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“One does see so much evil, I fear”: Watching Agatha Christie’s Miss Marple
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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&#039;Drama" data-source="post: 390244" data-attributes="member: 23"><p style="text-align: center"><strong><u><span style="font-size: 18px">They Do It With Mirrors</span></u></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/thumb6_they-do-it-with-mirrors-1991-opening-credits-2.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p> <p style="text-align: center"><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fic%2F1200x675%2Fp04hvxgs.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=30bfcfc07b4092e4b832d8af4cadcabb6d5ed21c74442c608fb70f2c820b5be9&ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 771px" /></p><p></p><p></p><p>This is a story I barely recall at all, which was a big help. The title being spoken by Chief Inspector Slack really jumped out at me and made me wonder how many of the Marple titles were used in dialogue within the story itself.</p><p></p><p>Besides Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland (both of whom I really only know by name rather than associating them with any key role), most of the faces were vaguely familiar from seeing them in other roles, none of which I could name or place.</p><p></p><p>I think the stars of the show in this one were The Heath House in Staffordshire, which doubled for Stonybrook, and the atmosphere, helped by the lighting and dim, shadowy lighting for the interiors.</p><p></p><p>Oh, and the competitive dynamic between C.I. Slack and Miss Marple was a joy to watch. Especially his shock at seeing her at the scene just as he invoked her name and his hard-won thanks at the end of the story.</p><p></p><p>Naturally, Joan Hickson was as marvellous as ever. I especially loved her slightly reactions to Edgar’s ramblings as he sat alongside her. The story about the bonfire burglaries in St Mary Mead was great as well. It’s so much a part of her character that all of her crime solving comes from patterns she recognises from observing her own village closely, and Joan Hickson gives Jane a wonderfully vague quality as she mutters away or tells half a story that makes her seem like a dotty old woman. Deceptively so, of course. Also, her non-reaction to the performance art piece she endures in the theatre said more than a thousand words.</p><p></p><p>There’s a brilliant moment towards the end where Slack notes that she knows whodunnit, and she admits that she knows who, but not why (or was it how). Watching her patiently bide her time until she has <em>all</em> the facts is marvellous. A lesser detective might have played their hand too soon, but this isn’t just any old detective.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 390244, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][U][SIZE=5]They Do It With Mirrors[/SIZE][/U][/B] [IMG]https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/thumb6_they-do-it-with-mirrors-1991-opening-credits-2.jpg[/IMG] [IMG width="771px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fichef.bbci.co.uk%2Fimages%2Fic%2F1200x675%2Fp04hvxgs.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=30bfcfc07b4092e4b832d8af4cadcabb6d5ed21c74442c608fb70f2c820b5be9&ipo=images[/IMG][/CENTER] This is a story I barely recall at all, which was a big help. The title being spoken by Chief Inspector Slack really jumped out at me and made me wonder how many of the Marple titles were used in dialogue within the story itself. Besides Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland (both of whom I really only know by name rather than associating them with any key role), most of the faces were vaguely familiar from seeing them in other roles, none of which I could name or place. I think the stars of the show in this one were The Heath House in Staffordshire, which doubled for Stonybrook, and the atmosphere, helped by the lighting and dim, shadowy lighting for the interiors. Oh, and the competitive dynamic between C.I. Slack and Miss Marple was a joy to watch. Especially his shock at seeing her at the scene just as he invoked her name and his hard-won thanks at the end of the story. Naturally, Joan Hickson was as marvellous as ever. I especially loved her slightly reactions to Edgar’s ramblings as he sat alongside her. The story about the bonfire burglaries in St Mary Mead was great as well. It’s so much a part of her character that all of her crime solving comes from patterns she recognises from observing her own village closely, and Joan Hickson gives Jane a wonderfully vague quality as she mutters away or tells half a story that makes her seem like a dotty old woman. Deceptively so, of course. Also, her non-reaction to the performance art piece she endures in the theatre said more than a thousand words. There’s a brilliant moment towards the end where Slack notes that she knows whodunnit, and she admits that she knows who, but not why (or was it how). Watching her patiently bide her time until she has [I]all[/I] the facts is marvellous. A lesser detective might have played their hand too soon, but this isn’t just any old detective. [/QUOTE]
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