Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)

When Miss Marple is invited to the manor house of an old friend, it is not long before a puzzling murder puts her mind to work.

Director:

Norman Stone

Writer:

T.R. Bowen (screenplay)

Stars:

Joan Hickson, Jean Simmons, Joss Ackland

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Joan Hickson	...	Miss Marple
Jean Simmons	...	Carrie-Louise Serrocold
Joss Ackland	...	Lewis Serrocold
Faith Brook	...	Ruth van Rydock
Gillian Barge	...	Mildred Strete
Neal Swettenham	...	Edgar Lawson
David Horovitch	...	Chief Inspector Slack
Ian Brimble	...	Sergeant Lake
Christopher Villiers	...	Alex Restarick
Jay Villiers	...	Stephen Restarick
Holly Aird	...	Gina Hudd
Todd Boyce	...	Walter Hudd
Saul Reichlin	...	Dr. Maseryk
Matthew Cottle	...	Ernie Gregg
John Bott	...	Christian Gulbrandsen

Storyline

Ruth van Rydock is worried about her sister's health and well-being and asks their mutual friend Jane Marple to visit her for a awhile. Her sister, Carrie-Louise Serrocold, is married to Lewis Serrocold and he has turned their estate into an institute of sorts for young offenders. Miss Marple is more than happy to visit and finds an odd assortment of characters on the premises. When Christian Gulbranson is found shot while sitting at the typewriter in his room, Miss Marple has a murder to solve. Gulbranson, a trustee of the institute, had only arrived that day on urgent business and Lewis Serrocold found a partly completed letter in his typewriter saying that someone was poisoning Carrie-Louise. Assisting Inspector Slack, with whom she had previously worked, she soon knows who committed the crime but is not quite sure how they did it.

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Plot Keywords:

miss marple | murder | manor house | estate | five word title | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 December 1991 (UK)

Also Known As:

They Do It with Mirrors

Filming Locations:

Little College Street, Westminster, London, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC),A&E Television Networks

Technical Specs

Runtime:

100 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Black and White (archive footage) Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

[All trivia items for this title are spoilers.]

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Quotes

Miss Jane Marple: After all, a weed is just a plant in a place you don't want it to be.

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Connections

Follows Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel (1987)

User Reviews

Very like Dame Agatha, but hard to follow the plot

This version tries to bring Christie's story accurately, but the editing is so choppy the details of plot are often hard to follow. Not to worry, though, intuitively if not deductively, you'll spot the murderer without much trouble. Good cast, especially Jean Simmons, and great scenery make it a pleasant watch. Joan Hickman, though, as Miss Marple just didn't quite cut it for me.