she refuses, he locks her in a room of the house (to be freed by Bobby the next day) but does not harm her as he makes his escape abroad. The production was first screened on US television as part of Mobil Showcase on 21 May 1981, introduced by Peter Ustinov. Adaptor: Pat Sandys Executive Producer: Tony Wharmby Producer: Jack Williams Directors: John Davies and Tony Wharmby Artwork: John Tribe Principal Cast: Francesca Annis as Lady Frances (Frankie) Derwent Leigh Lawson as Roger Bassington-ffrench James Warwick as Bobby Jones Connie Booth as Sylvia Bassington-ffrench John Gielgud as Reverend Jones Bernard Miles as Dr Thomas Eric Porter as Dr Nicholson Madeline Smith as Moira Nicholson Doris Hare as Rose Pratt Joan Hickson as Mrs Rivington Roy Boyd as Alan Carstairs James Cossins as Henry Bassington-ffrench Robert Longden as Badger Beadon 2011 Patrick Barlow loosely reworked Christie's novel as a two-hour television film starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, who does not appear in the original novel. It was first transmitted on Wednesday, 15 June 2011, on ITV1. Among the major changes to the plot: Miss Marple is portrayed as a friend of Bobby's mother (Bobby's father does not appear), and joins the investigation while masquerading as Frankie's governess. The time period of the book is shifted from the early 1930s to the late 1950s to match the timeframe used by the rest of the ITV Marple series. The characters of Leo Cayman, Amelia Cayman, Badger Beadon, Henry Bassington-ffrench, Vicar Jones and Dr Thomas are omitted. Thomas Bassington-ffrench is a small boy in the novel, but in the film he is a cold and introverted teenager. New characters and subplots are introduced, including Sylvia's two children Tom and Dorothy Savage, Wilson the butler, Commander Peters and Claude Evans. Evans, portrayed as an orchid-grower and a friend of the Savages, is murdered to throw Bobby, Frankie and Miss Marple off the track. Sylvia Bassington-ffrench and Alan Carstairs undergo name changes to become Sylvia Savage and John Carstairs, respectively. Sylvia becomes a drug addict in this version, her fixes supplied by Dr Nicholson. John Savage (called Jack in this adaptation) is made into Sylvia's husband, who is murdered before the film begins. Bobby does not find the body whilst playing golf; he is taking a walk across the cliff. The attempt on his life is by running his bicycle off the road rather than