MASTERPIECE
MOONFLOWER MURDERS
PREMIERES:  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 8 PM

Moonflower Murders picks up in the aftermath of Magpie Murder’s riveting finale, as book editor-turned-sleuth (turned hotelier) Susan Ryeland is living in Crete with her longtime boyfriend, Andreas. But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago. Alan Conway, Susan’s prima donna former author, visited the hotel and wrote a novel based on what happened there — a novel that later led Cecily Treherne, who helps run the hotel, to believe that the wrong man is behind bars. Now Cecily has disappeared. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it’s too late?

Returning to their Magpie Murders lead roles are Lesley Manville (World on Fire, The Crown, Phantom Thread) as smart and feisty amateur sleuth Susan Ryeland and Timothy McMullan (Patrick Melrose, The Crown) as famous literary detective Atticus Pünd. Viewers will recognize, returning to their single or dual roles, Alexandros Logothetis as Andreas, Daniel Mays (Franklin) as Locke/Chubb, Claire Rushbrook (Home Fires) as Kate, Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) as Alan Conway, Matthew Beard (Funny Woman, Vienna Blood) as James, and Sanjeev Kohli as Sajid Khan.

Come for the Grecian sunshine and stay for the murder when Moonflower Murders premieres Sunday, September 15 at 8pm on Masterpiece on PBS! Though you don’t need to have seen Magpie Murders to fully enjoy Moonflower Murders, you can and will thoroughly enjoy getting ready for the highly-anticipated premiere by streaming Magpie Murders with PBS Passport (an added member benefit).

MOONFLOWER MURDERS will continue with six episodes ending on October 20, 2024.

NOTE:  Schedules after September 2024 are subject to change.

Episode #1:  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 8 PM

Former book editor Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville, The Crown) is in Crete, running a struggling hotel with her partner Andreas when a couple arrive and ask Susan for help finding their missing daughter. They believe her disappearance is connected to a murder which happened at their own hotel in England as well as the Alan Conway novel that was inspired by the case. In the Conway novel “Atticus Pünd Takes The Case”, we meet the characters surrounding Melissa James, an ex-actress, many of whom she has altercations with before she is found strangled in her bedroom.

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Episode #2:  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 8 PM

Susan checks into the Treherne’s hotel and meets Lisa, Cecily’s sister and Aiden, Cecily’s husband. As she investigates she learns more from the hotel night manage and spa manager, both of whom indicate that former employee Stefan was correctly found guilty in the murder of Frank Parris. In “Atticus Pünd Takes The Case”, Pünd and his assistant Madeline Cain journey to Melissa James’ home to investigate her murder. There they meet Detective Inspector Chubb and learn about possible suspects, including Melissa’s doctor and husband.

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Episode #3:  SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 8 PM

Susan decides to go to London to investigate what Alan Conway knew about the Frank Parris murder. DS Locke catches up with Susan and warns her to stay away from the case. In ‘Atticus Pünd Takes The Case’, spying, a Ponzi scheme and an affair all exposed as possible motives in the murder of Melissa James.

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Episode #4: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 06, 8 PM

Susan meets with Alan’s ex-partner, who tells her that Alan knew Frank quite well. He also tells Susan that Frank had a relationship with a sex worker named Leo which could be a clue. In ‘Atticus Pünd Takes The Case’, Algernon discovers that Leonard and Samantha have received a large sum of money and have been concealing it from him. He threatens Leonard to share the money with him. 

Episode #5:  SUNDAY, OCTOBER 13, 8 PM

The Endicotts reveal that Martin Webster had a motive to kill Cecily. Liam Corby tells Susan that that he knows a secret of Lisa’s. Susan’s sister reminds Susan how much Andreas loves her, and what a good pair they make. In ‘Atticus Pünd Takes The Case’, Pünd reveals several conclusions he’s drawn about the murder of Melissa James

Episode #6: SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 8 PM

Susan and Andreas visit Stefan in prison. With help from Pünd, Susan puts the pieces together to solve the cases of both Frank Parris and Cecily Treherne. In ‘Atticus Pünd Takes The Case’, Pünd reveals the identities of the killers with a shocking twist.

Though you don’t need to have seen Magpie Murders to fully enjoy Moonflower Murders, you can and will thoroughly enjoy getting ready for the highly-anticipated premiere by streaming Magpie Murders with PBS Passport (an added member benefit).

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