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Miss Marple, Series 4: Now you can own your own DVD Set

August 1, 2009 by Vic

Miss MarpleYour own DVD set of Marple, Series 4 is available for shipping today! Agatha Christie’s spinster sleuth is brilliantly played by Julia McKenzie in this delightful mystery series. Julia as Miss Marple dons the traditional tweeds as if they were made for her, and the casts for all four episodes are stellar: Matthew MacFadyen, Rupert Graves, Wendy Richard, Hattie Morahan, Sylvia Simms, Anna Chancellor, Jemma Redgrave, Russell Tovey, Amanda Root, Elliot Cowan, Joan Collins, and Nigel Terry are among the suspects and victims. This set of finely produced DVDs, issued by Acorn Media, includes the following episodes:

Disc 1 A POCKET FULL OF RYE

Who poisoned wealthy businessman Rex Fortescue? Miss Marple barely has time to ponder this question before her former maid Gladys turns up strangled on the Fortescue estate, a clothes peg stuck on her nose. The murders seem to bear an uncanny resemblance to a child’s nursery rhyme. Miss Marple and Inspector Neele uncover clues from the dead man’s shadowy past that may reveal a method to the madness. Go to the PBS page to read about this episode.

Disc 2 MURDER IS EASY

Murder is easy, as long as nobody thinks it’s murder. So says elderly Miss Pinkerton to Miss Marple during a chance encounter on a train. Soon Miss Pinkerton herself dies, and Miss Marple believes that it was no accident. Her curiosity piqued, she travels to the peaceful village of Wychwood-under-Ashe to investigate. Charming her way into village life, she befriends a former policeman and discovers a shocking secret—one worth killing for.  Read the recap on Austenprose

Disc 3 THEY DO IT WITH MIRRORS

Miss Marple’s old friend Carrie-Louise has always had a soft heart for charitable causes. This time it’s juvenile criminals, lodged in a reformatory on the estate she shares with her husband. But her sister, Ruth van Rydock, is worried about her and asks Miss Marple to pay a visit. With her sharp eyes and unerring sleuthing skills, Miss Marple quickly assesses the situation—but not in time to prevent a murder. Can she save her friend from becoming the next victim? Read the synopsis and about the cast in this PBS link.

Disc 4 WHY DIDN’T THEY ASK EVANS?

A dying man’s last words turn young Bobby Attfield into an amateur detective. With the help of two assistants, beautiful socialite Frankie Derwent and family friend Jane Marple, he sets out to solve the riddle they pose. When someone tries to kill Bobby, it only strengthens his resolve. A trail of clues leads the unlikely trio to Castle Savage and its strange inhabitants, the discovery of yet another murder, and the lingering question: why didn’t they ask Evans? Read our review in this link.

  • DVD Box Set Review
  • My general review of the series on PBS’s Remotely Connected: Murder. Mayem. Miss Marple. Masterpiece Mystery!
  • A slideshow prepared by Agatha Christie’s grandson

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  1. on October 2, 2009 at 20:31 Joseph

    Hello,

    I am writing to find out who painted the piece that you are using as your “home” image. It is wonderful.

    Could you let me know who the artist is?

    I think you in advance

    Joe


  2. on October 14, 2009 at 19:22 Raphael

    Hi, I’m brazilian. I love Agatha Christie’s books and when I saw this ad about Miss Marple and Poirot’s DVDs I loved. Then I found them and loved more. Here the people don’t like to read. I think these people have a poor spirit. Whatever, they don’t read, they are losing. I saw this site, ’cause I’m reading Pride and Prejudice, this is great. I ever want to read a Jane’s book and I watched the movie, so I said, now I read it. It’s wonder. I liked this site. bye


    • on October 14, 2009 at 22:38 Vic

      Thank you, Raphael (muchas gracias). Your English is fabulous and I love your insights. Vic



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