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Director:
Christopher Petit
Writers:
Agatha Christie (novel)
T.R. Bowen (screenplay)
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Release Date:
25 December 1989 (UK) more
Genre:
Crime | Drama | Mystery more
Plot:
While on vacation at a resort hotel in the West Indies, Miss Marple correctly suspects that the apparently natural death of a retired British major is actually the work of a murderer planning yet another killing. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Joan Hickson ... Miss Jane Marple

Donald Pleasence ... Jason Rafiel
Adrian Lukis ... Tim Kendal
Sophie Ward ... Molly Kendal

T.P. McKenna ... Dr. Grahame
Michael Feast ... Edward Hillingdon
Sheila Ruskin ... Evelyn Hillingdon
Frank Middlemass ... Major Palgrave
Robert Swann ... Greg Dyson (as Robert Swan)
Sue Lloyd ... Lucky Dyson
Barbara Barnes ... Esther Walters
Stephen Bent ... Jackson

Joseph Mydell ... Inspector Weston
Valerie Buchanan ... Victoria Johnson
Isabelle Lucas ... Aunty Johnson
Shaughan Seymour ... Napier
Gregory Munroe ... Dr. Lydia - Pathologist
T.R. Bowen ... Raymond West (as Trevor Bowen)
James Curran ... Piers Musgrave
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Directed by
Christopher Petit 
 
Writing credits
Agatha Christie (novel)

T.R. Bowen (screenplay)

Produced by
George Gallaccio .... producer
 
Original Music by
Ken Howard 
 
Cinematography by
John Walker (photography)
 
Film Editing by
Bernard Ashby 
Paul Garrick 
 
Production Design by
Don Giles 
 
Costume Design by
Colin Lavers 
 
Makeup Department
Vivien Riley .... makeup designer
Sharleen Rassi .... key hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
David Mason .... production manager
 
Art Department
Linda Sherwood-Page .... graphic designer
Francis Smith .... properties buyer
Paul Birkbeck .... title illustrator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Malcolm Campbell .... sound recordist
John Hale .... dubbing mixer
Stephen Young .... dubbing editor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Deveney .... gaffer electrician
David Hall .... second assistant camera
 
Music Department
John Altman .... musical director
Alan Blaikley .... composer: title music (uncredited)
Ken Howard .... composer: title music (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Phil Baggarley .... supervisor: operatives
Murray Carrad .... finance assistant
Heidi Easton .... assistant floor manager
Juley Harding .... production assistant
Julian Hearne .... assistant floor manager
Fiona B. McTavish .... production associate
Alison Passey .... production secretary
Errol Rollins .... liaison: Barbados
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (UK) (series title)
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Runtime:
USA:104 min (DVD)
Country:
UK
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Certification:
Australia:PG
Filming Locations:
Barbados
Company:
7 Network more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Jason Rafiel: I had to think about this quite a bit before mentioning it to you.
Inspector Weston: And why is that, Mr. Rafael?
Jason Rafiel: It wasn't my idea, and the person who had it - the idea, I mean - is a little old lady who knits and wears lace. She also has a mind like a bacon slicer.
Inspector Weston: Why didn't she come to me herself?
Jason Rafiel: She didn't think you'd take her seriously.
Inspector Weston: I might have done.
Jason Rafiel: I doubt it. It's a very good disguise. She even had me fooled for a minute.
[He laughs]
Inspector Weston: Better have her name for the record.
Jason Rafiel: Miss Marple.
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Movie Connections:
Version of A Caribbean Mystery (1983) (TV) more

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2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful:-
Sheer Class, 16 April 2008
10/10
Author: Paul Evans from Swansea, United Kingdom

I cannot believe the lack of positive comments on this episode. Everything works together, the acting, the locations, the music, the subtle changes to the book. To make what is in my humble opinion a wonderful piece of drama, Joan Hickson is as always incredibly good in the role. Superior in every way to the awful Helen Hayes version, Adrian Lukis and the gorgeous Sophie Ward are superb, and the closing scene between them is superbly acted and gripping. It would be really interesting to see if ITV can produce something as good as this when it comes around to it, will also be interesting to see who will be starring as Miss Marple. Sit back and enjoy this wonderful drama.

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