All Saints', Wrington
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The annual parish supper held at All Saints'-tide in the Memorial Hall was marked by a significant change of format. This year, instead of starting with the meal followed by entertainment, the proceedings opened with a presentation of a murder mystery, Murder at the Manor, a whodunnit by Chris McDermott. Producer Echo Irving introduced the cast of characters, and explained what part the audience played in all this. |
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Pat Milne Sue Hill Veronica Thorn Noel Hector C.I. Caroline Shepherd Bryony Hetherington-Smyth Lady Cynthia H-S Sir Marcus H-S |
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Simon Medd David Walker Sir Nigel H-S Butler Arnold Rowbottom |
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Her ladyship can't help overhearing the telephone conversation which sparks off the murder plot ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... equally, Sir Marcus can't help being extremely unpleasant to the butler ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... and testy with her ladyship as she explains how her preparations for his birthday party are going. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bryony involves her mother and true father in her plans for keeping her tryst with her boyfriend secret from Sir Marcus ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... and then the arrival on the scene of Chief Inspector Shepherd ... ... means she's on the spot to begin sleuthing after Sir Marcus's demise. |
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The chief inspector having promised to unmask the villain after a decent interval ... ... food is served, thus making it a very decent interval indeed ... |
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... and having gone through the tortuous unravellings appropriate to the situation, the dastardly criminal is revealed ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... the producer acknowledges the excellent support provided by Julie Kingcott's set and Miche Dunstone's sound effects ... | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
... and everyone leaves, grateful for the sterling work put in by Jenny Tarr and her social committee to make the whole evening a resounding success. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||