When a houseparty gathers at Gull's Point, the seaside home of an elderly widow, earlier events come to a dramatic head. The guests includes the famous sportsman with his vivacious new wife; his unhappy former wife and the man who loves her. Then the guest after dinner Frederick Treves mentions about an old murder case - he then dies from a heart attack, and soon Lady Tressilian is murdered, bludgeoned by a golf club. Amongst the guest is Miss Marple - can she unravel the identity of the murdering fiend?
In the novel Superintendent Battle is the sleuth who unravels the intricate mystery, but here it is changed to feature Miss Marple and it certainly doesn't hurt the story. It's a well-paced as well presented adaptation of a brilliant book. Loved the detail of the era, the characters and the finale is captivating. The drama is really fine tuned. Geraldine McEwan is a quirky kind of Marple, and she plays the character in her own style, but of course you can see aspects of her characterisation in the novels.
In the novel Superintendent Battle is the sleuth who unravels the intricate mystery, but here it is changed to feature Miss Marple and it certainly doesn't hurt the story. It's a well-paced as well presented adaptation of a brilliant book. Loved the detail of the era, the characters and the finale is captivating. The drama is really fine tuned. Geraldine McEwan is a quirky kind of Marple, and she plays the character in her own style, but of course you can see aspects of her characterisation in the novels.