The young woman disappeared after a man was murdered in their luxury hotel on her wedding day, and Alan Conway’s writings contain the answer to this question.

Initially, the former book editor, who has retired and moved to Greece with her boyfriend to run a hotel, is unsure. But after he makes her an offer she can’t refuse, Susan agrees.

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Lesley Manville and Tim McMullan return, as well as many familiar faces.

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The Sunflower Murders cast

• Lesley Manville as Susan Ryeland
• Tim McMullan as Atticus Pünd
• Adrian Rawlins as Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner
• Rosalie Craig as Lisa Treherne / Melissa James
• Spooky Quesnel as Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner
• Mark Gatiss as Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin
• Daniel Mays as Locke/Chubb
• Conleth Hill as Alan Conway
• Pippa Bennett-Warner as Madeline Cain
• Alexandros Logothetis as Andreas Patakis
• Will Tudor as Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh
• Rupert Evans as John Spencer
• Thomas Coombes as Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler
• Joanna Bacon as Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler

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Lesley Manville portrays Susan Ryeland

who Susan Ryeland? Atticus Pünd is a former book editor who oversaw mystery novels. She is now retired and runs a hotel in Greece with her boyfriend.

“What turns up in Sunflower is certainly quite unexpected for Susan,” Manville said. “A couple named Trehernes… They come to the hotel in Crete because they know Susan is the publisher of the Atticus Pund books. Their daughter went missing and… eight years ago, on her wedding day, a murder took place in Crete at their hotel.

“Before their daughter disappeared, she had read Atticus Pund Took the Case, one of the novels written by Alan Conway, and knew something about the murder that had occurred eight years earlier and led to her disappearance.”

What else? Was Lesley Manville there? The Crown, Sherwood, Back to Black, Mrs Harris Goes to Paris, Phantom Thread, Maleficent, World on Fire, Harlots, Mom and Emmerdale Farm and others.

Tim McMullan portrays Atticus Pünd

Who is Atticus Pünd? A fictional detective created by Alan Conway.

“Well, actually he dies, or we know he will, by the end of The Magpie Murders,” McMullan said. But in the next story, of course, Susan goes forward in time, but Atticus Pünd goes back in time to a previous book. So he’s actually a little younger than he was in The Magpie Murders, and he’s not as sick. So he’s here too.

What else did Tim McMullan experience? He is best known for his stage career in Twelfth Night and Anthony and Cleopatra. His credits include The Serpent, Endeavour, The Crown, Enola Holmes 2, Wicked Little Letters and Foyle’s War.

Rosalie Craig portrays Lisa Treherne / Melissa James

Who is Lisa Treherne / Melissa James? In the real world, Lisa’s sister Cecily disappears. In the book, Melissa is a movie star who also owns The Moonflower Hotel. He is also killed.

What else did Rosalie Craig experience? The Serpent Queen, Bagman and 1899, among others.

Adrian Rawlins portrays Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner and Pooky Quesnel portrays Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner

Who are Lawrence Treherne / Lance Gardner and Pauline Treherne / Maureen Gardner? In the real world, Lawrence and Pauline’s daughter Cecily disappears shortly after the body of a man is found at their hotel, Branlow Hall, on Cecily’s wedding day. In the book, Lance is the manager at Melissa’s hotel and Maureen is his wife.

What else did Adrian Rawlins experience? Harry Potter, Mary & George, The Sixth Commandment, Slow Horses and Dickensian, among others.

What else did Pooky Quesnel experience? EastEnders, Ralph & Katie, The A Word and Waterloo Road among others.

Mark Gatiss plays Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin

Who is Frank Parris / Oscar Berlin? In the real world, Frank Parris is the murder victim found on Cecily’s wedding day. The book mentions a movie producer who may be responsible for Melissa’s murder.

What else did Mark Gatiss experience? Sherlock, The League of Gentlemen, Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One, Nolly, Dracula and Wolf Hall and others.

Daniel Mays plays Locke/Chubb

Who is Locke/Chubb? A detective both in the book and in the real world.

“Chubb’s story in the 1950s is actually a prequel to season one of The Magpie Murders in the ’50s,” Mays said. “So we kind of go back in time and this story actually takes place in Devon, where the first time he meets Pünd is actually the first time they meet.

“For Locke, on the other hand, it’s a sequel to The Magpie Murders and he’s actually a normal, angry, quite difficult character. He’s like a bear with a headache again. Susan Ryland is back on her own turf again and Lesley Manville’s character is very much with Susan.” faced a heavy, two-man game.”

What else did Daniel Mays experience? Line of Duty, Code 404, The Long Shadow, Your Christmas or Mine, Temple, White Lines and Ashes to Ashes and others.

Conleth Hill portrays Alan Conway

Who is Alan Conway? Author of Atticus Pünd books.

“I am happy to say that thanks to the strength of the previous film, I have been brought back to life to play Alan Conway,” Hill said. “In The Magpie Murders we saw him being pushed to a terrible death. The Magpie Murders was his last novel.

“This novel is her third novel. We see Susan, played by the wonderful Lesley Manville, looking back at the book and trying to solve a murder and mystery. The Magpie Murders had two investigations going on in the 50s and the current investigation and this is the same with that one.” “

What else did Conleth Hill experience? Game of Thrones, Holding, Vienna Blood, The Power of Parker and Dublin Murders, among others.

Pippa Bennett-Warner portrays Madeline Cain

Who is Madeline Cain? “Madeline appears in the ’50s episode of the show. “She’s Atticus Pünd’s new secretary,” Bennett-Warner explained. “She’s a movie fanatic and she’s a really great character, very complex and fun. It was an absolute pleasure to play. I hope audiences enjoy it as much as I enjoyed playing it.”

What else did Pippa Bennett-Warner experience? Gangs of London, Chloe, Harlots and Sick Note et al.

Alexandros Logothetis portrays Andreas Patakis

who Andreas Patakis? Susan’s boyfriend. They run a hotel together in Crete, but it falls apart and they run out of money, creating serious strain in their relationship.

What else? Was Alexandros Logothetis there? He is best known for I paralia.

Will Tudor portrays Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh

Who is Aiden MacNeil / Algernon Marsh? In the real world, Aidan is Cecily’s husband and also works at the family’s hotel. In the book, Algernon is a con artist trying to get his hands on Melissa’s money.

What else did Will Tudor experience? Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, The Ipcress Dossier, Industry, People and Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments and others.

Additional players include:

• Amy Griffiths (Effort) She plays Cecily MacNeil; A dead body is found on the wedding day. It disappears after a short while.
• Rupert Evans (The Man in the High Castle, Charmed) plays John Spencer – In the book, John is Melissa’s husband.
• Thomas Coombes (Save Me) plays Derek Endicott / Eric Chandler – In the real world, Derek works at the hotel. In the book, Eric is a mechanic.
• Joanna Bacon (Breeders) portrays Gwyneth Endicott / Phyllis Chandler – In the real world, Gwyneth is Derek’s mother. In the book, Phyllis is Melissa’s maid and Eric’s mother.