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Marple goes to the wedding location and finds a happy family and a very happy Gwenda. The scene switches to Miss Marple receiving a wedding invitation from Gwenda (Juliet Stephenson) who worked for Marple once and is marrying the widower - she was originally his secretary.
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He claimed all along to have an alibi, a man with whom he hitched a ride at the time of the murder, but the driver was never found. He is arrested and executed for the crime. When the matriarch (Jane Seymour) of a large family is killed, suspicion falls on one of her children, Jacko, who a short time before was demanding money from her to pay his gambling debts and was turned down. These so-called Miss Marple mysteries are entertaining to a point, but when the writing is even sloppier than usual, it's a problem. All but cynical Chrsitie purists couldn't help but enjoy this whodunit meant as Christie's characters should have been bold and larger then life. The performances of Jane Seymour and Dennis Lawson were fantastic in particular, cameos from Pippa Heywood and Camille Coduri were of course welcomed. It's great that they're doing new things with the plots, we all know the books inside out, so something different is great! The book was of course adapted to accommodate Miss Marple and the writer did a great job, Miss Marple is given enough of a character and personality and role for it to have been written as a Miss Marple book. I really did enjoy this one, so I'd say sit back and enjoy, for all those who keep comparing Geraldine to Joan Don't watch them, leave the fans of the new versions to watch and enjoy without criticisms, they're great viewing. Almost on a par with the Joan Hickson productions.
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This is one of the better pieces of TV drama I've seen, this I have to say is better then many of the previous Marple or recent Agatha Christie dramatisations. Overall, disappointing but not absolutely unwatchable, thanks to the production values and the cast. And people are right, it does deviate from the book, and I was expecting that, but Gwenda's murder especially I felt was unnecessary. The build-up to Rachael's character was unconvincing, we know she is resented but it could have been much more strongly depicted with more focused writing.
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Plus I was indifferent to the characters as some of them are so badly written, especially Bobby's and Hester's, in fact only Mary has any real sparkle.
Hester got on my nerves and Julian Rhind Tutt comes across as too awkward and heavy on nervous mannerisms, even for Calgary Also on the other hand, the adaptation is spoilt by poor pacing(the final solution is much too rushed and the middle really does plod), a weak script and a lack of coherence in the storytelling or suspense. The rest of the acting is dull however, Tom Riley is one-note and Richard Armitage, normally good at being brooding, has little to do. Lisa Stansfield is also surprisingly good. Also helping elevate are a stellar cast, Geraldine McEwan is above decent as Miss Marple, and Jane Seymour is suitably nasty as the victim, while Juliet Stevenson, Denis Lawson, Burn Gorman and especially Alison Steadman turn in great work. It is lovingly filmed, with nice scenery, photography and costumes, and I liked the music. But I was disappointed after seeing this adaptation of Ordeal by Innocence-I do think that Sittaford Mystery, By the Pricking of My Thumbs and Nemesis were worse out of this set of Marple adaptations, but this is a long way from being the best. I liked the book, didn't love it, but it was interesting.