At Bertram's Hotel (1987) (TV)

Director:

Mary McMurray

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel)
Jill Hyem (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 January 1987 (UK)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Miss Marple | Murder | Doorman | Robbery

Cast

Joan Hickson	...	Miss Jane Marple
Caroline Blakiston	...	Lady Bess Sedgwick
Helena Michell	...	Elvira Blake
James Cossins	...	Colonel Derek Luscombe
Joan Greenwood	...	Lady Selina Hazy
George Baker	...	Chief Inspector Fred Davy
Douglas Milvain	...	Sir Ronald Graves
Philip Bretherton	...	Detective Inspector Campbell
Preston Lockwood	...	Canon Pennyfather
Irene Sutcliffe	...	Miss Gorringe
Brian McGrath	...	Michael Gorman
Neville Phillips	...	Henry
Robert Reynolds	...	Ladislaus Malinowski
Peter Baldwin	...	Mr. Humfries
Edward Burnham	...	Dr. Whittaker
Rashid Karapiet	...	Indian Waiter
Amanda Royle	...	BEA Stewardess
Charlotte Barker	...	Bridget Sotheby
Kate Duchêne	...	Rose
Henrietta Voigts	...	Alice
Daphne Neville	...	Woman at Airport
Donald Burton	...	TV Commentator (voice)
Randal Herley	...	Richard Egerton
Helen Horton	...	Mrs. Cabot

Directed by
Mary McMurray

Writing credits
Agatha Christie		(novel)
Jill Hyem		(screenplay)

Produced by
George Gallaccio	....	producer
Guy Slater	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ken Howard

Cinematography by
John Walker		(photography)

Film Editing by
Bernard Ashby
Paul Garrick

Production Design by
Paul Munting

Costume Design by
Judy Pepperdine

Makeup Department
Sheelagh Wells	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Tony Redston	....	production manager

Art Department
Paul Birkbeck	....	title illustrations
Helen MacKenzie	....	properties buyer (as Helen McKenzie)
Linda Sherwood-Page	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Justin Amsden	....	dubbing editor
John Hale	....	dubbing mixer
Chris King	....	sound recordist (as Christopher King)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Nicky Albrechtsen	....	assistant costume designer

Music Department
John Altman	....	musical director
Alan Blaikley	....	composer: title music
Ken Howard	....	composer: title music

Other crew
Patricia Greenland	....	production assistant
George Griffiths	....	location manager
Graeme Hattrick	....	assistant floor manager
Maggie Lewty	....	production assistant (as Margaret Lewty)
Thea Murray	....	production associate
Jo O'Leary	....	location manager
Christopher Sandeman	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• 7 Network
• A&E Television Networks
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Distributors

• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1987) (UK) (TV) (original airing)
• Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1987) (USA) (TV)
• Mystery! (1987) (USA) (TV)
• A&E Home Video (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• A&E Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Just Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (UK) (series title)

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M

Company:

7 Network

Trivia:

Last TV role of Joan Greenwood.

Quotes:

Chief Inspector Fred Davy: You'll have to excuse me Miss Marple. I've got to go and see the chambermaid, Rose Sheldon.
Miss Jane Marple: Ah, now, you'd do well to talk to that young woman. I've trained quite a few maids in my time, but I've never seen a bob curtsey like that since the St. Mary Mead players put on a French farce.

Movie Connections:

Version of Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (2007) (TV)

The best.

Don't believe the crabby naysayers with their negative reviews. I consider "At Bertram's Hotel" and "A Murder is Announced" to be the best of the Joan Hickson "Miss Marple" series. "At Bertram's" is brimming with suspense. The sets and costumes are accurate for the period. The script is excellent. The acting is superb. Joan Hickson is, as always, magnificent as Miss Marple. She well deserved the O.B.E. she received for her many performances. The other actors are great. Highest praise for Caroline Blakiston as Bess Sedgewick. What a marvelous actress she is! If you have a chance, watch her performance as Marjorie Farrar in the 1967 version of "The Forsyte Saga". Magnificent!