New out this year, Magpie Murders a BritBox original. Based on Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling novel. Available to stream now via BritBox or Amazon UK Prime Video (released February 2022). And coming soon to Amazon US Prime Video. Starring the brilliant Lesley Manville. Also starring Daniel Mays, Tim McMullan, Pippa Haywood, Michael Maloney and Conleth Hill. Series one includes 6 episodes, detailed below.
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Magpie Murders
About Series 1: Lesley Manville stars in this gripping new BritBox Original – a mystery within a mystery. Adapted from Anthony Horowitz’s hit novel, it follows an editor who gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript. Magpie Murders is a unique crime drama which spans two time periods (1950s and contemporary Britain) with the cast portraying multiple characters in the different time periods – in the real and literary fiction worlds!
Episode 1.1
IMDb rating: 7.4 (47).
Plot: Ryeland is a successful editor – but her career is threatened when the new mystery novel by her number one author turns up with its final chapter missing. Her life is further complicated when she becomes involved in a murder. [Source: Amazon]
Episode 1.2
IMDb rating: 7.9 (30).
Plot: Susan arrives in Suffolk, searching for the missing chapter and discovers that Alan Conway used everyone he knew as characters in his book, the story of a detective called Atticus Pünd, set in 1955. It looks as if one of them may have murdered him. [Source: Amazon]
Episode 1.3
IMDb rating: 7.2 (27).
Plot: Susan’s personal life unravels when her boyfriend tells her that he’s going home to Crete and he wants her to come with her. Still searching for the missing chapter and investigating Alan’s death, she receives help from an unexpected source. [Source: Amazon]
Episode 1.4
IMDb rating: 7.4 (27).
Plot: In 1955, Sir Magnus Pye is buried while, in the present day, Alan Conway is also laid to rest. Characters from the novel cross over with people from real life. But which one of them is the killer? [Source: Amazon]
Episode 1.5
IMDb rating: 7.3 (26).
Plot: Andreas is now the prime suspect in the murder of Alan Conway. Atticus Pünd continues to help her with her investigation. At the same time, the death of Sir Magnus Pye leads him to a past tragedy. [Source: Amazon]
Episode 1.6
IMDb rating: 7.9 (28).
Plot: Susan finds the missing chapter and it tells her the identity of the killer. Atticus Pünd invites her on an unforgettable journey as he unravels the secrets of the past. [Source: Amazon]
*Available to Stream on BritBox with Amazon Prime Video on UK Amazon and US Amazon.
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