Moonflower Murders (TV series)
British television series
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Moonflower Murders is a 2024 murder mystery television series that is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by British author Anthony Horowitz and the second novel in the Susan Ryeland series. The numerous through-line plot elements make the series a continuation of the Magpie Murders series.
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by Anthony Horowitz
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| Genre | Murder mystery |
| Created by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Based on | Moonflower Murders by Anthony Horowitz |
| Screenplay by | Anthony Horowitz |
| Directed by | Rebecca Gatward |
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| Theme music composer | Murray Gold |
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| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
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| Cinematography | Peter Robertson |
| Editor | Catherine Creed |
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Cast and characters
- Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland
- Timothy McMullan as Atticus Pünd
- Alexandros Logothetis as Andreas Patakis
- Daniel Mays as Locke / Chubb
- Pooky Quesnel as Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner
- Claire Rushbrook as Katie Williams
- Conleth Hill as Alan Conway
- Matthew Beard as James Taylor
- Sanjeev Kohli as Sajid Khan
- Mark Gatiss as Frank Parris / Oskar Berlin
- Rosalie Craig as Lisa Treherne / Melissa James
- Pippa Bennett-Warner as Madeline Cain
- Adrian Rawlins as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
- Liam Garrigan as Leonard Collins
- Jeany Spark as Samantha Collins
- Kostis Daskalakis as Vangelis
- Alec Secareanu as Stefan Leonida
- Will Tudor as Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh
- Amy Griffiths as Cecily MacNeil née Treherne
- Rupert Evans as John Spencer
- Wade Briggs as Liam Corby
- Joanna Bacon as Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler
- Thomas Coombes as Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler
- Tim Plester as Martin Webster
- Kate Ashfield as Joanne Webster
Production
In January 2023, the series was bought by BBC One from BritBox. The BBC then developed plans to produce a sequel series to Magpie Murders.[1] Author Anthony Horowitz adapted his book for the series himself, which is directed by Rebecca Gatward.[2] The six-part series is produced by Eleventh Hour Films and executive produced by Jill Green, and made in association with PBS’s Masterpiece, for whom the first series attracted over five million viewers.[3][4]
In 2023, BBC began filming a series based on Moonflower Murders, released in 2024. Lesley Manville and Timothy McMullan reprised their roles as Susan and Atticus from the previous Magpie Murders series.[5] The series features new cast members including Mark Gatiss, Rosalie Craig, Pippa Bennett-Warner and Adrian Rawlins, as well as returning roles for Alexandros Logothetis, Daniel Mays, Claire Rushbrook, Conleth Hill, Matthew Beard and Sanjeev Kohli.[6]
Filming was completed by December 2023, with filming locations including Dublin and Crete.[7][8]