Busman's Honeymoon began conceptually as a play in collaboration with Muriel St. Clare Byrne since Sayers was inexperienced as a playwright at the time, but she generated so much more material than could be used in the stage version that it was a simple matter to transcribe the novelization. The stage version is a well-made play that justifies the subtitle "A Love Story with Detective Interruptions" far better than the novel. On the other hand, there is no place in the play for Peter's emotional difficulties about the execution of the murderer. Dennis Arundell originated the role of Lord Peter on stage. Although most reviewers felt he did not look the part, Sayers herself was pleased with his interpretation.

Haunted Honeymoon, directed by Arthur B. Woods, is a 1940 film version of the work. The screenplay by Moncton Hoffe, Angus MacPhail, and Harold Goldman cheapens all the sentiments of...