There simply is NO better Miss Marple than Joan Hickson. This adaptation is engaging and quite funny in places, as Miss Marple slowly drives Inspector Slack bonkers.
As to the points raised by reviewer Rekcilorf, s/he is clearly not familiar with the Church of England. This church and this vicar are NOT presbyterian.
Firstly, Rev Clement actually asks Mrs. Lestrange if she's there 'for A season' (not THE season) - in the meaning of debutantes 'doing' the season - a collection of events and parties over a limited period - 'or for the summer'. He clearly sees these two ideas as separate.
Secondly, within the C of E there are some differing schools of thought about quite how 'high' the rituals ought to be. Some churches are much more like catholic ones and use things like incense, whereas others (I believe the majority) don't. They all still call themselves Church of England.
Rev Clement's curate ISN'T a Jesuit, ie a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests, he's an ordinary C of E priest, working under Rev Clement as a sort of training. He would ordinarily hope to get his own parish and be the vicar himself in due time, but the revolting Col Protheroe is calling him one as an insult.
Protheroe presumably thinks or knows Mr Hawes comes from a 'high church' background, which as I say is closer to catholic in its rites and rituals, or he just doesn't like him and is just being offensive. (In his terms, being a Jesuit would be offensive; obviously it's just a different religious tradition & no better or worse than any other.)
As to the points raised by reviewer Rekcilorf, s/he is clearly not familiar with the Church of England. This church and this vicar are NOT presbyterian.
Firstly, Rev Clement actually asks Mrs. Lestrange if she's there 'for A season' (not THE season) - in the meaning of debutantes 'doing' the season - a collection of events and parties over a limited period - 'or for the summer'. He clearly sees these two ideas as separate.
Secondly, within the C of E there are some differing schools of thought about quite how 'high' the rituals ought to be. Some churches are much more like catholic ones and use things like incense, whereas others (I believe the majority) don't. They all still call themselves Church of England.
Rev Clement's curate ISN'T a Jesuit, ie a member of the Society of Jesus, a Roman Catholic order of priests, he's an ordinary C of E priest, working under Rev Clement as a sort of training. He would ordinarily hope to get his own parish and be the vicar himself in due time, but the revolting Col Protheroe is calling him one as an insult.
Protheroe presumably thinks or knows Mr Hawes comes from a 'high church' background, which as I say is closer to catholic in its rites and rituals, or he just doesn't like him and is just being offensive. (In his terms, being a Jesuit would be offensive; obviously it's just a different religious tradition & no better or worse than any other.)