The Sittaford Mystery

The Sittaford Mystery is the fourth and final episode of Series 2. Previous Episode: By the Pricking of My Thumbs

Next Episode: At Bertram's Hotel

Transmitted: 30th April 2006

Viewers: 6.58 million

Synopsis
When Clive Travelyan, Member of Parliement, war hero and heir apparent to Prime Minister Winston Churchill, is killed, Miss Marple sets about to solve the case. Trevelyan had made his fortune many years before in Egypt, having secretly uncovered a lost tomb. He is killed during a major snowstorm when there are no police available. There are several possible suspects, including Trevelyan's ward, James Pearson and his fiancee Emily Trefusis, his political agent, John Enderby, a journalist Charles Burnaby, a visiting American Martin Zimmerman, and several other apparently disinterested parties. A convict has also escaped from Dartmoor prison. Miss Marple concludes that Travelyan's murder is related to his days in Egypt and sets about to identify the murderer.

Differences to the Original

 * This was not written as a Miss Marple story.
 * Trevelyan was present at the seance, which he was not in the original.
 * The killer's identity is different.