Marple: The Body in the Library (2004) (TV)

Director:

Andy Wilson

Writers:

Agatha Christie (novel)
Kevin Elyot (screenplay)

Release Date:

12 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

Plot:

A young woman's corpse is dumped in the library of Gossington Hall, home of Jane Marple's friend Dolly Bantry and her husband Arthur...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Miss Marple | Lesbian Interest | Based On Novel | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations

Cast

Geraldine McEwan	...	Miss Jane Marple
Ian Richardson	...	Conway Jefferson
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Adelaide Jefferson
Jamie Theakston	...	Mark Gaskell
Giles Oldershaw	...	Edwards
Florence Hoath	...	Pamela Reeves
Joanna Lumley	...	Dolly Bantry
James Fox	...	Colonel Arthur Bantry
Simon Callow	...	Colonel Terence Melchett
Ben Miller	...	Basil Blake
Emma Cooke	...	Dinah Lee
Robin Soans	...	Dr. Haydock
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Scamper (as Bruce MacKinnon)
Jack Davenport	...	Superintendent Harper
Mary Stockley	...	Josie Turner

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Marple (UK)
Agatha Christie's Marple: The Body in the Library (UK) (complete title)

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company:

Chorion

Trivia:

The producers of this series of Miss Marple TV dramas have set her home village of St Mary Mead in Oxfordshire. From clues given in the Agatha Christie books, if a real county was guessed at, Hampshire would be the likely location for St Mary Mead.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Dolly Bantry: Isn't she marvelous?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Body in the Library (1984) (TV)

Disappointing........

Very disappointing.... As a huge Agatha Christie fan imagine my delight when i discovered there would be new films of the Super sleuth Miss Marple, but lets be fair Joan Hickson is a very hard act to follow, she played the character to perfection and anyone else was going to be a poor substitute.

The 80's films were realistic and excellently executed, and these latest films are just a poor substitute, in it's defence it did star Joanna Lumley who as usual was first class, it's a pity the other stars were not as great, can we expect anymore of these appalling films? I would like to suggest an alternative actress for the Part of Jane Marple but alas some things are just best left as they are.