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Death Goes to School

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Death Goes to School

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Summary

A cynical policeman investigates the suspicious murder of a teacher at a girls' school. However, the case becomes more complicated when the prime suspect is also found dead. Crime drama, starring Gordon Jackson, Barbara Murray and Jane Aird

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

David Parkinson

As whodunnits set in schools tended to sell well, Maisie Sharman decided to team with director Stephen Clarkson to adapt Death in Seven Hours, a thriller she had penned under the name Stratford Davis. A body discovered during a game of rounders brings Inspector Gordon Jackson and Sergeant Sam Kydd to Abbotsham School, where just about everyone has a motive for murdering an unpopular teacher. Moreover, seemingly every member of the female staff could have left the size five footprint in the mud near the body. As music tutor Barbara Murray is a fan of detective novels, she tries to solve the case herself. A late twist will frustrate those who have been assiduously collecting clues. However, Clarkson (a writer directing his sole feature) makes solid use of the enclosed setting. The ensemble is admirable, while the ever-watchable Jackson works well with both Kydd and Murray, whose alibi just happens to involve a novel entitled Death in Seven Hours.

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5.9/10

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Cast

rolenameMiss ShepherdBarbara MurrayDetective Inspector CampbellGordon JacksonMiss CooperPamela AlanSergeant HarveySam Kydd

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rolenameDirectorStephen Clarkson

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English

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DVD

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Black and white

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