MAGPIE MURDERS. SAT 9.15 BBC 1 - tv pace. NO SPOILERS

[Blondeshavemorefun]

An unmarried, middle-aged editor named Susan Ryeland receives from her superior the handwritten manuscript of the latest projected novel of the best-selling writer Alan Conway, but notices that the final chapter is missing.

Shortly afterwards, she learns that Alan Conway has died in an apparent suicide by falling off the tower of his mansion.

A suicide note in Conway's own handwriting is delivered to her office.

However, she has nagging doubts about the reality of the events, and decides to investigate Conway's death in order to know the truth, and to find where the last chapter of the manuscript went.

new drama for Saturday night - 6 parts

I was a bit disappointed by the ending , it felt a bit flat .

I think "flat" describes it perfectly.

I loved her finding the anagram though.

I don't think she should have gone to Crete. Maybe she should have gone off and set up her own company instead,

Yes that pissed me off a bit as well.

Job that she loves & then following her boyfriend to work in a hotel?

Moonflower Murders is due out next year, and will also include Atticus as Susan's sidekick - I haven't read the book so I have no idea how and why: maybe she just has a very severe case of "What Would Atticus do?"

I think that's a little bit harsh. It was coming to the end of the road anyway, with Alan's death, and she wasn't interested in the big promotion. So once everything was resolved, she felt she could follow her heart.

Does that sound unbelievably corny? 😀

True.

Although I think I would have preferred her setting up on her own-although maybe she didn't want that responsibility?

We felt it was a bit flat at the end, though it started off really well. We are looking forward to the next series

Dashes in

Was away for weekend so avoided thread till now

I liked the ending

Never thought it was the editor

She sussed it all out

We didn't think the son killed his brother and the dog

Mums death was an accident

She went to Crete as her job wasn't there anymore and that was all that was holding her there

And yes I have ten pound poms on the list to do

Thread below

Looks good and a great cast

www.mumsnet.com/talk/telly_addicts/4801799-ten-pound-poms-sunday-9pm-bbc-tv-pace-no-spoilers?reply=126021955

I never once got the feeling that her heart lay with running a hotel in Crete though.

I think she was always torn between the work she was used to doing and being with Andreas , and Alan's death made the decision for her .

www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/magpie-murders-season-2-release/

Yah

She enjoyed editing books but didn't necessarily want to become CEO, which probably involves more meetings and worrying about finances and less time for the part of the job she loves.

Running a hotel in the sun sounds fab

Esp one that's only ten rooms

Well, at the moment, she only seems to be editing one book at a time, and at a pace while allows for extended trips to Suffolk, so I can see how working for MegaBook Corps might seem a bit too much like hard work...

The new series starts on 16th November, two episodes back to back on BBC1 and iPlayer at 9.15pm and 10.20pm

https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/drama/moonflower-murders-uk-air-date-newsupdate/

That picture's a bit "Into the Purple Valley". Ry had a better car, though.

Brillant

I liked this.

Thanks @longtompot great news and not long to wait at all!

Thank you @longtompot ...I might have missed it !

Loved the last one .

Are we going to use this thread to chat ...or in my case ask stupid questions about stuff I didn't understand 😂😂!

I did see this

Will do a s2 thread after weekend /Sunday

@Blondeshavemorefun I have actually started one, hope that's ok!

Course it's ok. Anyone can start threads

I will go and find it

Will yours be tv paced though ?

As know many will binge all on iPlayer

So I don't want to read what e3/4 etx and have spoilers as I watch weekly