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Disappointment is a painful burden, especially when there was a great expectation. Any fan of mysteries can understand this
sentiment.
I remember the Agatha
Christie books and how my white-haired grandmother would devour them. Devour them!
Then those books came to me, and I became a Christie fan.
14 seconds "Nemesis"
In 1985 or so, BBC
released the Agatha Christie Mysteries starring Joan Hickson. She was an amazing Miss Marple, perfect to
the letter. T
The excellent filming,
charming settings screamed “England! Right
here!”, as well as the accuracy of clothing and times presented all the
engaging drama one has come to expect from BBC mysteries. Agatha Christie advised Joan Hickson long before she was given the part, that Christie saw her as the next Miss Marple.
Dame Margaret Rutherford had a different take on Miss Marple.
19 seconds "Miss Marple meeting Hercule Poirot
Disappointment,
indeed. Agatha Christie
would have wept.
Note: Sadly, American
murder/drama/police dramas have gone down a dark, predictable road. Why?
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