sometimes funny and, ultimately hopeful too
—— Sunday HeraldYou'll finish this remarkable book with a lump in your throat and admiration for the courage of both writer and subject
—— WordBeautifully penned...a heart warming and inspirational read
—— The List