Marple: The Body in the Library (2004)
Season 1, Episode 1
7/10
A good version, not the same as the earlier, but still good
19 January 2015
I enjoyed it. A different murderer but still a good yarn. Joan Hickson has been the best Marple but her "Body" was only a few years old when this film was done. Changes needed to be made so as to differentiate between the two versions. I do have to say that Hickson's were generally better except for "A Pocketful of Rye" where Geraldine's was far superior. Changes needed to be made because who would watch the same story, same dialogue only with different actors. It must have set the tongues a wagging with the book in killing off a schoolgirl. Such things just weren't done. A lady before her time in many ways, our Agatha. I think she would have liked the murderers in this presentation. Like Hickson, Geraldine looks the part. They both have the set to the eyes when solving the problem.

Dolly is great and is just as good as in the earlier film. I felt all the supporting actors worked well with the script.
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