An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Ben Bolt, John Strickland, David Evans, Mary McMurray, 1997-1999
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
P.D. James, 1972
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman is a TV series directed by Ben Bolt, John Strickland, David Evans and Mary McMurray in 1997 and based on the book of the same name by P.D. James, first published in 1972. The TV series features Helen Baxendale, Annette Crosbie, Struan Rodger, Jeff Nuttall, Nadio Fortune, Gemma Jones, and others.
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Storyline
Handsome Cambridge dropout Mark Callender died hanging by the neck with a faint trace of lipstick on his mouth. When the official verdict is suicide, his wealthy father hires fledgling private investigator Cordelia Gray to find out what led him to self-destruction. What she discovers instead is a twisting trail of secrets and sins, and the strong scent of murder.
Movie vs Book
Year
1997
Minutes
105
Movie Rate
7.40
Source: IMDb
TV Series
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Director: Ben Bolt, John Strickland, David Evans, Mary McMurray
Country: UK
Year: 1997-1999
Length: 1h45m / 4 episodes
Year
1972
Pages
256
Book Rate
7.66
S: Goodreads
Book
An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
Author: P.D. James
Country: UK
First published in: 1972
Length: 256 pages
Genre: Fiction
Book series: Cordelia Gray
Other screen adaptations of the book
Movie by Christopher Petit
User polls & recommendations
“Making the book into a television show makes it feel so much more real and so much more like a real rock documentary.”
TAYLOR JENKINS REID (Writer)
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