Magpie Murders

Anthony Horowitz is one of our most prolific and successful writers, with 'Foyle's War' a particular favourite of mine - and of millions of viewers. Lesley Manville is a superb actor, and never gives a bad performance. Tim McMullen (who appeared several times in 'Foyle's War') is delightful as Atticus Pünd - and always good in whatever he does.

This is a highly original series, which I am certain delighted Mr Horowitz's inventive mind.

One can but hope that he gives Atticus another outing - preferably with Ms Manville but even solo would be acceptable..

A Splendid series. Thank you.

Whodunnits are not my thing normally, but I am so pleased I tried this. Highly original and very engaging. The story zipped along and never got boring.

A few of the characters were badly miscast but the leads were excellently played, and Lesley Manville was outstanding.

I hope Britbox will list more quality material.

Susan Ryeland, the editor of the 'Atticus Pund' detective novels, receives a new manuscript but its unfinished and the author is... The drama switches between the present day and the fictional 1955 plot of the book. Its very cleverly done.

Adapted by Anthony Horowitz (Foyle's War) from his own book I was expecting something decent and it doesn't disappoint. If you want a well-written and acted period detective series with some modern twists, dive in you'll love it. Principal cast were all very good and at 45m an episode it breezes by.

This was one of the best series I've seen in a long time. The story is told in several layers. The central mystery follows the book editor's investigation into the death of the best selling author and the missing final chapter of his last book. In parallel we follow the fictional detective, Atticus Pund, as the story in the last novel unfolds. The use of the same actors in both the present day and the novel adds another dimension to the story telling. The acting is superb, with Lesley Manville as the editor leading a strong cast. Seek this series out. It deserves to be seen more widely.

If you start this series, you MUST watch the final episode. It ties all the clues and mysteries from the previous episodes together. It is perhaps the most satisfying ending episode you have seen.

The way this series is presented is unique - the novel in question is sometimes played out on the screen, and sometimes the publishing team and author are played out. Eventually, the editor of the publishing team starts interacting with the novels detective - as if she's daydreaming. The flashbacks are to events in the novel. Several actors portray the 'real-life; characters as well as characters in the novel during these flashbacks.

Very well written, and well performed. I'd like to hear more from this writer.