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Key context: <p>Toni Collette heads a list of familiar voices playing out the village murder-mystery. Plus, Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe go off on some rather wild tangents</p><p>Toni Collette is an eagle-eyed amateur sleuth in this big adaptation of Agatha Christie’s first Miss Marple novel. When Colonel Protheroe is found dead in sleepy St Mary Mead, suspects include his spouse, Anne, and daughter, Lettice. But as false confessions and red herrings stack up, can Marple crack the case? Kit Harington, Lolly Adefope and Vicki Pepperdine – who wrote the adaptation – are among the cast. <em><br> Widely available, episodes weekly</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2026/aug/17/an-agatha-christie-classic-with-an-impressive-cast-best-podcasts-of-the-week">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.
Toni Collette heads a list of familiar voices playing out the village murder-mystery. Plus, Guz Khan and Kiell Smith-Bynoe go off on some rather wild tangentsToni Collette is an eagle-eyed amateur sleuth in this big adaptation of Agatha Christie’s first Miss Marple novel. When Colonel Protheroe is found dead in sleepy St Mary Mead, suspects include his spouse, Anne, and daughter, Lettice. But as false confessions and red herrings stack up, can Marple crack the case? Kit Harington, Lolly Adefope and Vicki Pepperdine – who wrote the adaptation – are among the cast. Widely available, episodes weekly Continue reading...
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