tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post113995311906926916..comments2024-03-28T22:32:50.562+00:00Comments on Liberal England: More on Miss MarpleJonathan Calderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00730157683743989696noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1140612368666971372006-02-22T12:46:00.000+00:002006-02-22T12:46:00.000+00:00Margaret Rutherford is sadly ignored in his post.Margaret Rutherford is sadly ignored in his post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1139963364104835592006-02-15T00:29:00.000+00:002006-02-15T00:29:00.000+00:00You are aware, surely, Jonathan, that Agatha Chris...You are aware, surely, Jonathan, that Agatha Christie saw Joan Hickson on stage in the Fifties and told her that when she got older, she would be the ideal Miss Marple.<BR/><BR/>So McEwan isn't Agatha Christie's Marple at all, but Joan Hickson most definitely was.<BR/><BR/>The Hickson ones are exactly what the Beeb has always been brilliant at: perfectly realised period pieces.<BR/><BR/>The problem with the McEwan ones is that we already know the story and only notice the cameos by famous actors and little touches here and there, and compare her to Hickson. <BR/><BR/>Actually, in terms of story-telling, script-writing, camerawork and so on, the new ones are better television than the Hickson ones, but we tend to reject them because they aren't the familiar period pieces we expect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1139957773169300342006-02-14T22:56:00.000+00:002006-02-14T22:56:00.000+00:00The McEwan ones feel as if a cast of guest stars h...The McEwan ones feel as if a cast of guest stars has been assembled and then roles found for them, rather than seeking the best person for the role.<BR/><BR/>The Moving Finger was a little better, but mainly because McEwan wasn't in it much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6606798.post-1139957630786372272006-02-14T22:53:00.000+00:002006-02-14T22:53:00.000+00:00Ah but what about Margaret Rutherford. I bought my...Ah but what about Margaret Rutherford. I bought my Mum a box set of her performances as the indominable lady for Christmas now there was a whole different typr of Miss Marple to Hickson or McEwan.Stephen Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027718551675624433noreply@blogger.com