It’s really enjoyable when I can follow Miss Marple’s logic. These were clues that even doofus audience members like me - always fooled by the red herrings - could grasp. Pye and his gilded porcelain in his gilded dining room) and, even better, I got to see why Miss Marple was able to solve the crime. I got everything I wanted to see more of (like Mr. In this case? The Moving Finger was a hit. Their screenwriters like mucking about with Agatha’s text in order to justify their salary. ITV’s Marple episodes have been hit or miss for me. Miss Marple (Geraldine McEwan) ferrets out another clue in “The Moving Finger” The English Country House Porn is to die for. Great costumes too, especially Megan’s transformation into Audrey Hepburn. The actors, one and all, chewed the scenery with gusto. Pye was a hoot and I got to see a lot more of him than in the Joan Hickson 1987 version. Quality of movie on its own: 4 1/2 poison bottles. Luckily, Lymstock and poisoned pen letters give him something to do other than brood and drink. And Jerry Burton, our hero and narrator? He’s a damaged, alcoholic vet who tried to kill himself via a motorcycle accident. The time period was changed from 1943 to about 1953. The changes range from condensing and removing characters (minor) to adding Miss Marple at the very start (major) and everything in between. Teresa reviews “The Moving Finger” (2006) and thought it an improvement over the 1985 episode starring Joan Hickson.
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