Having veered more towards the books featuring Hercule Poirot, I don’t think I read this one. Although Miss Marple knows that Miss Knight is meant as a kindness by her ever supportive nephew, Raymond West, she bristles under her attentions and is always finding errands to send her on to regain her freedom. © 2020 CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? As always, the cast are impeccable, Julia McKenzie is terrific while Joanna Lumley seems to be thoroughly enjoying herself. In order to navigate out of this carousel please use your heading shortcut key to navigate to the next or previous heading. Our best wishes for a productive day. Lines from a Tennyson poem give Miss Marple a vital clue to a tragic murder. Great authors, great narrators, great price. Directed by Guy Hamilton. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2010) Full Cast & Crew. Despite the physical changes taking place in the area, however, human nature remains a constant. --This text refers to an alternate, 'The pieces finally drop into place with a satisfying click.' Something went wrong. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 29, 2012. With June Whitfield. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2016. Access exclusive energy deals! Miss Marple investigates a murder on a film set starring feuding Hollywood stars Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster. When an annoying woman is murdered just after gushing to an aging actress about the first time they met, Miss Marple comes to the rescue of the police once again. The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side was a television film made by BBC television in 1992 as the 12th episode of their Miss Marple TV series, with Joan Hickson in the title role and also starring Claire Bloom as Marina Gregg and Glynis Barber as Lola Brewster. Miss Marple investigates a murder on a film set starring feuding Hollywood stars Marina Rudd and Lola Brewster. Never mess with a "sweet old lady! Rest of cast listed alphabetically: David Lyddon ... Municipal Officer (uncredited) Darren Petrucci ... (uncredited) Simon John Wilson ... Press Reporter (uncredited) When one of them ends up dead, it looks like the lethal cocktail might have been meant for Gregg herself. At a reception for a fading film star making a screen comeback, a gushing, pushy fan is poisoned by a drink apparently meant for the actress. The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side. It appears that Marina was the intended victim and so needs protection. However, the sleuthing spinster is not convinced. Times Literary Supplement 'Agatha Christie deserves her fame.' On the other hand, that internal evidence is part of why I'm knocking half a star off: once things started happening, I immediately fastened on it for my own hypothesis of "whodunit" and it turns out I was right. Directed by Norman Stone. THE MIRROR CRACK'D finds the quaint village of St. Mary Mead undergoing changes. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 2, 2017. D.G. Always one step ahead with her astounding knowledge of psychology. In general, the writing's good and interesting (though the stereotypical secondary and tertiary characters are a bit annoying). The spinster sleuth visits Chipping Cleghorn just as a strange notice appears in the paper, When a local church-goer is found dead, Miss Marple investigates. HarperCollins; Masterpiece Ed Edition (October 14, 2010), Well, This is Different from other Miss Marple Books, Reviewed in the United States on September 11, 2018, As with the previous of Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple" books, I'm officially rating her 1962 novel ". " Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. A wonderful cast of characters and odd bods with quick witted, biting dialogue. One minute, silly Heather Babcock had been babbling on at her movie idol, the glamorous Marina Gregg. Does this book contain inappropriate content? By entering your details, you are agreeing to Radio Times privacy policy. When a local woman dies after drinking a poisoned cocktail made for Marina, everyone assumes the actress was the intended victim because she had received death threats. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. Times Literary Supplement Reviewed in the United States on June 5, 2013, I showed the movie version of this story to my senior English class, but, as usual, the book is so much better! There is even a supermarket, which is viewed with suspicion by elderly ladies, who enjoy shopping as a form of social interaction and are not necessarily in a rush to hurl items into a basket. © AudioFile 2003, Portland, Maine--. Miss Marple enjoys a holiday in London, but soon finds herself investigating a mystery. Do not upload anything which you do not own or are fully licensed to upload.