Attractive and enjoyable rendition based on Agatha Christie novel with snooping Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) investigating a strange murder takes place on board a train , but the authorities don't seem inclined to believe her . Elspeth McGillicuddy (Pam Ferris) , an old friend of Miss Marple's, witnesses a strangulation murder in a passing train through the window of her coach compartment . When a Police Inspector can't find a body along the tracks and doubts the validity of the story, Miss Marple and Elspeth locate the area where the body was probably thrown from the train, the isolated manor house of an aged, cantankerous millionaire, Luther Crackenthorpe (David Warner) , whose wife (Jenny Agutter) was some years ago dead . Miss Marple recruits a professional housekeeper , her niece named Lucy Eyelesbarrow (Amanda Holden) , to apply for a job on the estate in hopes of locating the corpse, as she goes undercover as a domestic . But her arrival becomes clouded in tragedy , another murder takes place , someone being poisoned by a drink. Then is found a strange body at a crypt , the police and Miss Marple are brought in . Police Inspector Tom Campbell ( John Hannah) takes on a renewed interest but it is left to Miss Marple to solve the mystery . Obviously someone in the large household is involved, but who? . There are various suspects , all family Crackenthorpe , such as : Niamh Cusack as Emma Crackenthorpe , Ben Daniels as Alfred Crackenthorpe , Charlie Creed-Miles as Harold Crackenthorpe , Ciarán McMenamin Ciarán as Cedric Crackenthorpe . Later on , Police Inspector Campbell and Miss Marple join forces and they set about investigating the murders , threats and a twisted intrigue associated with the case .
The plot is plain and simple : a friend of Miss Marple's, witnesses a strangulation murder in a passing train through the window of her coach compartment and dottie detective Miss Marple helped by her niece set out in investigating it ; as she recruits a professional housekeeper named Lucy Eyelesbarrow to apply for a job on the estate in hopes of locating the corpse , posing as as maid at a state near she thought the body was dropped ; as who is the killer ? ; and things go wrong when there appears another killed corpse .The episode is a detective story in which you are the detective . In the picture there is mystery , emotion , suspense , actors's interpretations are acceptable and luxurious environments.The support cast is pretty good, such as : John Hanna , Ben Daniels , David Warner , Rob Brydon , Celia Imrie ,Rose Keegan , Jenny Agutter , Pip Torrens as Noël Coward and special mention for Pam Perris as the veteran and bestest friend ever . The movie gets a lush costume design and adequate production design . Colorful and sunny cinematography by Martin Fuhrer , as well as evocative score by Dominik Scherrer . This Miss Marple episode was efficiently directed by Andy wilson .
The trustworrthy and dottie Miss Marple was firsly played in cinema by Margaret Rutherford who had made the role famous during the 1960s in classic titles as : ¨Murder she said¨ , ¨Murder at gallop¨,¨ Murder most foul¨, ¨Alphabet murders¨, and Murder ahoy¨ this one is the last and least appealing . Following Angela Lansbury with the film Crack Mirror (1980) by Guy Hamilton became the second actress to play Miss Marple on the big screen, after Lansbury was the fourth if one counts TV where Gracie Fields and Inge Langen also played Marple. Subsequently in TV was starred by Joan Hickson who played a successful series . And finally Agatha Christie's Marple series starred by Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple . Rating : Decent and acceptable , well worth watching . The flick will appeal to suspense lovers and Agatha Christie novels buffs .
The plot is plain and simple : a friend of Miss Marple's, witnesses a strangulation murder in a passing train through the window of her coach compartment and dottie detective Miss Marple helped by her niece set out in investigating it ; as she recruits a professional housekeeper named Lucy Eyelesbarrow to apply for a job on the estate in hopes of locating the corpse , posing as as maid at a state near she thought the body was dropped ; as who is the killer ? ; and things go wrong when there appears another killed corpse .The episode is a detective story in which you are the detective . In the picture there is mystery , emotion , suspense , actors's interpretations are acceptable and luxurious environments.The support cast is pretty good, such as : John Hanna , Ben Daniels , David Warner , Rob Brydon , Celia Imrie ,Rose Keegan , Jenny Agutter , Pip Torrens as Noël Coward and special mention for Pam Perris as the veteran and bestest friend ever . The movie gets a lush costume design and adequate production design . Colorful and sunny cinematography by Martin Fuhrer , as well as evocative score by Dominik Scherrer . This Miss Marple episode was efficiently directed by Andy wilson .
The trustworrthy and dottie Miss Marple was firsly played in cinema by Margaret Rutherford who had made the role famous during the 1960s in classic titles as : ¨Murder she said¨ , ¨Murder at gallop¨,¨ Murder most foul¨, ¨Alphabet murders¨, and Murder ahoy¨ this one is the last and least appealing . Following Angela Lansbury with the film Crack Mirror (1980) by Guy Hamilton became the second actress to play Miss Marple on the big screen, after Lansbury was the fourth if one counts TV where Gracie Fields and Inge Langen also played Marple. Subsequently in TV was starred by Joan Hickson who played a successful series . And finally Agatha Christie's Marple series starred by Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple . Rating : Decent and acceptable , well worth watching . The flick will appeal to suspense lovers and Agatha Christie novels buffs .