Jerry Burton, our narrator, was less of wet blanket than he was in the 1987 version. It’s really enjoyable when I can follow Miss Marple’s logic. These were clues that even doofus audience members like me - always fooled by the red herrings - could grasp. Pye and his gilded porcelain in his gilded dining room) and, even better, I got to see why Miss Marple was able to solve the crime. I got everything I wanted to see more of (like Mr. In this case? The Moving Finger was a hit. Their screenwriters like mucking about with Agatha’s text in order to justify their salary. ITV’s Marple episodes have been hit or miss for me. Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) ferrets out another clue in “The Moving Finger” The English Country House Porn is to die for. Great costumes too, especially Megan’s transformation into Audrey Hepburn. The actors, one and all, chewed the scenery with gusto. Pye was a hoot and I got to see a lot more of him than in the Joan Hickson 1987 version. Quality of movie on its own: 4 1/2 poison bottles. Luckily, Lymstock and poisoned pen letters give him something to do other than brood and drink. And Jerry Burton, our hero and narrator? He’s a damaged, alcoholic vet who tried to kill himself via a motorcycle accident. The time period was changed from 1943 to about 1953. The changes range from condensing and removing characters (minor) to adding Miss Marple at the very start (major) and everything in between. Some of her other popular books include A Murder Is Announced, Crooked House, and Evil Under The Sun.Teresa reviews “The Moving Finger” (2006) and thought it an improvement over the 1985 episode starring Joan Hickson. Many of her books have been adapted for TV and film, some of them have been adapted for movies more than once. Her detective characters, Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple have become iconic literary figures. Was this the work of a poison-pen? Or of a poisoner?Īgatha Christie’s reputation as the Queen of Crime has stood the test of time, as over 80 of her novels of detective fiction still remain bestsellers.
Only Miss Marple questions the coroner's verdict of suicide.
But all that changes when one of the recipients, Mrs Symmington, commits suicide. Lymstock is a town with more than its share of shameful secrets - a town where even a sudden outbreak of anonymous hate-mail causes only a minor stir.
It includes a full colour plate section and exclusive cast interviews. This is a new tie-in edition of Agatha Christie's bestseller, to coincide with the broadcast of the new movie on ITV1 starring Geraldine McEwan.
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