The Lady Vanishes (2013 film)

The Lady Vanishes
Promotional poster
GenreDrama
Based onThe Wheel Spins
by Ethel Lina White
Screenplay byFiona Seres
Directed byDiarmuid Lawrence
Starring
Theme music composerJohn Lunn
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerAnn Tricklebank
CinematographyPeter Greenhalgh
EditorDavid Head
Running time87 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release17 March 2013 (2013-03-17)

The Lady Vanishes is a 2013 British television mystery thriller film directed by Diarmuid Lawrence, and a co-production of the BBC and Masterpiece Films. It is based on the 1936 novel The Wheel Spins by Ethel Lina White. It stars Selina Cadell in the role of the disappearing Miss Froy, Tuppence Middleton as the young Iris Carr (who discovers the disappearance but is not taken seriously), Tom Hughes and Alex Jennings as Max Hare and the Professor, the two fellow English passengers who come to her aid. It was watched by 7.44 million when it was broadcast on Sunday 17 March 2013 on BBC One.