Elderly spinster Miss Jane Marple sees everything through the prism of village life, her idyllic village of St. Mary Mead. Miss Marple uses her powers of observation and common sense to solve all manner of murders.
I like that there is actually at last an IMDb page for the show as a whole series, and a chance to comment on the show in its entirety.
For me, this is the best of The Agatha Christie adaptations, it is quite literally a perfect series. No wonder the show is still adored the whole world over, and repeated on a regular basis.
Every single adaptation offers the viewer the chance to escape into a world of village life, gossip, hidden passions and murder.
A golden series, but for me the highlights are definitely Nemesis and A Murder is Announced, two incredible pieces of television, they hold up incredibly well forty years on.
Beautifully produced, amazingly well written, visually terrific, but best of all, the presence of the iconic Miss Marple, Joan Hickson, who has never been, nor will be battered in the role, her performances throughout are sublime, the perfect Miss Marple.
Just a quick note, if you adore the series, and have contemplated acquiring it on Blu ray, I would advise it, the colours are incredible, it looks so sharp, and there are a couple of extra scenes.
I could watch them over and over, and do, as I said earlier, it's one of the best British shows of all time.
10/10.
