Actually, I pictured an older woman as Miss Marple, but JULIA McKENZIE does nicely in the role of the sly sleuth who's always one step ahead of the detective on the case. She has a sympathetic, intelligent look that suits the role.
A POCKET FULL OF RYE is a nifty Agatha Christie story--always with those improbabilities lurking around every corner but cleverly disguised as satisfying enough to pass inspection. The use of the nursery rhyme theme is something Christie has done before, but seldom better than here. The revelation of the murderer, however, came as less than a surprise to me since the murderer, in this case, is the most logical suspect.
Well acted and staged, very faithful to the novel, it's a pleasure to watch. RUPERT GRAVES does a good job as one of the sons, as do the other British players with whom I'm unfamiliar.
Hopefully, this indicates the new series will stick more faithfully to the original--even though I see from the trailer that MURDER IS EASY has been turned into a Miss Marple story when she wasn't in the book at all. And that happens to be one of my favorite Marple stories.
A POCKET FULL OF RYE is a nifty Agatha Christie story--always with those improbabilities lurking around every corner but cleverly disguised as satisfying enough to pass inspection. The use of the nursery rhyme theme is something Christie has done before, but seldom better than here. The revelation of the murderer, however, came as less than a surprise to me since the murderer, in this case, is the most logical suspect.
Well acted and staged, very faithful to the novel, it's a pleasure to watch. RUPERT GRAVES does a good job as one of the sons, as do the other British players with whom I'm unfamiliar.
Hopefully, this indicates the new series will stick more faithfully to the original--even though I see from the trailer that MURDER IS EASY has been turned into a Miss Marple story when she wasn't in the book at all. And that happens to be one of my favorite Marple stories.