| Magpie Murders | |
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| Genre | Murder mystery |
| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Based on | Magpie Murders by Anthony Horowitz |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Directed by | Peter Cattaneo |
| Starring | |
| Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Suzanne McAuley |
| Cinematography | Anna Valdez-Hanks |
| Running time | 45 minutes |
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| Release | February 10, 2022 |
Magpie Murders is a 2022 murder mystery television series created by Anthony Horowitz. It is an adaptation of his novel of the same name.
Cast and characters
editEpisodes
editProduction
editIn July 2020, Deadline announced that PBS's Masterpiece would adapt the novel into a six-part drama series, which would be aired in the US and on BritBox in the UK.[1] Horowitz was to prepare the script and Masterpiece was to produce it along with Jill Green and Eleventh Hour Films.[2][3] Tim McMullan was signed to portray the character of Atticus Pünd after actor Timothy Spall pulled out of the production due to scheduling issues.[4] Lesley Manville agreed to play the other central character, Susan Ryeland, who has a more significant role in the series than in the book. Daniel Mays appears as the local police detective, Alexandros Logothetis as Susan's lover and Claire Rushbrook as her sister. Jude Hill and Matthew Beard were also part of the series' cast.[5]
The role of author Alan Conway was played by Conleth Hill.[6] Other members of the cast included Pippa Haywood, Michael Maloney, Ian Lloyd Anderson, Karen Westwood, Dorothy Atkinson, Lorcan Cranitch, Danielle Ryan, Harry Lawtey, Nia Deacon, Chu Omambala, Karl Collins, Sutara Gayle, Sanjeev Kohli, Paul Tylak, David Herlihy, Nathan Clarke, San Shella, Kate Gilmore and Beverley Longhurst.[7] Peter Cattaneo directed the series.
Filming
editThe television series was filmed in 2021. Some exteriors were shot in London, and extensive shooting was completed in Suffolk, where much of the story takes place; the production spent more than three weeks in the village of Kersey,[8] where the Bell Inn became The Queen’s Arms.[9][10] Filming also took place in and around Dublin, with Dublin City University properties used for some scenes.[11] Other filming took place in Bloomsbury in County Meath.
Release
editOn BritBox in the UK, the series began streaming on 10 February 2022;[7] in North America, the PBS series premiered on 16 October 2022.[12]
The adaptation aired on BBC One on 1 April 2023 and released all episodes on BBC iPlayer, but aired the six episodes each week on BBC One.
Reception
editOn Rotten Tomatoes the series has a 100% rating based on reviews from 12 critics, with an average rating of 8 out of 10.[13]
Notes
editReferences
edit- ^ Petski, Denise (21 July 2020). "'Magpie Murders' Drama Series Adaptation Set On PBS' Masterpiece". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Hallemann, Caroline (23 July 2020). "The 'Magpie Murders' Is Being Made into a TV Show". Town & Country. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ "MASTERPIECE to Co-Produce Magpie Murders | PBS". Masterpiece. Retrieved 7 October 2020.
- ^ Kanter, Jake (21 May 2021). "Timothy Spall Pulls Out Of PBS/BritBox Series 'Magpie Murders' & Is Replaced By Tim McMullan; Daniel Mays Joins Cast". Deadline. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "The Crown star's new drama Magpie Murders looks seriously good - see first look". HELLO!. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
- ^ "Meet the 'Magpie Murders' Cast". Newsweek. 17 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ a b Molly Moss (7 February 2022). "Magpie Murders' Daniel Mays and Lesley Manville face off in teaser". Radio Times. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Where is Magpie Murders filmed?". Radio Times. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "Kersey: Village pub thrown a 'lifeline' by Magpie Murders series". BBC News. 6 February 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
- ^ "MAGPIE MURDERS: Creator and executive producers on new PBS series – Exclusive Interview". Assignment X. 16 October 2022. Retrieved 31 October 2022.
- ^ "Film Locations on Campus". DCU. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
We had the pleasure of Filming the Murder Mystery TV Series 'Magpie Murders' at DCU (All Hallows and St. Patricks)
- ^ Hanh Nguyen (16 October 2022). "Murder, she edited: In PBS' "Magpie Murders," Lesley Manville is a publishing world mystery sleuth". Salon.com. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
- ^ "MAGPIE MURDERS (2022)". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 1 November 2022.