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When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.
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- T.R. Bowen
- Agatha Christie(uncredited)
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- TriviaChristopher Villiers and Jay Villiers, brothers in real life, play brothers in this episode.
- GoofsIn the opening shots of the Savoy Hotel, numerous national flags are shown flying above the entrance. The Canadian Red Maple Leaf flag is clearly visible. Unfortunately, the time setting of the film predates the adoption of the Canadian flag in 1965. This time setting is borne out by a reference by one of the characters as claiming to be the son of a very important and busy man, Winston Churchill. Churchill died in February of 1965 and the Canadian flag was adopted later that same year. So if Churchill was alive and, a busy and important man, the Flag of Canada would have been a red ensign bearing the Canadian Shield not the red Maple Leaf Flag.
- Quotes
Miss Jane Marple: After all, a weed is just a plant in a place you don't want it to be.
- ConnectionsFollowed by Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (1992)
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They Do It with Mirrors
Miss Marple visits old friends. Ruth van Rydock and her sister Carrie-Louise Serrocold. Ruth is worried about her sister' health.
Carrie-Louise is married to Lewis Serrocold who uses part of the estate as an institute for young offenders. Christian Gulbranson is an trustee who arrives for some urgent business and who is later found dead.
Joan Hickson is excellent as Miss Marple. However this is not one of the better BBC adaptations and I can understand why they held it back.
It takes a while for the murder to happen, until then we are introduced to all sorts of odd characters such as a young man who thinks he is the son of Winston Churchill. Two brothers who inexplicably flirt with a married woman.
It all seemed too padded. There should be more tension as there should had been an assortment of suspects. After all it is set in an institution where young men have criminal records or mental health problems. However the reveal was rushed and did not exactly make sense. I think this could had been done and dusted in a hour.
Look out for a young Jake Wood as one of the reform school boys.
Carrie-Louise is married to Lewis Serrocold who uses part of the estate as an institute for young offenders. Christian Gulbranson is an trustee who arrives for some urgent business and who is later found dead.
Joan Hickson is excellent as Miss Marple. However this is not one of the better BBC adaptations and I can understand why they held it back.
It takes a while for the murder to happen, until then we are introduced to all sorts of odd characters such as a young man who thinks he is the son of Winston Churchill. Two brothers who inexplicably flirt with a married woman.
It all seemed too padded. There should be more tension as there should had been an assortment of suspects. After all it is set in an institution where young men have criminal records or mental health problems. However the reveal was rushed and did not exactly make sense. I think this could had been done and dusted in a hour.
Look out for a young Jake Wood as one of the reform school boys.
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- Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors
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- St. Edward Street, Leek, Staffordshire, England, UK(street scene)
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By what name was Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991) officially released in Canada in English?
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