Some episodes have been guilty of looking wonderful, but lacking a little something, in this one they managed to keep the true essence of the story, altering very little, and making it look beautiful.
Miss Marple fits in to the story with ease, it's like it was written for her, so little of the plot is actually changed, due in part I would think to Kevin Elyot, such a good writer.
Beautifully acted it boasts some excellent performances. The accomplished Eileen Atkins is wonderful as the bed ridden cigar smoking Lady Tressilian, her irritation of Miss Marple is great. Wonderful to see Tom Baker here too, Freddie Treves is pretty bland in the book, Tom injects his magic into him and makes him very interesting. The acting elsewhere is excellent, just that some of the characters aren't that likable.
The settings are glorious, the coast line and beaches look really rather wonderful.
For someone that's not read the book it's a very pleasing mystery, and the identity of the killer(s) is a surprise.
Some great scenes, the best one being Freddie Treves telling the story of the two boys playing with bows and arrows, one shot the other, it's a real change in tone, beautifully acted. Watching the reactions on everyone's face is great. The funniest scene must be Donald jumping up onto Miss Marple, he's so naughty.
Very well made and intriguing, it's a dark story. The first 25 minutes is a little on the slow side, but it opens up brilliantly. Worth watching for the brilliance of Tom Baker alone. Great tone. 9/10
Miss Marple fits in to the story with ease, it's like it was written for her, so little of the plot is actually changed, due in part I would think to Kevin Elyot, such a good writer.
Beautifully acted it boasts some excellent performances. The accomplished Eileen Atkins is wonderful as the bed ridden cigar smoking Lady Tressilian, her irritation of Miss Marple is great. Wonderful to see Tom Baker here too, Freddie Treves is pretty bland in the book, Tom injects his magic into him and makes him very interesting. The acting elsewhere is excellent, just that some of the characters aren't that likable.
The settings are glorious, the coast line and beaches look really rather wonderful.
For someone that's not read the book it's a very pleasing mystery, and the identity of the killer(s) is a surprise.
Some great scenes, the best one being Freddie Treves telling the story of the two boys playing with bows and arrows, one shot the other, it's a real change in tone, beautifully acted. Watching the reactions on everyone's face is great. The funniest scene must be Donald jumping up onto Miss Marple, he's so naughty.
Very well made and intriguing, it's a dark story. The first 25 minutes is a little on the slow side, but it opens up brilliantly. Worth watching for the brilliance of Tom Baker alone. Great tone. 9/10