April 2019 Acorn TV Calendar

Monday, April 22nd

QUEENS OF MYSTERY, SMOKE AND MIRRORS, EPISODES 5 & 6 (Acorn TV Original)

The final two-part mystery in Series 1. The series follows a perennially single female detective, Mattie Stone, and her three aunts - the motherly Aunt Beth, the rebellious Aunt Cat and the book smart Aunt Jane - who are well-known crime writers that help her solve whodunit style murders, as well as set her up on blind dates. This two-part mystery, Smoke and Mirrors, focuses on a local theatre where an adaptation of one of Aunt Jane's books is being mounted. Hopes are high, particularly as celebrated thespian Sir Lawrence Shaw has persuaded his twice ex-wife Dame Blanche Chastain out of retirement to take a small role. But when a large sandbag falls, crushing one of the cast, Matilda's investigations lead her to conclude this was no accident. As Matilda works her way through her suspects - the larger than life cast and crew of the play - Cat and Beth do some investigating of their own, and uncover bribes and secret obsessions behind the scenes. The plot thickens when a second body is found, and one of the remaining cast absconds. There will be more bodies on the stage floor unless Matilda acts fast. Guest starring former Bond girl Carmen Du Sautoy (The Man with the Golden Gun).