A Talent for Murder
| A Talent for Murder | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Based on | A Talent for Murder by Jerome Chodorov & Norman Panama |
| Directed by | Alvin Rakoff |
| Starring | Angela Lansbury Laurence Olivier Hildegard Neil |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| Production | |
| Producer | Cedric Messina |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Centerpoint Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC Two |
| Original release | 19 December 1983 |
A Talent for Murder is a 1983 British television film directed by Alvin Rakoff and starring Angela Lansbury, Laurence Olivier and Hildegard Neil.[1] Based on the Broadway play of the same title by Jerome Chodorov and Norman Panama, it was produced by the BBC. After originally airing on BBC Two in December 1983 it was then broadcast on the Showtime network in America in January 1984.
Set in a New York mansion, but shot in Britain, Lansbury's performance as a crime writer anticipates her long-running role in the CBS show Murder, She Wrote.[2]
Cast[]
- Angela Lansbury as Ann Royce McClain
- Laurence Olivier as Dr. Anthony Wainwright
- Hildegard Neil as Sheila McClain
- Charles Keating as Lawrence McClain
- Garrick Hagon as Mark Harrison
- Tracey Childs as Pamela Harrison
- as Rashi
References[]
Bibliography[]
- Parish, James Robert. The Unofficial Murder, She Wrote Casebook. Kensington Books, 1997.
External links[]
Categories:
- 1983 television films
- 1983 films
- British television films
- British mystery films
- English-language films
- BBC television dramas