MURDER MOST FOUL is a fun and comic murder mystery featuring the inimitable Margaret Rutherford in her most famous role, that of Agatha Christie's sleuth Miss Marple. This time around, Marple investigates a murder with an apparently obvious suspect - he was caught red-handed, so to speak, at the scene - but follows a clue trail that takes her to a local amateur theatrics group.
This is a well-paced and eventful little mystery with a decent cast and lots of character comedy to see it through. Rutherford dominates the proceedings, inevitably, with her larger-than-life character, and she's a real delight; relishing every line and dominating every co-actor from beginning to end. The mystery itself is cosy rather than exciting or dramatic, but the ensemble cast are very good. Ron Moody delights as the camp ham actor and manager; Charles Tingwell and Windsor Davis make a good tag-team as the police. Among the rest of the cast members, both James Bolam and Francesca Annis stand out in star-making performances. There's little to dislike about MURDER MOST FOUL.
This is a well-paced and eventful little mystery with a decent cast and lots of character comedy to see it through. Rutherford dominates the proceedings, inevitably, with her larger-than-life character, and she's a real delight; relishing every line and dominating every co-actor from beginning to end. The mystery itself is cosy rather than exciting or dramatic, but the ensemble cast are very good. Ron Moody delights as the camp ham actor and manager; Charles Tingwell and Windsor Davis make a good tag-team as the police. Among the rest of the cast members, both James Bolam and Francesca Annis stand out in star-making performances. There's little to dislike about MURDER MOST FOUL.