Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan are set to reprise their roles as Susan Ryland and Atticus Pund in Marble Hall Murders, an adaptation of the third and final installment in Anthony Horowitz’s Susan Ryeland series.
This is a follow-up to Magpie Murders and Moonflower Murders, which premiered on Masterpiece in 2022 and 2024. It will be made by Eleventh Hour Films in association with Salt Films for Masterpiece PBS and the BBC.
Marble Hall Murders is adapted by Anthony Horowitz and executive produced by Jill Green.
The story picks up with Susan returning to England where she is drawn into a new Atticus Pünd mystery — this time written by a new, young writer. “Pünd’s Last Case” is a story set in 1955 in a villa in Corfu – but the identity of a real killer is hidden in the book.
McMullan (The Crown) reprises his role as Atticus, the literary detective who steps out of the books to help Susan unravel the real-life mystery. Who killed Miriam Crace, the most famous children’s author in the world?
“I’m so happy to bring the team back – stars, director, producers and crew – for a third installment of what has been a fantastically successful TV series,” said Horowitz in a statement. “I have a feeling this could be the best yet.”
“We are beyond thrilled to once again be partnering with Eleventh Hour Films to bring one of Anthony’s brilliant novels to life and to have Lesley and Tim return in their roles,” continued Masterpiece Head of Scripted Content and Executive Producer Susanne Simpson in a statement. “The first two series were incredibly successful for us and we can’t wait for our audience to see Marble Hall Murders.”
Also returning are Rebecca Gatward to direct and Suzanne McAuley as producer. The series will begin filming in March in Dublin, Corfu and London. Additional cast to be announced at a later date.
Marble Hall Murders is a co-production of Eleventh Hour Films for Masterpiece and the BBC in association with Salt Films, and distributed worldwide by Sony Pictures Television and by PBS Distribution in North America. Masterpiece is presented on PBS by GBH Boston.
