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'Downton Abbey' star to lead Channel 5 drama 'The Puzzle Lady'
Downton Abbey star Phyllis Logan is set to star in a pan-global Channel 5 drama based on Parnell Hall's Puzzle Lady mysteries. The Puzzle Lady [working title] will star BAFTA nominee Cora Felton, who adopts the eponymous moniker. When a When a strange murder occurs in the sleepy market town of Bakerbury, local police are baffled by a crossword puzzle left on the body. With their case going nowhere, they reluctantly turn to recent arrival Felton. Hall, who died in 2020, wrote numerous Puzzle Lady books along with his Stanley Hastings mysteries. The series is for Paramount-owned Channel 5 and is distributed in the US by PBS Distribution with producers Channel Zero and ZDF Studios selling the rest of the world. The series is production began in Northern Ireland and will air next year. Paul Testar, Director of Drama at Channel 5 and Paramount+, said: “We are delighted to be bringing The Puzzle Lady to Channel 5, a compelling, cosy crime drama that will puzzle and entertain viewers.”
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