BBC Acquires The Anthony Horowitz Murder Mystery, Marble Hall Murders
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Carl Roberts 
The BBC has acquired the Anthony Horowitz murder mystery Marble Hall Murders, starring Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan.
The BBC has acquired Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final instalment in best-selling novelist Anthony Horowitz’s Susan Ryeland series. Eleventh Hour Films will make the follow-up from the acclaimed Moonflower Murders and Magpie Murders in association with Salt Films for PBS MASTERPIECE and the BBC. It is adapted by Anthony Horowitz and executive produced by Jill Green.
Marble Hall Murders will be filmed in March in Dublin, Corfu, and London. It will see Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan reprise their roles. Also returning are Rebecca Gatward to direct and Suzanne McAuley as producer.
LESLEY MANVILLE
Lesley Manville (The Crown, Phantom Thread) stars as Susan Ryeland, a book editor who all too often finds herself involved in baffling murders. When she returns to England, she reluctantly finds herself drawn into a new mystery featuring Atticus Pünd, this time written by a young, emerging author. “Pünd’s Last Case” is set in 1955 at an exotic villa in Corfu. The true identity of a killer lurks within the story, putting Susan in serious danger once again.
TIM MCMULLAN
Tim McMullan (Patrick Melrose, The Crown) plays Atticus Pünd, the literary detective who steps out of the books to help Susan unravel the real-life mystery of who killed Miriam Crace, the most famous children’s author in the world.
Moonflower Murders averaged 4.9m viewers across the series, making it one of the BBC’s most-watched acquired scripted series in 2024*.
ANTHONY HOROWITZ
Anthony Horowitz says: “I’m so happy to bring the team back. The stars, director, producers, and crew – for a third instalment of what has been a fantastically successful TV series. I have a feeling this could be the best yet.”
JILL GREEN AND SUE DEEKS
Jill Green says:
“Anthony has once again brought his unique and original perspective to the world of murder mystery. Marble Hall Murders completes the trilogy, and the scripts and lead actors are once again at the top of their game.”
Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says:
“We are so delighted that there is going to be another adaptation of the intricately plotted and brilliantly entertaining Susan Ryeland murder mystery series for BBC viewers to enjoy”.
BEHIND THE SCENES
Eleventh Hour Films is producing The Marble Hall Murders in collaboration with Salt Films for PBS MASTERPIECE and the BBC. Jill Green and Eleventh Hour Films are the executive producers, and Anthony Horowitz has adapted the drama. Sony Pictures Television will distribute the series globally, while PBS Distribution will manage it in North America.
*Source: BARB 4 Screens, As viewed, 28 days average audience
“Marble Hall Murders” will be released on a future date, which will be announced soon.
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