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1. The Mystery Begins...

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A dead acquaintance sends Miss Jane Marple on the ultimate mystery tour. Agatha Christie's whodunnit stars June Whitfield.

The wishes of a dead man sees amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple being sent on the ultimate mystery tour.

Starring June Whitfield.

Agatha Christie's whodunnit first published in 1971.

Dramatised in five-parts by Michael Bakewell.

Miss Marple …. June Whitfield
Mr Rafiel …. George A. Cooper
Cherry …. Jane Whittenshaw
Mr Broadribb …. Geoffrey Whitehead
Esther Anderson …. Yvonne Edgell
Mrs Risely-Porter …. Margot Boyd
Joanna Crawford …. Molly Gaisford
Richard Jameson …. Charles Simpson
Miss Temple …. Jill Balcon

Producer: Enyd Williams.

First broadcast on Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Radio 4 in November 1998.

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