{"product_id":"marple-series-5","title":"MARPLE SERIES 5 DVD","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCelebrated actress Julia McKenzie (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCranford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eNotes On A Scandal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) stars as the world-famous crime writer, Miss Jane Marple in this stunning collection of four new murder mysteries. Miss Marple's sweet old lady exterior hides an excellent perception of human nature and a razor sharp intuition for solving crimes--murderers underestimate her at their peril!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Blue Geranium\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the picturesque village of Little Ambrose, the wealthy and widely disliked Mary Pritchard (Sharon Small, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMurderland\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) is found dead. The circumstances are bemusing and even Miss Marple is perplexed. Agoraphobic Mary had a well-known fear of anything blue, but did she really die of shock when the geranium in her wallpaper changed colour? Also starring Toby Stephens (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRobin Hood\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJane Eyre\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Kevin R. McNally (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWuthering Heights, Valkyrie\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Joanna Page (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eGavin and Stacey, Love Actually\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Claudie Blakley (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCranford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eLark Rise to Candleford\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Claire Rushbrook (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eCollision\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eWhitechapel\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Caroline Catz (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eDoc Martin\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Vice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Patrick Baladi (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBodies\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), Paul Rhys (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Queen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBeethoven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) and David Calder (\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRed Riding\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Last Enemy\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e).\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pale Horse\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeaturing ingenious deceptions and black magic, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Pale Horse\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esees Miss Marple investigate the brutal murder of an old friend. The day after Father Gorman is found dead she receives a mysterious letter from him containing a list of names. His final act was to administer the last rites to a dying woman, Mrs Davis, so Miss Marple starts by visiting her boarding house. It turns out to be a good hunch. Lodger Paul Osborne describes a man he saw following Father Gorman on the night he died, and she also chances upon a slip of paper bearing the name of The Pale Horse Inn. At this creepy establishment Miss Marple is greeted by three modern-day witches. Indeed, the whole village is steeped in the occult. When an eccentric local is also killed, Miss Marple is forced to take the law into her own hands.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Secret Of Chimneys\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA lavish weekend party sees Miss Marple accompany Lady Virginia Revel (Charlotte Salt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTudors, Beowulf\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) to her family home of Chimneys - a house which was once prized for its diplomatic gatherings until a rare diamond was stolen from the premises over twenty years ago. Virginia must decide by the end of the weekend whether to accept a marriage proposal from the tenacious career politician George Lomax (Adam Godley, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMad Men, Breaking Bad, Cor Blimey!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) or to follow her heart and the courtship of another more adventurous suitor, Anthony Cade (Jonas Armstrong, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eRobin Hood, The Street\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). Throughout the course of the evening, a contract for the sale of the house is drawn up only for the purchaser to be found dead in a secret passageway within its walls.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Mirror Crack'd From Side To Side\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHollywood star Marina Gregg (Lindsay Duncan, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMargaret\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eCriminal Justice\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), has left the palm trees and bright lights of Los Angeles for the leafy lanes and picturesque countryside of St Mary Mead, England. She has taken up residence at Gossington Hall with her dashing young English husband, film director Jason Rudd (Nigel Harman, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eHotel Babylon, EastEnders\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e), his secretary, Ella Blunt (Victoria Smurfitt, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eTrial and Retribution\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e),and her personal assistant, Hailey Preston (Brennan Brown). When the glamorous couple decide to throw a party, the grounds are abuzz with curious locals, including previous owner of Gossington Hall Dolly Bantry (Joanna Lumley, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eAbsolutely Fabulous\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e). But when fan Heather Badcock (Caroline Quentin, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eBlue Murder\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLife of Riley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e) consumes a poisoned daiquiri, Marina finds herself starring in a real-life mystery, supported by Miss Marple and Inspector Hewitt, who suspect that the lethal cocktail was intended for someone other than Marina's harmless admirer.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMarple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series 5 is something of a mixed bag. Starring Julia McKenzie in the title role, this boxset brings together all four stories from the show’s fifth series, and they vary in quality, from the very good to the not-quite-so-strong. Overall? It’s still a good mix.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEach is adapted from the Agatha Christie story of its name, although there are gradations of faithfulness to those stories. There’s also varying quality at work here, with some of the tales faring notably better than others.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe highlight of this particular set of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMarple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e? That’d probably be either The Mirror Crack’d or The Blue Geranium. But even when the show is off colour, as happens once or twice throughout series five, then there’s at least something in there to enjoy. There’s a bevy of guest stars to keep your interest, and a strong central performance from McKenzie to keep everything anchored.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt’s not vintage \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eMarple\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, maybe, yet this series five set does have some diverting yarns, and enough in it to warrant a look. You might, though, want to check out the Joan Hickson era of Miss Marple, though, if you want to see Agatha Christie’s work in a slightly better light… --\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eJon Foster\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"ITV","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46886440140974,"sku":"3711534483","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0583\/4614\/3918\/files\/MAPLE-LIME-LIGHT.jpg?v=1758273303","url":"https:\/\/limelightcollection.co.uk\/en-us\/products\/marple-series-5","provider":"Limelight Collection","version":"1.0","type":"link"}