This isn’t Doctor Who where the good doctor regenerates whenever the producer feels like shaking things up a bit. I doubt if the ITV producers gave an in-series explanation for the sudden altering of Miss Marple’s appearance, voice, and mannerisms.

Then, something happens and things don’t look right. You get used to seeing a particular actor or actress in a role. It must have been a shock for the audience at the time. McKenzie took over for seasons 4, 5, and 6. The first three seasons of Marple had Geraldine McEwan in the title role. So we’re going back to the beginning and already, there’s a change. Thus, we’ve seen three Marple adaptations already ( The Secret of Chimneys, The Mirror Crack’d, and The Blue Geranium all from season 5). Agatha didn’t but producers play fast and loose with novel adaptations all the time. This will allow us to see if the producers have any kind of overall arc in mind. Bill and I decided to be more systematic about watching all the Agatha Christie films. We’ve been watching ITV’s Agatha Christie’s Marple TV adaptations out of order. If you’re familiar with the novel, you will most definitely notice and might throw what’s left of your cheese platter at the TV set.

It worked and if you’re unfamiliar with the novel, you won’t notice. Remember that the scriptwriter revamped Agatha’s choice of murderer. The reason for the almost? I couldn’t accept the murderer’s motives. Despite the sudden change of murderers, the film held together almost perfectly. This filmed version was set around 1950.Ĥ garrots. The other most important change is the date. There were some other minor modifications. Joanne is perhaps best known for her role as Patsy in Absolutely Fabulous but has appeared in a number of other titles such as Are You Being Served, Ella Enchanted and The Wolf of Wall Street.3 and 1/2 garrots (the murderer was radically altered although crimes and motivation still fit perfectly within Agatha’s own text). The actress played the role Mrs Dolly Bantry in series one's The Body in the Library in 2005, and in series five's The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side in 2011. Joanne Lumley appeared in Marple twice in its six series. From Hollywood legends to Oscar-winning stars, here are seven huge names that have had cameos in Marple… Joanna Lumley This also resulted in plenty of famous faces dotted throughout its nine-year run, and you may have forgotten about some of them. The classic tales were adapted for six different series all with Miss Jane Marple at the helm as she sought to solve dramatic and mysterious murders.Īlthough the part of Marple herself was continuous throughout each series, new faces popped up in each episode, giving the show a fresh flavour each time.

Agatha Christie's Marple stories are not only timeless novels, but are hugely popular television programmes that aired on ITV between 20.

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