When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple Jean Simmons as Carrie Louise Serrocold Joss Ackland as Lewis Serrocold Faith Brook as Ruth Van Rydock Gillian Barge as Mildred Strete Neal Swettenham as Edgar Lawson David Horovitch as Chief Inspector Slack Ian Brimble as Detective Sergeant Lake Christopher Villiers as Alex Restarick Jay Villiers as Stephen Restarick Holly Aird as Gina Hudd Todd Boyce as Walter Hudd Saul Reichlin as Dr Maseryk Matthew Cottle as Ernie Gregg John Bott as Christian Gulbrandsen Brenda Cowling as Mrs Rodgers David Doyle as Neville Jake Wood as Bert Tom Kerridge as Keithie Anne Atkins as W.P.C. Stee Billingsley as Dancer Rachel Bond as Dancer Bryn Walters as Dancer David Coatsworth as The Hand Loading the Murder Weapon Roger Low as Dr. Rosenbloom Tony Red Richards as Police Sergeant