A Masculine Ending
 First edition | |
| Author | Joan Smith |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Crime |
| Publisher | Faber and Faber |
| Publication date | April 27, 1987 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | Print (Hardback) & Paperback |
| Pages | 186 pp |
| ISBN | 0-571-14751-8 |
| OCLC | 15084920 |
A Masculine Ending is a novel by Joan Smith. It was first published in 1987 by British firm Faber and Faber.
1992 television adaptation
The story was adapted for television in 1992. The cast included:
- Janet McTeer – Loretta Lawson
- Imelda Staunton – Bridget Bennet
- Paul Brooke – Humphrey Morris
- Suzanna Hamilton – Veronica Puddephat
- Joanna McCallum – Miriam Morris
- Kevin McNally – Andrew Gardner
- Bill Nighy – John Tracey
- Clarke Peters – Theo Sykes
- Greg Wise – Jamie Baird
- Buki Armstrong - Bethany Edwards
- Charlotte Cornwell – Insp. Parkinson
- Matyelock Gibbs - Elizabeth Grant
- Peter Lovstrom - Arthur Goodchild
- Andrew Seear - Coroner
- Richard Vernon – Miriam's father
- Phillip Anthony - Mr Koogan
- Yves Aubert as French porter
- Nigel Bradshaw - Hugh Puddephat
- Lucy Briers - Student
- Lolita Chakrabarti - Sue
- Sophia Diaz - Sylvie
- Jennifer Gibson - Melanie Gandell
- Toby Whithouse - Student
- Harry Davenport, Kate McEnery, Simon Owen, and Matthew Owens - The Morris Children
Plot
Feminist academics [1] Loretta Lawson and Bridget Bennett, investigate the discovery of a body that disappeared while Lawson attended a symposium in Paris.
References
- ↑ "A Masculine Ending". Letterboxd. Letterboxd Limited. Retrieved 2026-04-18.