The title could have put many off but if they had stuck with it they would not have been disappointed - I wasn't. We do have to remember when it was set so need to ignore the fact most of the folk were upper middle class and looked down on others like Rigg. Dennis Price was believable as the cousin of the accused having shrugged off his cad image, though not sure he could have got away with some of his actions nowadays, he was very bullying towards Vanessa and Upcott, he caused his stroke and the sergeant just stood there. John Hallam would nowadays be classed as a sociopath and it would have been interesting to know how he found out all those secrets. The big surprise for me was having the lovely Esma Cannon as a vicious, nasty gossip who had abandoned her sister who had fallen by the wayside. She certainly was cast against type as she normally played timid little souls always being bullied by Peggy Mount. Very Miss Marple/Hercule Poirot ending with the 'usual' suspects gathered in one room. I have to admit it did come to me who had done it part the way through. I did guess what Upcott's secret was and Vanessa and her aunts. Nothing to do with the film or course but Simon Gale bigging up Uganda does now seem out of place, but back then it was OK if you were white and in a good job like he was. You felt you ought to warn him to make the most of it.
Review of Noose for a Lady
