
planktonrules
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Quite a few episodes of the Miss Marple series starring Geraldine McEwan were not originally Miss Marple tales but involved different characters in other Agatha Christie stories. "Towards Zero" is one of thes stories, as it originally featured Superintendant Battle...though here he is a secondary character assisting Miss Marple.
The story is set at a most unusual weekend in the country. I say unusual because Nevile Strange and his wife are there...as is Nevile's first wife! He made sure she was invited and Nevile seems to show more attention to his ex- than his current wife...which irritates the current one to no end.
The first death appears to be a natural one, as the elderly Mr. Treves (Tom Baker) has a bad heart and dies when he's climbing some stairs when the lift appears to be out of order. But the next death...well...it's a bludgeoning and it's darn hard for this to be an accident. What follows is a weird tale where the Inspector and Miss Marple try to determine what really happened.
This is a very enjoyable story...lacking cliches and with an interesting plot. While it wasn't a Marple tale, the writer did a good job adapting the story for her.
The story is set at a most unusual weekend in the country. I say unusual because Nevile Strange and his wife are there...as is Nevile's first wife! He made sure she was invited and Nevile seems to show more attention to his ex- than his current wife...which irritates the current one to no end.
The first death appears to be a natural one, as the elderly Mr. Treves (Tom Baker) has a bad heart and dies when he's climbing some stairs when the lift appears to be out of order. But the next death...well...it's a bludgeoning and it's darn hard for this to be an accident. What follows is a weird tale where the Inspector and Miss Marple try to determine what really happened.
This is a very enjoyable story...lacking cliches and with an interesting plot. While it wasn't a Marple tale, the writer did a good job adapting the story for her.
"The Underwater City" has a very low overall rating of 4.7. While you might think 5.0 would be an average score, the scores are skewed upward...with an average film being about 6.5 on this site. So, this means "The Underwater City" was terrible...right? No. I have no idea why the ratings are so low, but it is an enjoyable and well made film.
Some top government scientists want to build an underwater city and that means creating a prototype city. Oddly, the job is given to a very accomplished engineer...who has little faith in such a facility! But over time, he comes to like what he's built. However, disaster is in the offing...and you wonder if it can be averted.
The acting is decent (I'll admit William Lundigan doesn't have the most charisma for a leading man) but I really appreciate the details and how good they made the story look. Never dull and well worth seeing.
Some top government scientists want to build an underwater city and that means creating a prototype city. Oddly, the job is given to a very accomplished engineer...who has little faith in such a facility! But over time, he comes to like what he's built. However, disaster is in the offing...and you wonder if it can be averted.
The acting is decent (I'll admit William Lundigan doesn't have the most charisma for a leading man) but I really appreciate the details and how good they made the story look. Never dull and well worth seeing.