

'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday October 29th at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm'.Īs the time approaches, the crowds gather at Little Paddocks and then the lights go out. Graham Crowdenġ.The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Jane Marple, are agog with curiosity over an ad in the local gazette which reads:


Fortunately Miss Marple is on hand!Īgatha Christie's whodunit stars June Whitfield as the deceptively mild sleuth, Miss Jane Marple.įrom the book first published in 1950 and dramatised in five parts by Michael Bakewell.įirst broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in August 1999. But it's no longer a game when a body is discovered. When a local advertisement announces a murder, the villagers of Chipping Cleghorn expect a game.
