![]() Thus, it behooves the BBC to produce an adaptation that is true to the text, since far more people watch TV than read. ![]() ![]() She then went on to star in her first novel, The Murder at the Vicarage, and if people know Miss Marple at all, this is probably the one most people are familiar with. ![]() Miss Marple made her debut in the short story collection The Thirteen Problems (retitled The Tuesday Club Murders in the United States). That makes it harder to understand why Anne Protheroe has an affair with him and why stepdaughter Lettice is jealous and catty about Lawrence’s affections. The poacher, Bill Archer, must have stolen all of Lawrence Redding’s virility. I’m looking at you, Lawrence Redding, louche painter and sex magnet. The pacing was off, the dialog was murky in the extreme, large sections were shot in the dark, and some characters were so underplayed as to have all the liveliness of a Ken doll. I did not like this Joan Hickson outing nearly as much as the others I’ve seen to date. ![]() Glad that rascal was dead because he had it coming. They killed him and they were glad glad, I tell you. The plan to trap the murderer is radically different and, worst of all, one of the murderers commits suicide out of remorse. The usual changes of condensing or removing characters, some of whom were important (Dr. ![]()
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