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. It is based on Agatha Christie's novel '' They Do It with Mirrors'', using the novel's American title. The novel has been dramatized on two separated series, ''

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''. They used the novel's original title.

Synopsis

Miss Marple reunites with her friend Carrie Louise Serrocold at her country mansion. Christian Gulbranson, Marple's lawyer, persuades her to visit the estate of his stepmother, Carrie Louise. Her devoted husband Lewis has turned the manor house Stonygates into a halfway house for criminals. He confides to Marple and suspects someone poisoning Carrie with arsenic. After Christian dies, a killer is at large in a house full of suspects.

Cast

* Helen Hayes as Miss Jane Marple *

as Carrie Louise Serrocold *

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as Lewis Serrocold *

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as Inspector Curry * Liane Langland as Gina Markham * John Laughlin as Wally Markham *

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as Mildred Strete *

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as Dr. Max Hargrove * Frances de la Tour as Miss Bellaver *

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as Christian Gulbranson * James Coombes as Steven Restarick *

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as Edgar Lawson

Production

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It was filmed entirely on location in England.

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and

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. Turville, Seer Green and

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, all in Buckinghamshire were used for the film.

References

External links

* {{Dick Lowry 1985 television films 1985 films 1980s mystery films American mystery films British television films British mystery films Films based on Miss Marple books CBS network films Television shows based on works by Agatha Christie Films directed by Dick Lowry Films scored by Richard Rodney Bennett 1980s English-language films 1980s American films 1980s British films