This is one of the best of The Marple series. It was pacey, dark, ultra stylish and somehow fresh. I remember it being on during the Christmas break a few years back, and somehow it feels Christmassy. The music adds to the darker tone in this episode, body in the library and Murder at the Vicarage had been quite light, they opted for a much darker tone.
It looks so wonderfully of the period, everything from the train carriage, to the Crackenthorpe's Mansion right down to the fashion, the outfits look superb, in particular the hat belonging to Elspeth McGillicuddy, where on earth they found it, but it's really cool.
Amanda Holden shines through brightly, she is such a pretty girl, I can believe in her Lucy being an object of desire. Her interplay with Geraldine, Michael Landes and John Hannah is so good. David Warner is so good (as always) and Griff Rhys Jones has the big moment.
The series has done a great job in attracting big stars into cameo roles, and here we were treated to Rob Brydon's railway Inspector, he adds a wicked bit of humour in, Pip Torrens as Noel Coward, and a fab turn from Celia Imrie as Madame Joilet. Charlie Creed Miles does a good job in making the viewer hate him.
All in all this is one of the best entries in the season, very enjoyable, 9/10
It looks so wonderfully of the period, everything from the train carriage, to the Crackenthorpe's Mansion right down to the fashion, the outfits look superb, in particular the hat belonging to Elspeth McGillicuddy, where on earth they found it, but it's really cool.
Amanda Holden shines through brightly, she is such a pretty girl, I can believe in her Lucy being an object of desire. Her interplay with Geraldine, Michael Landes and John Hannah is so good. David Warner is so good (as always) and Griff Rhys Jones has the big moment.
The series has done a great job in attracting big stars into cameo roles, and here we were treated to Rob Brydon's railway Inspector, he adds a wicked bit of humour in, Pip Torrens as Noel Coward, and a fab turn from Celia Imrie as Madame Joilet. Charlie Creed Miles does a good job in making the viewer hate him.
All in all this is one of the best entries in the season, very enjoyable, 9/10