Moonflower Murders(2024)
Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago. Alan Conway visited the hotel and wrote a novel based on what happened there. Cecily MacNeil, the young woman who helps run the hotel, read the book and believed the wrong man had been arrested. Now she has disappeared. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it is too late?
- Created by:
- Anthony Horowitz
- First aired:
- 2024-11-16
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC One
Episodes
1. Episode 1
★ 9.32024-11-16 · 44m
Former book editor Susan Ryeland is in Crete, running a struggling hotel with her partner Andreas when a couple arrive and ask Susan for help finding their missing daughter. They believe her disappearance is connected to a murder which happened at their own hotel in England as well as the Alan Conway novel that was inspired by the case.
2. Episode 2
★ 8.32024-11-16 · 44m
Susan checks into the Treherne's hotel and meets Lisa, Cecily's sister and Aiden, Cecily's husband. As she investigates she learns more from the hotel night manage and spa manager, both of whom indicate that former employee Stefan was correctly found guilty in the murder of Frank Parris.
3. Episode 3
★ 9.02024-11-23 · 45m
Susan decides to go to London to investigate what Alan Conway knew about the Frank Parris murder. DS Locke catches up with Susan and warns her to stay away from the case.
4. Episode 4
★ 8.72024-11-30 · 44m
Susan meets with Alan's ex-partner, who tells her that Alan knew Frank quite well. He also tells Susan that Frank had a relationship with a sex worker named Leo which could be a clue.
5. Episode 5
★ 9.32024-12-07 · 46m
The Endicotts reveal that Martin Webster had a motive to kill Cecily. Liam Corby tells Susan that that he knows a secret of Lisa's. Susan's sister reminds her that Andreas loves her, and what a good pair they make.
6. Episode 6
★ 9.32024-12-14 · 46m
Susan and Andreas visit Stefan in prison. With help from Pünd, Susan puts the pieces together to solve the cases of both Frank Parris and Cecily.
Where to watch
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Cast
Lesley Manville
Susan Ryeland
Will Tudor
Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh
Adrian Rawlins
Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
Tim McMullan
Atticus Pünd
Daniel Mays
Chubb / Locke
Alexandros Logothetis
Andreas Patakis
Joanna Bacon
Phyllis Chandler / Gwyneth Endicott
Thomas Coombes
Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler
