Moonflower Murders

Susan has left publishing and is living in Crete with her long-time boyfriend, Andreas. But her idyll is disturbed by the shadow of a murder committed at a British country hotel eight years ago. Alan Conway visited the hotel and wrote a novel based on what happened there. Cecily MacNeil, the young woman who helps run the hotel, read the book and believed the wrong man had been arrested. Now she has disappeared. Can Susan uncover the secret hidden in the book and find Cecily before it is too late?

Moonflower Murders (2024) is a British limited series created by Anthony Horowitz for BBC One, a six-episode cosy mystery adapted in the tradition of classic English whodunits. Lesley Manville plays Susan Ryeland, a former publishing editor who has left London to live quietly in Crete with her boyfriend Andreas (Alexandros Logothetis). Her peaceful life is disrupted when Cecily MacNeil, a young woman who helps run a British country hotel, disappears after deciding the wrong man was convicted of a murder years earlier. Susan's search pulls her back into the world of a crime novel written by Alan Conway (Conleth Hill), whose pages seem to conceal the real answer. The engine of the story is a patient, document-driven investigation: Susan rereads chapters, follows leads across phone calls and hotel records, and tests theories against the characters' hidden motives. Each episode unfolds as a layered puzzle with suspects, red herrings and gradually sharpened clues. The mood is wry, intimate and gently suspenseful, with sunlit Mediterranean calm contrasting the damp English country house. Fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders and Sherlock will find resonance in its clever detective work and literary puzzle.

• Agatha Christie's Poirotcosy crime whodunit with an amateur sleuth and an intricate puzzle, British country-house murder tone
• Midsomer Murdersmeta mystery structure where a novel within the story holds the clues, cosy whodunit tone
• Sherlockliterary sleuth investigating a crime through a book, witty mystery tone with a clever detective

Created by

Anthony Horowitz

Release Date

2024-11-16

Episode runtime

45 min

Rating

7.4 / 10 (27)

What is Moonflower Murders about?

A former editor in Crete is drawn back into a decade-old country hotel murder when a young woman vanishes after reading a novel that may hide the real killer's identity.

What is Moonflower Murders like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Moonflower Murders as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as layered.

Is Moonflower Murders violent?

Somewhat. Ember rates the violence in Moonflower Murders as moderate.

Which shows are like Moonflower Murders?

Shows with a similar feel include Agatha Christie's Poirot, Midsomer Murders, and Sherlock.

How long is Moonflower Murders?

Moonflower Murders: 1 season, 6 episodes.

Is Moonflower Murders still running?

No, Moonflower Murders has ended.

Where can I watch Moonflower Murders?

In United States, Moonflower Murders streams on PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel.