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Though the first series was produced by [=BritBox=], it has been announced that the cast will return for Horowitz's adaptation of his sequel, ''Literature/MoonflowerMurders'', which will premiere on Creator/{{BBC}} in 2024.
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Though the first series was produced by [=BritBox=], it has been announced that the cast will return for Horowitz's adaptation of his sequel, ''Literature/MoonflowerMurders'', which will premiere on Creator/{{BBC}} Creator/TheBBC in 2024.
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Though the first series was produced by [=BritBox=], it has been announced that the cast will return for Horowitz's adaptation of his sequel, ''Literature/MoonflowerMurders'', which will premiere on Creator/{{BBC}} in 2024.
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Andreas does know Alan in the books (but the rest is right)
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** Susan's boyfriend Andreas has a much larger role. In the book, he was not acquainted with Alan Conway and the person photographed on the tower with Conway was Jack White, a local land developer and Conway's neighbor.
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** Susan's boyfriend Andreas has a much larger role. In the book, he was not acquainted with Alan Conway and the person photographed on the tower with Conway was Jack White, a local land developer and Conway's neighbor.
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* CompositeCharacter: Andreas takes on a lot of elements of Jack White, a local property developer who confronted Alan before his death.
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* AdaptationalNameChange: In the book, Mary Blakiston's younger son is named Tom. In the series, his name is Sam.
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* AscendedExtra: Susan's sister Katie has at most two appearances in ''Literature/MagpieMurders'' (her role is bigger in the sequel). She's given a more prominent role from the beginning here.
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** In the book, the waiter claims that Alan Conway stole his idea and used it for a previous book in the Atticus Pünd series. In the series, he says Conway stole his idea and used it for ''Magpie Murders''.
** [[spoiler: In the book, the phone call that results in Mary Blakiston's death was from her ex-husband. In the series, it is from Lady Pye.]]
*AscendedExtra: AgeLift: In the book, Susan Ryeland is said to be 47. Although her age is not given in the series, Lesley Manville was in her mid-sixties at the time of filming.
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** Susan's sister Katie has at most two appearances in ''Literature/MagpieMurders'' (her role is bigger in the sequel). She's given a more prominent role from the beginning here.
** Susan's boyfriend Andreas has a much larger role. In the book, he was not acquainted with Alan Conway and the person photographed on the tower with Conway was Jack White, a local land developer and Conway's neighbor.
** [[spoiler: In the book, the phone call that results in Mary Blakiston's death was from her ex-husband. In the series, it is from Lady Pye.]]
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* AscendedExtra:
** Susan's sister Katie has at most two appearances in ''Literature/MagpieMurders'' (her role is bigger in the sequel). She's given a more prominent role from the beginning here.
** Susan's boyfriend Andreas has a much larger role. In the book, he was not acquainted with Alan Conway and the person photographed on the tower with Conway was Jack White, a local land developer and Conway's neighbor.
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** In both story threads--Susan's story and Alan Conway's story-within-astory about Atticus Pünd--the vicar is a prime suspect. In this series, both Susan's vicar and Alan's vicar are greatly reduced in importance, adding little except for the funeral oration where Alan's vicar says something that helps Atticus make a breakthrough.
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** In both story threads--Susan's story and Alan Conway's story-within-astory about Atticus Pünd--the vicar is a prime suspect. In this series, both Susan's vicar and Alan's vicar are greatly reduced in importance, adding little except for the funeral oration where Alan's vicar says something that helps Atticus make a breakthrough. This is likely because [[spoiler:the Vicar in the novel, beyond being purely a RedHerring with no other plot significance, is revealed to be secretly a naturalist, which would likely be a step too far for the relatively family friendly BBC.]]
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* HerosClassicCar: Susan's 1967 MG roadster.
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* MistakenForRacist: Joy assumes that her skin color is the reason why Mary disapproves of Joy's impending marriage to her son. In truth, [[spoiler:the "taint" that she speaks of refers to her fear that her son's homicidal tendencies will be passed on to any children they might have]].
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* ShoutOut: The show, like the book, is strongly influenced by Creator/AgathaChristie. Alan in fact is shown thumbing through a Christie book in his montage in the opening scene. Atticus Pünd is a detective of the Literature/HerculePoirot school. When Susan observes that Alan took his chapter titles from nursery rhyme "One for Sorrow", she says "It's very Agatha Christie." Christie did in fact have a habit of taking titles and other inspiration from nursery rhymes. (Later, Susan says flat-out that Alan "stole" from Christie.)
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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
** The show, like the book, is strongly influenced by Creator/AgathaChristie. Alan in fact is shown thumbing through a Christie book in his montage in the opening scene. Atticus Pünd is a detective of the Literature/HerculePoirot school. When Susan observes that Alan took his chapter titles from nursery rhyme "One for Sorrow", she says "It's very Agatha Christie." Christie did in fact have a habit of taking titles and other inspiration from nursery rhymes. (Later, Susan says flat-out that Alan "stole" from Christie.))
** When Andreas asks Susan about moving to Greece, she says she's "not bloody Theatre/ShirleyValentine."
** The show, like the book, is strongly influenced by Creator/AgathaChristie. Alan in fact is shown thumbing through a Christie book in his montage in the opening scene. Atticus Pünd is a detective of the Literature/HerculePoirot school. When Susan observes that Alan took his chapter titles from nursery rhyme "One for Sorrow", she says "It's very Agatha Christie." Christie did in fact have a habit of taking titles and other inspiration from nursery rhymes. (Later, Susan says flat-out that Alan "stole" from Christie.
** When Andreas asks Susan about moving to Greece, she says she's "not bloody Theatre/ShirleyValentine."
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* AdaptationDeviation: In the book, Magnus Pye is an {{expy}} for Conway himself. In the series, he's one for [[spoiler:Susan and Katie's seriously ill father.]]
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* AdaptationDeviation: AdaptationDeviation:
** In the book, Magnus Pye is an {{expy}} for Conway himself. In the series, he's one for [[spoiler:Susan and Katie's seriously ill father.]] ]]
** In both story threads--Susan's story and Alan Conway's story-within-astory about Atticus Pünd--the vicar is a prime suspect. In this series, both Susan's vicar and Alan's vicar are greatly reduced in importance, adding little except for the funeral oration where Alan's vicar says something that helps Atticus make a breakthrough.
** In the book, Magnus Pye is an {{expy}} for Conway himself. In the series, he's one for [[spoiler:Susan and Katie's seriously ill father.
** In both story threads--Susan's story and Alan Conway's story-within-astory about Atticus Pünd--the vicar is a prime suspect. In this series, both Susan's vicar and Alan's vicar are greatly reduced in importance, adding little except for the funeral oration where Alan's vicar says something that helps Atticus make a breakthrough.
