Rent Marple: Sleeping Murder (2006)

Why? - Marple: Sleeping Murder review by SB

Miss Marple investigates with the police panting to keep up, the Devon scenery is beautiful and everyone is happy, except the corpse(s). Why then does ITV not trust Agatha Christie? Instead a new back story and front story have to be inserted, together with lots of new or transformed characters. They can't even get right one bit which they do retain, a scene from a Jacobean tragedy - the key line from the play is omitted and instead we have a bit of melodrama. Why was Harriet Walter hired for this one minute mistake?

Sophia Myles is intelligent and attractive as the lead, and most of the supporting cast are fine. But any resemblance to Christie's novel is purely coincidental.

As usual, watch the Hickson/BBC version if you want it done properly.

This is another DVD with a counter-productive and insulting anti-piracy warning at the beginning.