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Amber Dowling One for sorrow, two for joy. Three for a girl, four for a boy. Five for silver, six for gold. Seven for a story yet to be told. Or, in the case of this “Magpie,” make that two stories yet to be told. The latest limited series from PBS’s Masterpiece, “Magpie Murders,” may be derived from the popular children’s nursery rhyme, but the way director Peter Cattaneo unfolds the mystery within a mystery in this whodunnit is anything but child’s play.

EXCLUSIVE: Anthony Horowitz believes his upcoming Magpie Murders adaptation is “the first time I’ve really got it right,” and has stated he will no longer write on classic TV murder mysteries.

Timothy Spall has dropped out of PBS/BritBox crime series Magpie Murders due to a scheduling clash and has been replaced by Tim McMullan (The Serpent). White Lines and Code 404 actor Daniel Mays has also joined the cast.

Mr Turner and Summer Of Rockets actor Timothy Spall has joined Lesley Manville to headline PBS/BritBox crime series Magpie Murders, which goes into production next week in Suffolk and Ireland.

Kate Aurthur editorTimothy Spall will star alongside Lesley Manville in the Masterpiece, BritBox UK and Eleventh Hour Films adaptation of “Magpie Murders,” Anthony Horowitz’s international bestseller. Spall will play detective Atticus Pünd in the mystery-within-a-mystery in “Magpie Murders.” In the story, book editor Susan Ryeland (Manville) sits down to read the latest manuscript written by her popular author, Alan Conway, the writer behind the popular Atticus Pünd mystery series.

Lesley Manville is set to star in the upcoming adaptation of Anthony Horowitz's crime novel Magpie Murders for PBS Masterpiece and Britbox UK, with Peter Cattaneo (The Full Monty) attached to direct.

Sony-backed Eleventh Hour Films has signed up The Crown star Lesley Manville to lead the cast of its PBS/BritBox crime series Magpie Murders, while The Full Monty helmer Peter Cattaneo has been set as the director.

Alan Conway, a conman, got away with pretending to be him in the 1990s, and convinced people to pay for meals and drinks. Kubrick’s assistant Anthony Frewin wrote the screenplay for Colour Me Kubrick, in which John Malkovich starred as Conway. Nominated by Paul and No Ordinary Cat.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: PBS’ Masterpiece is set to co-produce and broadcast murder mystery Magpie Murders, a six-part drama series based on Foyle’s War creator Anthony Horowitz’s bestselling novel.