4.50 from Paddington

United Kingdom, 1987

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Episode of Series “Miss Marple Series”.
Elspeth McGillicuddy travels from London to St. Mary Mead to visit her old friend Miss Marple, catching the 4.50 train from Paddington. On the way the train draws to a halt and another train draws alongside. In the carriage opposite the blind suddenly snaps up. Glancing across, Mrs McGillicuddy witnesses a sight she will never forget. Almost immediately the train chugs away, leaving the image printed in Mrs. McGillicuddy’s mind - she has witnessed a murder! Stars Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.

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Credits

director

Martyn Friend

producer

George Gallaccio

production company

BBC

Duration

01:45:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1987

Appears in

Miss Marple Series

Group of items

Miss Marple Series

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Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

302233

Language

English

Audience classification

PG

Subject categories

Adaptations

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers

Courtroom, Crime, Espionage & Thrillers → Detective and mystery films

Crime, Espionage, Justice, Police & Prisons → Murder

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - Great Britain

Literature → English literature - Film and video adaptations

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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