The Murder at the Vicarage
To Rosalind
UK
Collins, London, Oct. 1930
US
Dodd, Mead & Co., New York, 1930
Chicago Tribune, Aug.18-Oct.20 1930

Plot

'Anyone who murdered Colonael Protheroe,' declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, 'would be doing the world at large a service!'
It was a careles remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later.

Characters

Miss Jane Marple • Raymond West • Rev.Leonard Clement • Griselda Clement • Dennis Clement • Colonel Lucius Protheroe • Ann Protheroe • Lettice Protheroe • Lawrence Redding • Dr.Stone • Miss Gladys Cram • Dr Haydock • Rev.Christopher Hawes • Mary Hill • Mrs. Estelle Lestrange • Mrs. Martha Price Ridley • Miss Caroline Wetherby • Miss Amanda Hartnell • Colonel Melchett • Det.Insp.Slack • Bill Archer

Mrs. Archer • Mary Adams • Mr. Henry Abbott • Mrs. Abbott • Emily • Elwell • Mollie Carter • Quinton • Gladys (Gladdie) • Clara • Mrs. Sadler • Mrs. Simmons • Fred Jackson • Neil • Major Hargraves • Constable Hurst • Susan Hartley Napier • Joe Bucknell • Hilda • Fanny • Mrs. Pratt • Mrs. Baker • Bailey • Manning • Reeves • Rose • Lily Rose • Dr. Roberts

Murder at the Vicarage (play)

adapted by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy
at the Playhouse Theatre, London, 16th December 1949

THE VICAR (the Rev. Leonard Clement)Jack Lambert
GRISELDA (his wife)Genine Graham
DENNIS (his nephew)Michael Newell
MARY (the maid)Betty Sinclair
RONALD HAWES (the curate)Michael Darbyshire
LETTICE PROTHEROEAndrea Lea
MISS MARPLEBarbara Mullen
MRS PRICE RIDLEYMildred Cottell
ANN PROTHEROEAlvys Maben
LAWRENCE REDDING (an artist)Reginald Tate
DR JOHN HAYDOCKFrancis Roberts
INSPECTOR SLACKStanley Van Beers
POLICE CONSTABLE JENNINGS-

Directed by Reginald Tate

SYNOPSIS OF SCENES

The action of the play passes in the study of a vicarage in the country, at the present time.

ACT I
SCENE 1 - A Tuesday in Summer. Afternoon.
SCENE 2 - The following day. 6:45 p.m.
SCENE 3 - Thursday morning.
ACT II
SCENE 1 - The following Sunday. Late afternoon.
SCENE 2 - An hour and a half later.

Films & TV

Mord im Pfarrhaus, W.Germany, 1970
TV drama list
The Murder At The Vicarage, BBC/UK, 1986
Agatha Christie's MISS MARPLE
The Murder At The Vicarage, ITV/UK, 2004
Agatha Christie's MARPLE Season 1
L'Affaire Protheroe, FR, 2016
Les petits meurtres d'Agatha Christie Saison 2

UK/US covers

Collins / Fontana Books / HarperCollins

Dodd, Mead and Company

Penguin Books

Dell Books

Berkley Books

Play

other publishers

Western Europe covers

L'affaire Prothero / L'affaire Protheroe

French index

Le Masque (#114) 1932

Club des Maques (#36) 1967

Le Livre de Poche (#5145) 1978

other publishers

Moord in de pastorie

Dutch index


Moord in die Pastorie


Mord im Pfarrhaus // Die Tür zum Tatort

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Scherz

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Mordet i prästgården

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Mordet i præstegården

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Mord i prestegården

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Murha maalaiskylässä

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Southern Europe covers

La morte nel villaggio

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Muerte en la vicaría

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