That’s because Alan based these fictional figures on people in his own life, typically in unflattering ways. Pünd (Tim McMullan, “Patrick Melrose”) is the Poirot-like figure heading up the investigation, while other characters are often played by the same actors from the present-day story. From the scorned boyfriend and the angry sister, to the man who claims Alan plagiarized his works and a missing secretary, each of the six episodes lines up the suspects until the dramatic conclusion.Īt the same time, these episodes also unfold the secondary “Magpie Murders” whodunnit, bringing the manuscript’s chapters to life in separate scenes. There’s no shortage of characters to accuse, either. So she launches an unofficial investigation while hunting for the missing chapter-the last in a blockbuster series of novels about the fictional detective Atticus Pünd. In the present day, Alan’s editor Susan ( Lesley Manville, “Phantom Thread”) isn’t convinced her author’s death was an accident.
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