Sing a song of sixpence, a pocket full of rye, four and twenty blackbirds baked into a pie, when the pie was opened the birds began to sing, wasn't that a dainty dish to set before the king...
Agatha Christie's 1953 Miss Marple novel was dramatized for BBC Radio 7 in 2008 and has been rebroadcast nine times over the following years.
Financier Rex Fortescue is dead, poisoned. (Dame Agatha does like her poisons.) For some unknow reason, Fortescue had rye in his jacket pocket. Fortescue's wife Adele is suspected of the murder, but soon she too is poisoned. Gladys, the simple-minded maid is found in the yard, strangles, with a clothes peg attached to her nose. Enter Miss Marple, who had trained Gladys in the basics of service, to set things right.
Playing Miss Marple in this tricky and bizarre puzzle is June Whitfield. Other cast members include Nicky Henson, Derek Waring, Becky Hindley, Peter Yapp, Ian Masters, Natasha Pyne, and Claire Mackie. The episode was directed by Enyd Williams from a script by Michael Bakewell.
Enjoy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKEaEIjP9gM
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