Murder on the Blackpool Express

Murder on the Blackpool Express is a 2017 comedy drama television film created by Jason Cook. Starring Johnny Vegas, Sian Gibson, Sheila Reid, Una Stubbs, Griff Rhys Jones, Nina Wadia, Nigel Havers, Kimberley Nixon and Kevin Eldon.[1][2][3]

Murder on the Blackpool Express
Directed bySimon Delaney
Written byJason Cook
Produced byJim Poyser
StarringJohnny Vegas
Sian Gibson
Sheila Reid
Una Stubbs
Katy Cavanagh
Nina Wadia
Kimberley Nixon
Nigel Havers
Griff Rhys Jones
Susie Blake
Kevin Eldon
Release date
11 November 2017
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Broadcast in 2017, it became Gold's highest-rated show at the time, later rebroadcast on BBC Two.[4]

On 15 December 2018, a sequel, Death on the Tyne aired on Gold.

In 2019, a third film titled Dial M for Middlesbrough aired on Gold.

In May 2021, Murder They Hope, a three-part follow-up series, aired on Gold.[5][6] Lee Mack appeared in the last episode as the character Willy Watkins.

On 24 October 2022, Murder They Hope Too, the second series to the show aired nightly on Gold from Monday to Wednesday, at 9 pm, [7] with Mack reprising his role as Watkins.

Synopsis

A parody on Murder on the Orient Express,[8] old-age pensioners and mystery novel fans, on a budget[9] murder mystery bus tour, are being murdered one by one, and they try to solve the murders before all of the passengers are killed.[10]

Cast

Production

Locations include "Bartleby Cathedral" (Ascot Priory), a stately home "Clesperley Manor" (Stoke Court),[11] a scenic country park with a cliff: Castle Rock,[12] Nether Alderley, Alderley Edge, United Kingdom and Blackpool: tower, ballroom, seafront.

References
  1. "Murder On The Blackpool Express – Gold Comedy". British Comedy Guide.
  2. "Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson star in Murder On The Blackpool Express". British Comedy Guide. 10 July 2017.
  3. Morris, Sophie (10 July 2017). "Johnny Vegas and Sian Gibson to star in new murder mystery comedy show".
  4. Singh, Anita (12 July 2023). "A funny comedy film? Well that's something you don't often see on the BBC". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  5. https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/murder-they-hope/
  6. "Murder, They Hope - Gold Comedy". British Comedy Guide. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  7. Clark, Caren (18 October 2022). "Murder They Hope season 2: release date, cast, plot and all we know". what to watch .com. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  8. Steve (27 July 2022). "Review: MURDER ON THE BLACKPOOL EXPRESS (2017)". mysteryfile. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  9. Wright, Jonathan; O'Connell, Sharon; Gibbings-Jones, Mark; Harris, Sophie; Catterall, Ali; Arnold, Ben; Mueller, Andrew; Howlett, Paul (11 November 2017). "Saturday's best TV: I Know Who You Are; Murder on the Blackpool Express". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  10. Bennett, Steve. "Murder On The Blackpool Express : Reviews 2017". chortle.co.uk. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. Pioneer (GB), Pioneer House, Hollybush Hill, Stoke Poges
  12. Cook, Jason. "Murder On The Blackpool Express, Gold". Broadcast now .co.uk. Media Business Insight Limited. Retrieved 30 July 2023.

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