Miss Marple – Mord im Pfarrhaus (TV Movie 1986)

Miss Marple – Mord im Pfarrhaus: Directed by Julian Amyes. With Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Robert Lang. Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.

“I really enjoyed this adaptation of u0026quot;The Murder at the Vicarageu0026quot;. It is not as good as the delightful u0026quot;A Murder is Announcedu0026quot; but it is very enjoyable, and not only one of the better Joan Hickson adaptations, but a considerable improvement over the Geraldine McEwan version(though that was one of the better adaptations of that series I feel). The pace is solid, the pace was a problem I had with u0026quot;They Do it With Mirrorsu0026quot; which is my least favourite of the series, and the story is well structured. There is a nice witty script and lovely production values. The acting is very good in general, the only weaknesses for me being that James Hazeldine underplaying his role of Lawrence Redding and Polly Adams a little too stiff as Anne. Joan Hickson really makes this work though, with a simple charm and wisdom she is for me the best Miss Marple, and out of the supporting cast I loved Cheryl Campbell as Griselda, a delightful performance from a great actress. I liked the music too, really pleasant to listen to. Overall, I really enjoyed this adaptation. 9/10 Bethany Cox”