Agatha christies marple the pale horse tv episode 2010. His old friend miss marple travels to london, where she discovers that a list of names sent to her by the priest is. One, a book would start somehow with a list of names. Holly valance joins julia mckenzie in marple whodunnit. The starstudded cast also included oscar nominee pauline collins shirley valentine and jj field northanger abbey. The pale horse was not originally a miss marple book. Whats more, i had one or two reservations about the casting of julia mackenzie as the great. Miss marple the marvelous julia mckenzie, cranford, follows a series of clues to the pale horse inn in hampshire, a spooky establishment run by three modernday witches. Julia mckenzie plays miss marple and is a favorite of mine. The title character was played by geraldine mcewan from the first to third series, until her retirement from the role, and by julia mckenzie from the fourth series onwards. This is another case of the bbc folks taking christies nonpoirot and non marple mysteries and adapting them to feature christies famous.
Often characterized an elderly spinster, she is one of the best known of christies characters and has been portrayed numerous times on screen. The novel features her novelist detective ariadne oliver as a minor character, and reflects in tone the supernatural. Mary mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective. Bbc one, mammoth screen and agatha christie limited have confirmed that the latest agatha christie story to be adapted for television will be the pale horse. Agatha christie, marple dvd king county library system. As originally produced for britains itv, the telemovie agatha christies marple. Miss marple takes on a spooky murder case at an inn run by three modernday witches. Julia mckenzie cranford dons miss marple s trademark tweeds with wit and flair in these four fulllength mysteries. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in an organization centered around an inn run by purported witches. For one thing it was based on an agatha christie novel in which miss marple does not appear at all. Julia kathleen nancy mckenzie, cbe born 17 february 1941 is an english actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director widely regarded as one of the finest and most distinguished artists of the past 50 years.
For, if youve read the book, you know that miss marple isnt in it. Once again, a top cast of british actors and one australian joins julia mckenzie for another agatha christie whodunnit. Celebrated actresses julia mckenzie and geraldine mcewan take on the role of worldfamous crime writer agatha christies shrewd and inquisitive miss jane marple in this stunning set of murder mysteries. With julia mckenzie, nicholas parsons, lynda baron, elizabeth rider. The pale horse is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie first published in the uk by the. In series vi, premiering in the summer of 2011, miss marple returns in an allnew case. Agatha christies marple season 5 episode 1 the pale horse. The parts involving the witchcraft in the hotel itself were brilliant, i loved thyrza and sybil, they were very sinister.
A new version of agatha christies mystery the pale horse, written by sarah phelps, is due on. On television, she is known for her bafta award nominated role as hester fields in the sitcom fresh fields 198486 and its sequel french fields 198991, and as miss marple in agatha christies marple 2008. In the pale horse, miss marple seeks justice, armed with little more than a mysterious list of names sent. I didnt think i could see anyone else but geraldine mcewan as marple but actually julia mckenzie did a great job. Miss marple s old friend is found murdered, and when she receives a list of names sent by the victim before his death, miss marple seeks justice. The story finds marple receiving an enigmatic list of names from her friend father gorman moments before his brutal murder. The second series of the show, airing in 2010, included the mirror crackd from side to side, the secret of chimneys, the blue geranium, and the pale horse. Agatha christies muchloved heroine is back on the case in a sparkling version of her 1961 novel. Miss marple julia mckenzie, a friend of the deceased cleric, decides to join the hunt for the. See more ideas about miss marple, margaret rutherford and angela lansbury. Miss marple once again proves to be more intelligent then the police, as youd expect.
Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Miss marple s investigations lead her to the pale horse inn, where the a catholic priest is brutally murdered after taking confession from a dying parishioner. Miss marples priest friend is battered to death after visiting a dying woman. Miss jane marple is an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of st. The pale horse 2010 cast and crew miss marple julia mckenzie goes to london to investigate after she receives a list of names from a murdered friend. It was adapted by anglia tv in the uk in 1996 without ariadne oliver and by itv in 2010 with the addition of julia mckenzie as miss marple and the omission of ariadne oliver, colonel and rhoda despard and mrs dane calthrop. It was first broadcast in the uk on 30th august 2010. Julia mckenzie was an excellent jane marple, and she fitted in very well. Miss marple s sweet old lady exterior hides an excellent perception of human nature and a razor. But that aside, the pale horse was one of julia mckenzie s better outings as miss marple in my. In the latest marple series, agatha christies spinster sleuth was brilliantly portrayed by geraldine mcewan series and julia mckenzie series 46. The pale horse agatha christies marple episode agatha christie.
Agatha christies marple or simply marple is a british itv television programme loosely based on the books and short stories by british crime novelist agatha christie. Watch agatha christies marple season 5 prime video. Mary mead with a remarkable talent for solving crimes. Following the conclusion of the sixth series, it was. Miss marple julia mckenzie, a friend of the deceased cleric, decides to join the hunt for the killer and arrives at the pale horse inn, which holds the key to the mystery. Her sharp mind and shrewd intellect prove invaluable in unravelling a slew of murder mysteries, earning her the grudging respect of the police. Miss marple at the pale horse from masterpiece mystery purists take warning. Agatha christies marple s06 ep01 a caribbean mystery part 02 hd stream watch agatha christies marple s06 ep01 a caribbean mystery part 02 online watch agatha christies marple s06 ep01 a caribbean mystery part 02 online stream. She soon discovers that people on the list are dying. Each story is shot in gorgeous high definition against a backdrop of grand english estates and postwwii period detail. Julia plays spinster sleuth miss marple in the pale horse, with a.
The pale horse is an agatha christie novel that originally didnt include miss marple. The pale horse is a work of detective fiction by agatha christie and first. But you probably already guessed that when you saw that the pale horse was a miss marple episode. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in an organization. Miss marple julia mckenzie, cranford receives a mysterious list of names from her friend father gorman, who sent it moments before he was brutally murdered on a london street. Agatha christies marple the pale horse tv episode 2010 imdb. A clue leads her to the pale horse inn in hampshire, a spooky establishment run by three modernday witches. It will be adapted by baftanominated writer, sarah phelps.
Agatha christie did lot of hercule poirot books and miss marple but she also did. See more ideas about agatha christie, agatha christies marple and miss marple. The pale horse 1960 is adapted from christies 1961 novel the pale horse, and once again features the authors popular female sleuth, miss jane marple julia mckenzie as the lead. Agatha christies marple s06 ep01 a caribbean mystery. The production values are still top notch, the acting is excellent, but the adaptations are still loose to say the least. I wasnt holding out much hope for the pale horse, a movielength production from 2010. Viagranot in the book,a list of people who mysteriously died after staying in that pale horse.
Mckenzies first series of marple comprises a pocket full of rye, murder is easy, why didnt they ask evans. One has julia mckenzie doing her quite marvelous interpretation of miss marple in solving the pale horse mystery, the other is quite a different take, 1960s based, on the pale horse. The pale horse combined two ideas that agatha christie had been considering. Her first appearance was in a short story published in the royal. Murders occur right and left, but marple is hot on the trail, with a. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. Four mysteries and a bonus copy of the pale horse circa 1996 starring jean marsh as a witch with deadly powers death is the great ecstasy. Tonight on masterpiece mystery julia mckenzie returns as miss marple.
Julia kathleen nancy mckenzie, cbe born 17 february 1941 is an english actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. Julia mckenzie, one of the most colorful actresses to portray agatha christies jane marple, returns to that iconic role for series five of the itv program agatha christies marple. Well it was deffo done as a miss marple a few years back with geraldine mcewan. The stories arent true to the books but to be fair a lot of them werent actually marple stories and i think they were adapted fairly well, unlike endless night in series 6 where she seemed to just be plonked in occasionally. Mark easterbrook, the hero of the book and its principal narrator, sees a fight between. Miss marple s priest friend is battered to death after visiting a. Miss marple s priest friend is battered to death after visiting a dying woman. Holly willoughby as goody carne in the pale horse episode of masterpiece mysterys miss marple every episode of miss marple and poirot, and inspector lewis and just about anything youll see on masterpiece mystery is a great big game of where have we seen himher before. Miss marple julia mckenzie receives a mysterious list of names from her friend father gorman, who sent it moments before he was brutally murdered on a london street. After learning of his death, and coming to london, miss marple visits mrs davis home, and finds a second list of names in one of her shoes. If youre looking for a faithful adaptation of agatha christies the pale horse, this weeks masterpiece mystery wasnt it. For some reason, masterpiece elected to hold this episode in reserve from the 2010 season, so this is the only marple episode were getting this year which feels a little odd.
Julia mckenzie is as good as joan hickson as the mischievous miss marple. Agatha christies greenshaw folly starring julia mckenzie as miss marple, kimberley nixon as louisa oxley, and bobbie smalldridge as archie oxley. Story miss marple is sent a list of surnames by her old friend father gourman nicholas parsons just before he is brutally killed. Each donned the trademark tweeds with authority and grace. Masterpiece mystery concluded the agatha christie portion of its season with a miss marple episode entitled the pale horse. This particular presentation of agatha christies the pale horse comes in two versions. Julia mckenzie returns as miss marple for her second series firstly in the pale horse, which was adapted by russell lewis and directed by andy hay. Miss marple is a fictional character in agatha christies crime novels and short stories. Miss marples tea house, sassafras, victoria, australia. Instead, it featured mark easterbrook as the main character. Everyone goes out of their way to attract suspicion, including the pubs owner played by the splendid pauline collins and its ragbag of weirdo guests. Julia mckenzie took over the part in 2009, and those marples starring her have been a mixed bag at best. The pale horse miss marple the pale horse see more. The pale horse 2010 is another of these adaptations that parachutes miss marple julia mckenzie into a.
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