Agatha Christie's fifty-
seventh mystery novel
was one of the author's favourite works and is
now considered a classic
of the genre. The book
was first adapted by
Cannon Films for this version (which earned a
Cannes festival premiere
in 1984), followed by ITV Studio's treatment
for Marple in 2007, then
Mammoth Screen's
production was shown on BBC1 in 2018. Released in 1985, the film (screened
last night on Sky Arts) featured Donald Sutherland, Christopher Plummer,
Faye Dunaway, Sarah Miles, Ian McShane, Michael Elphick, and these nine
Doctor Who cast connections:
- Big Finish actor Michael Maloney (Micky here; Dr. Waters in By the Pricking of My Thumbs, 2006; Poirot in Murder on the Orient Express, 2024) voiced Frederick Simonsson for Grand Theft Cosmos (2008), Adam Farrow for AudioGo's The Circus of Doom, Fratalin for Patient Zero, the Viryans for Blue Forgotten Planet (all 2009) and Charlotte Pollard 1 (2014), Rennol for Kiss of Death, Narrator of The Silent Stars Go By (both 2011), Hilary Hammond for Enemy Aliens (2013), Gregor Saraton for Zygon Hunt (2014), William Hogan for The Rockery (2019), and the Two for Two's Company and The Union (both 2023)
- Diana [Marilyn] Quick (Gwenda here; Mrs. Welman in Sad Cypress, 2003) voiced Prime for Scream of the Shalka
- Annette [Ross Mcleod] Crosbie (Kirsten) was Mrs. Angelo in The Eleventh Hour
- Ron [Henry] Pember (Ferryman here; Jarrold in The Girl in the Train) voiced Seedle for Slipback
- Billy McColl [born Collins] (Jacko) was Humker in The Mysterious Planet
- [Thomas] Kevin [Harvest] Stoney (Solicitor here; Dr. Markwell in Murder at the Gallop) was Mavic Chen in The Daleks' Master Plan, Tobias Vaughn in The Invasion, and Tyrum in Revenge of the Cybermen
- Brian Glover (Executioner) was [Charlie] Griffiths in Attack of the Cybermen
- Martin [Ryan] Grace (stunt co-ordinator) was a Thal in Dr. Who and the Daleks
- Rocky Taylor (stunt driver here; stunt advisor on The Secret Adversary, 1983) was a stuntman on The Idiot's Lantern
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