Rent Miss Marple: The Moving Finger (1985)
3.9 of 5 from 53 ratings
1h 36min
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- Synopsis:
- Her old friend Maude Calthrop (Dilys Hamlett), wife of the village vicar, summons Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) when several of the local residents receive a poison pen letter. All of the recipients thus far are men and all are accused of some act of moral turpitude. When the local solicitor's wife, Angela Symington (Elizabeth Counsell), is found dead with a poison pen letter at her side, the coroner rules that she took her own life. Not surprisingly, Jane Marple disagrees and is convinced it was murder. When a second villager is killed, it appears Miss Marple is correct. She also deduces the real purpose of the letters.
- Actors:
- Joan Hickson, Michael Culver, Elizabeth Counsell, Deborah Appleby, Lucy Gleeson, Stuart Mansfield, Andrew Bicknell, Sabina Franklyn, Richard Pearson, Hilary Mason, Dilys Hamlett, John Arnatt, Sandra Payne, Martin Fisk, Penelope Lee, Juliet Waley, Imogen Bickford-Smith, Gerald Sim, Geoffrey Davion, Ninka Scott
- Directors:
- Roy Boulting
- Producers:
- Guy Slater
- Writers:
- Agatha Christie, Julia Jones
- Aka:
- Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Classics, TV Crimes, TV Dramas, TV Mysteries
- Collections:
- Drama Films & TV, Top 10 Agatha Christie Films
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Reviews (1) of Miss Marple: The Moving Finger
Good adaptation - Miss Marple: The Moving Finger review by SB
Made in the 1980s, this BBC adaptation of Christie's novel keeps the main plot but alters some things. In particular, Miss Marple's role is considerably amplified so that she is there virtually from the start - whereas in the novel the injured pilot Jerry Burton is the protagonist. A few minor characters are deleted, and the police are portrayed in a rather unsympathetic light. But the period village setting is very well done in a low key way, and the performances are mostly fine, including of course Joan Hickson's definitive Marple. An enjoyable hour and a half to appreciate a good English murder.
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