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Greenshaw's Folly

  • Episode aired Sep 21, 2014
  • 1h 29m
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7.5/10
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Julia McKenzie, Julia Sawalha, and Matt Willis in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
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Miss Marple aids a young mother and son by spiriting them away to the estate of an eccentric botanist, not knowing that it will soon become the scene of murder.Miss Marple aids a young mother and son by spiriting them away to the estate of an eccentric botanist, not knowing that it will soon become the scene of murder.Miss Marple aids a young mother and son by spiriting them away to the estate of an eccentric botanist, not knowing that it will soon become the scene of murder.
IMDb RATING
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904
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    • Director
      • Sarah Harding
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie(short stories: "Greenshaw's Folly" & "The Thumb Mark of St Peter")
      • Tim Whitnall(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Julia McKenzie
      • Kimberley Nixon
      • Bobby Smalldridge
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Sarah Harding
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie(short stories: "Greenshaw's Folly" & "The Thumb Mark of St Peter")
      • Tim Whitnall(screenplay)
    • Stars
      • Julia McKenzie
      • Kimberley Nixon
      • Bobby Smalldridge
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    • 10User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Kimberley Nixon and Bobby Smalldridge in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
    Martin Compston in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
    Bobby Smalldridge, as Archie Oxley from Marple- Greenshaw's Folly
    Robert Glenister, John Gordon Sinclair, Julia McKenzie, Julia Sawalha, Martin Compston, Matt Willis, and Kimberley Nixon in Agatha Christie's Marple (2004)
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    Julia McKenzie
    Julia McKenzie
    • Miss Marple
    Kimberley Nixon
    Kimberley Nixon
    • Louisa Oxley
    Bobby Smalldridge
    Bobby Smalldridge
    • Archie Oxley
    Martin Compston
    Martin Compston
    • Alfred Pollock
    Vic Reeves
    Vic Reeves
    • Walter Cracken
    • (as Jim Moir)
    Julia Sawalha
    Julia Sawalha
    • Mrs. Cresswell
    Fiona Shaw
    Fiona Shaw
    • Miss Katherine Greenshaw
    Sam Reid
    Sam Reid
    • Nat Fletcher
    Rufus Jones
    Rufus Jones
    • Horace Bindler
    Joanna David
    Joanna David
    • Grace Ritchie
    Robert Glenister
    Robert Glenister
    • Father Brophy
    Judy Parfitt
    Judy Parfitt
    • Cicely Beauclerk
    Candida Gubbins
    • Minnie Tulliver
    John Gordon Sinclair
    John Gordon Sinclair
    • Inspector Welch
    Matt Willis
    Matt Willis
    • Cayley
    Oscar Pearce
    • Philip Oxley
    Duncan Casey
    Duncan Casey
    • Parsons
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Sarah Harding
    • Writers
      • Agatha Christie(short stories: "Greenshaw's Folly" & "The Thumb Mark of St Peter")
      • Tim Whitnall(screenplay)
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    • Trivia
      The poisoning aspect of the case and the request of pilocarpine as an antidote was not based on "Greenshaw's Folly" (1956), but the short story "The Thumb Mark of St. Pete" (1928), where Jane Marple investigated the murder of her nephew-in-law Geoffrey Denman.
    • Goofs
      The button found in the reporter's hand is reported to bear the fingerprint of Albert the gardener. However, during the summing up at the end of the program, the button is shown being placed in the reporter's hand by Mrs Creswell, which means that the button would also have the fingerprints of Mrs Cresswell on it.
    • Quotes

      Miss Marple: I'd like you to do something for me.

      Inspector Welch: And what would that be?

      Miss Marple: A postmortem.

      Inspector Welch: But you're still alive Miss. Marple. We generally reserve postmortems for dead people.

      Miss Marple: [smiling at the comeback] Very good.

      [She nods before continuing]

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    7/10
    combo of two short stories
    Miss Marple helps out an abused mother and son in "Greenshaw's Folly," from Season 6 of the Miss Marple series.

    Louisa Oxley and her little boy, Archie, appear on Miss Marple's doorstep one night; Louisa is on the run from her abusive husband. Marple brings them to her friend, Katherine Greenshaw, who owns a huge estate, known as Greenshaw's Folly. Katherine is a botanist and needs the help of a secretary, so she hires Louisa.

    Katherine's butler Walter is there, as well as her nephew, an actor, Nat Fletcher, and the gardener, Alfred, who takes a shine to both mother and son.

    Walter falls and is killed; and then a guest at the house, Horace Bindler, disappears. Miss Marple, who is helping out at the orphanage, doesn't like the atmosphere and believes something is wrong. Then Miss Greenshaw herself meets with an untimely end.

    There are secrets to be uncovered and plenty of suspicious characters in this adaptation of two Christie stories. The atmosphere is great, as is the acting. Julia McKenzie is an excellent Marple, and one of England's finest actresses, Fiona Shaw, plays Miss Greenshaw.

    A couple of subplots could have been left out, but on the whole, it's an intriguing story and good episode.
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    • Release date
      • September 21, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, UK
    • Production companies
      • Agatha Christie
      • Chorion
      • ITV Studios
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 29 minutes
    • Color
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