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Agatha Christie (novel)
Kevin Elyot (screenplay)
Release Date:
12 December 2004 (USA) more
Plot:
A young woman's corpse is dumped in the library of Gossington Hall, home of Jane Marple's friend Dolly Bantry and her husband Arthur... more | add synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations more
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(2 articles)
'Harper's Island' premiere draws 364,000
(From digitalspy. 7 September 2009, 2:28 AM, PDT)
Agatha Christie's Marple: Series 4 - DVD Review
(From Monsters and Critics. 14 July 2009, 11:12 AM, PDT)
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A change for the better? Not with this one! more (35 total)
Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Geraldine McEwan | ... | Miss Jane Marple |
| Ian Richardson | ... | Conway Jefferson |
| Tara Fitzgerald | ... | Adelaide Jefferson |
| Jamie Theakston | ... | Mark Gaskell |
| Giles Oldershaw | ... | Edwards |
| Florence Hoath | ... | Pamela Reeves |
 | Joanna Lumley | ... | Dolly Bantry |
| James Fox | ... | Colonel Arthur Bantry |
| Simon Callow | ... | Colonel Terence Melchett |
 | Ben Miller | ... | Basil Blake |
| Emma Cooke | ... | Dinah Lee |
| Robin Soans | ... | Dr. Haydock |
| Bruce Mackinnon | ... | Scamper (as Bruce MacKinnon) |
 | Jack Davenport | ... | Superintendent Harper |
| Mary Stockley | ... | Josie Turner |
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Agatha Christie's Marple (UK)
Agatha Christie's Marple: The Body in the Library (UK) (complete title)
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94 min
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Among others, Eileen Atkins and Annette Crosbie were considered for the part of Miss Marple's friend Dolly Bantry. The part was eventually given to Joanna Lumley, who calls herself a "die-hard Christie fan". more
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Basil Blake: [introducing his wife to Colonel Melchett] Dinah Lee, minor actress, major slut! more
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Version of The Body in the Library (1984) (TV) more
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The denouement change of "The Body in the Library" was original to say the least, but ridiculous, and quite pointless. It did nothing for the unnecessary enhancement of Agatha Christie's reputation as the "Queen of the Whodunnits". If producers and directors think they can do better, they should write their own novels. They could then muck those up to their hearts' content.
Why this new series of "Marple" was ever made in the first place is quite beyond me. I've seen all the Miss Marple screenings (and read all the books), and the only actress to really perfect the character was the magnificent Joan Hickson, and her efforts are all still readily available, and repeated on TV quite regularly.
Geraldine McEwan brings a pleasant quirkiness into the character, and in her own way is very good, but somehow it's just not quite right, and as in "4:50 from Paddington", those who thought they knew better just had to tart up the novel. I do wish they would retain the story lines and keep them sensible".