▁of ▁a ▁kn ife - throw ing ▁act . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁cast ▁Peter ▁Dav ison ▁as ▁Ins pect or ▁Christmas ; ▁Me era ▁S yal ▁as ▁Madame ▁Mar l ene ; ▁Kenneth ▁Col ley ▁as ▁Arch ie ; ▁Francis ▁M age e ▁as ▁Cast ries ; ▁She ila ▁Ste af el ▁as ▁Cel est ine ; ▁Peter ▁Gall ag her ▁as ▁Little ▁Bernard ; ▁Nik ki ▁Mc In nes ▁as ▁L illy ; ▁Big ▁M ick ▁as ▁Tom ; ▁Fel icity ▁Mont agu ▁as ▁Ruby ▁L ark in ; ▁Richard ▁Bag low ▁as ▁Peter ; ▁James ▁Bag low ▁as ▁Francis ; ▁Nick ▁Wood es on ▁as ▁John ▁For r ester ; ▁Jan ine ▁D uv it ski ▁as ▁Mrs . ▁C ock erton . ▁ ▁E pisode ▁ 3 : ▁La ure ls ▁Are ▁Po ison ▁Mrs . ▁Brad ley ▁vis its ▁her ▁oldest ▁friend , ▁who ▁is ▁un prep ared ▁for ▁Ad ela ' s ▁color ful ▁behavior . ▁When ▁the ▁cook ▁is ▁murder ed , ▁the ▁household ▁begins ▁to ▁un ra vel , ▁and ▁Mrs . ▁Brad ley ▁must ▁put ▁her ▁detect ive ▁and ▁literary ▁skills ▁to ▁work ▁again . ▁ ▁Support ing ▁cast ▁Ph yll ida ▁Law ▁as ▁Isabel ; ▁Jo anna ▁Roth ▁as ▁L ace y ; ▁Ron an ▁Vi bert ▁as ▁Douglas ; ▁M iche le ▁D ot rice ▁as ▁Amy ▁Park in ; ▁Val erie ▁G og an ▁as ▁Jess ie ; ▁Michael ▁Fox ▁as ▁Ron nie ; ▁Kenneth ▁Mac Donald ▁as ▁Alf ; ▁Stuart ▁Bun