No one will ever replace wonderful Joan Hickson as Jane Marple, but Julia McKenzie is pretty darn good. I really liked the episodes with her, not so much the Geraldine McEwan ones. Whilst she very much looked the part, I found her continual smirking rather irritating.
Quite why Marple was written into the last episode, "Endless Night" I have no idea. This would have made a good stand alone Christie film, as it was when made in the 70s with Hayley Mills and Howell Bennet.
Anyway, having said all that, not a bad series, and frankly, even McEwan is preferable to Margaret Rutherford imho.
Quite why Marple was written into the last episode, "Endless Night" I have no idea. This would have made a good stand alone Christie film, as it was when made in the 70s with Hayley Mills and Howell Bennet.
Anyway, having said all that, not a bad series, and frankly, even McEwan is preferable to Margaret Rutherford imho.