Film, TV or Theatrical Adaptations
Following the success of their version of Why Didn't They Ask Evans in 1980, The Seven Dials Mystery was adapted by London Weekend Television as a 140-minute drama and transmitted on Sunday, March 8, 1981. The same team of Pat Sandys, Tony Wharmby and Jack Williams worked on the production which again starred John Gielgud and James Warwick. Cheryl Campbell also starred as "Bundle" Brent. The production was extremely faithful to the book with no major deviations to the plot or characters.
This second success of adapting an Agatha Christie book led to the same company commissioning The Secret Adversary and Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime for their 1983 transmission.
The production was first screened on US television as part of Mobil Showcase in April 1981.
- Adaptor: Pat Sandys
- Executive Producer: Tony Wharmby
- Producer: Jack Williams
- Director: Tony Wharmby
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