![]() Sorry I'm comparing this to the Joan Hickson series, but that did a much better job conveying the much-needed creepiness of the book. ![]() In conclusion, this version could have been better. Gwenda Halliday, a wealthy young Englishwoman recently emigrated from India, intuitively buys a seaside manor house, where she re-experiences a murder. Also it seemed rushed, and almost nonsensical, though I was touched that Gwenda found love at the end, despite the fact she's married in the book. In alternative to the genuinely frightening one in the book and the Joan Hickson version, it was turned into a Poirot- like charade with ghastly plot changes. As most of the commentators had established already, the biggest letdown was the ending. This is beautifully shot, with some creepy moments in the beginning, but somehow falls rapidly downhill after The Duchess of Malfi scene. He was too young, compared to the Kennedy in the Joan Hickson version. As much an excellent actor Phil Davis is, he wasn't my idea of Kennedy. ![]() The acting was okay, but I wish they made Kennedy Scottish like they did in the Joan Hickson adaptation. Though I must give credit to Sophia Myles, who did give Gwenda a very nervous edge, especially during the Duchess of Malfi performance, with the line "Cover her face" which creeped me out in the Joan Hickson version, but not really here. I didn't like the inclusion of the Funnybones group, and other characters were left out entirely, and those who were left in were quite badly altered. This adaptation is good, but could have been much better, had it been a lot closer to the source material. The book is without doubt the creepiest Marple book, and one of my favourite Agatha Christies. ![]()
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