At the request of his old war time colleague Ailsa Brimley, George Smiley agrees to look into the murder of Stella Rode. Brimley had only just received a letter from her saying she feared for her life at her husband's hand. The husband, Stanley Rode teaches at Carne School, but Smiley is doubtful that he had anything to do with his wife's death. As Smiley investigates, he learns that Stella was a nosy busybody who loved to learn other's little secrets and then gossip about them - or possibly blackmail them. When a student is killed and Smiley unearths a secret, he has the evidence to name the killer.Based on John Le Carré's 1962 thriller (his first) in which George Smiley is brought out of spy retirement to solve a murder in a British public school. The setting is based on Le Carre"s own schooldays in Sherborne and his brief experience teaching at Eton.
Credits
A Murder of Quality Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Christian Bale
He was 17, now 50 years old
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as Tim Perkins |
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Billie Whitelaw
She was 59, 82 years old when she died
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as Mad Janie |
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Denholm Elliott
He was 69, 70 years old when he died
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as George Smiley |
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William Armstrong
He was 169, 91 years old when he died
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as Rev. Fergus |
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David Threlfall
He was 37, now 70 years old
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as Stanley Rode |
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Joss Ackland
He was 63, now 96 years old
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as Terence Fielding |
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Glenda Jackson
She was 55, now 87 years old
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as Alisa Brimley |
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Ronald Pickup
He was 51, now 83 years old
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as Felix D'Arcy |
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Diane Fletcher
She was 47, now 80 years old
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as Shane Hecht |
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Fiona Walker
She was 47, now 79 years old
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as Dorothy D'Arcy |
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Matthew Scurfield
He was 43, now 76 years old
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as Inspector Rigby |
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Charles Pemberton
He was 201, 217 years old when he died
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as Sgt. Ted Mundy |
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Tim Dutton
He was 27, now 60 years old
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as Simon Snow |
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Moray Watson
He was 63, 88 years old when he died
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as Maj. Harriman |
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Michael Cochrane
He was 44, now 76 years old
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as Charles Hecht |
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Nick Reding (actor)
was 29, now 61 years old
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as Sgt. Mellor |
A Murder of Quality Crew
| Name |
Department |
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John le Carré as Novel. He was 59 (now 92) years old
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Writing |
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Gavin Millar as Director. He was 53 (now 86) years old
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Directing |
