I now have the complete set of Joan Hickson Marple. The supporting cast and the set dressing and camera work is so beyond expectation, it is a step into another world once only found in the Original Books. Joan Hickson is so dedicated in the gesture, manner and intonation of Miss Marple, I'm transported to a social reality we have totally abandoned. I watch them again and again, each time seeing more of the entire world created in these films.
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This show was made in the 80s and 90s, so it is best to adjust to that style of storytelling, bc these stories are a slow burn, but they burn brightly. Miss Marple is about an elderly woman, living in an English village, and she has a sixth sense about death that makes her as much a genius as Sherlock Holmes. the stories that center around the crime are brilliant, well directed, well-acted, everything is fleshed out and Joan Hickson is brilliant as Miss Marple. of course, every cast member and all those who adapted her work are brilliant as well. u have to pay close attention to EVERYTHING that happens, or u will miss something. everything is important! all the stories in this set are very compelling, but if i would rank them, it would be: 4:50 to Paddington, A Caribbean Mystery, Sleeping Murder, the Mirror that Crack'd from side to side. but all were great.Read full review
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I got this set thinking it was a complete set with new mysteries. To my surprise it was a set of movies that I already had. Not a problem I gave this set to a friend that is a Agatha Christie buff. The movies are just about mirror image to the books.
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Joan Hickson, IMHO, the best Miss Marple ever. Uniformly excellent casting. Directed well, honors the Agatha Christie source material. Not kitschy or arch. Superb.
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I love all of Miss Marple with Joan Hickson & this is no exception. This dvd was excellent.
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