Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington

– When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.70 / 10
Duration:
One Hour and 50 Minutes
Release Year:
1987
Original Name:
Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington (1987) - Also known as Miss Marple: 4.50 from Paddington

When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss Marple however determines that there is only one spot along the line where a body could have been dumped and it happens to be very near the Crackenthorpe estate. She asks her niece, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go there undercover as a domestic. She soon finds the dead woman's body at which time the police take on a renewed interest but it is left to Miss Marple to solve the mystery.

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Release Date:

25 Feb 1987

Language:

English

MPAA Content-Rating:
TV-14 – For Age 14 and Above

This program contains some material that many parents would find unsuitable for children under 14 years of age. Programs rated TV-14 contains material that parents or adult guardians may find unsuitable for children under the age of 14. The FCC warns that "Parents are cautioned to exercise some care in monitoring this program and are cautioned against letting children under the age of 14 watch unattended." Programs with this rating contain crude humor, drug/alcohol use, inappropriate language, strong violence (may include some amounts of blood and gore), and moderate suggestive themes or dialogue.

Director:

Martyn Friend

Writer:

Agatha Christie (novel), T.R. Bowen (screenplay)

Main Actors:

Joan Hickson, Juliette Mole, David Beames, Mona Bruce

Plot:

When Miss Marple's visiting friend sees a woman being strangled on a passing train, they immediately report it to the police. Inspector Slack sees Miss Marple as a bit of a busy body and drops the investigation after only a few days. Miss Marple however determines that there is only one spot along the line where a body could have been dumped and it happens to be very near the Crackenthorpe estate. She asks a professional housekeeper, Lucy Eyelesbarrow, to go there undercover as a domestic. She soon finds the dead woman's body at which time the police take on a renewed interest but it is left to Miss Marple to solve the mystery.

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.7/10