Marple (TV Series)

The Moving Finger (2006)

Geraldine McEwan: Miss Marple

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Quotes 

• Miss Marple : I sometimes wonder if the tale bearer is as guilty as the tale maker.

  Cardew Pye : Oops, my dear Miss Marple! You're being moral and forget you're among friends.

• Cardew Pye : I often find the most unlikely people doing the most surprising things. Don't you agree, Miss Marple?

  Miss Marple : On the contrary, Mr. Pye, I usually find the most likely people behaving exactly as I would have expected.

• Miss Marple : Mr. Burton what about you?

  Jerry Burton : I'm going away.

  Miss Marple : To do what?

  Jerry Burton : Do you know I haven't a clue? I expect I'll find something.

  Miss Marple : Perhaps what you're looking for is right here under your nose.

  Jerry Burton : She doesn't want me Miss Marple.

  [referring to Megan] 

  Miss Marple : Faint heart Mr. Burton. I once let someone go. He had... commitments you see... a war to fight. But I've often wondered if under other circumstances I would'e done the same. It seems to me Mr. Burton that, we should count ourselves blessed if we are allowed just one shot at happiness.

• Miss Marple : Love makes us do the strangest things.

• Mrs. Maud Dane Calthrop : [referring to the poison pen letters]  Been going on for weeks. That's why the Colonel shot himself.

  Miss Marple : Now Maud, we don't know that for sure.