A Caribbean Mystery
- Episode aired Sep 21, 2014
- TV-PG
- 1h 29m
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Miss Marple is drawn into a case of intrigue and black magic when a Major who bragged of owning a photo of a murderer dies under mysterious circumstances.Miss Marple is drawn into a case of intrigue and black magic when a Major who bragged of owning a photo of a murderer dies under mysterious circumstances.Miss Marple is drawn into a case of intrigue and black magic when a Major who bragged of owning a photo of a murderer dies under mysterious circumstances.
Pippa Bennett-Warner
- Victoria
- (as Pippa Bennett Warner)
Joe Vaz
- Sergeant Weston
- (as Jose Moreira Vaz)
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Did you know
- TriviaAmong the guests is a character called Ian Fleming, writing a spy novel, but lacking a name for his protagonist. He then is invited by Miss Marple to attend a lecture on birds given by one James Bond. This is clearly a reference to the real-life Ian Fleming, who was inspired to write the Bond novels in the Carribean, and who named the spy after an ornithologist and popular writer on birds in the Carribean. However, the actual ornithologist, James Bond, was American and both was born and died in Philadelphia. The ornithologist Bond in this episode has a strong British accent, being played by Charlie Higson, who both wrote the screenplay for this episode and a number of children's books about a James Bond, Jr.
Furthermore, in this dramatization the ornithologist introduces himself as "Bond, James Bond", after which Fleming is seen scribbling something on a notepad. While this phrase is ubiquitous in the James Bond movies, the secret agent never introduces himself this way in any of Ian Fleming's novels.
- GoofsWhen Miss Marple is taking care of Molly she goes into the bathroom. The light switches in the room are far too modern for the period that the film is set.
- Quotes
Miss Marple: If a murderer gets a formula that works, they won't stop. They go on with it.
Major Palgrave: Like Lucrezia Borgia, or the Brides In The Bath!
- ConnectionsVersion of A Caribbean Mystery (1983)
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very good adaptation
I really enjoyed this version of "A Caribbean Mystery," with Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple. I know I saw the Helen Hayes version, but I don't remember if I saw the Joan HIckson one.
It's a neat story. Miss Marple is visiting St. Honore, a tropical island, to recover from some health problems. She stays at a resort, the Golden Palms, owned by a married couple, Tim and Molly Kendall.
The place is heavily booked, with the Hillingdons and their American friends, the Dysons, a businessman, Jason Rafiel, his assistants, and the gossipy Major Palgrave.
Major Palgrave loves a good scandal, and one night goes into one of his stories. He actually has a photo of a serial killer, he says, and pulls it out. Suddenly, he decides not to show it. The next day, he's dead, supposedly of a heart attack. Too coincidental for Miss Marple, who wants to see that photo, which has disappeared. Before she can solve the case, there are other murders, mistaken identity, and secrets uncovered.
Very good story and well done, with beautiful scenery and production values. Julia McKenzie is a good Miss Marple and close to what I pictured while reading the books: charming, lively, with a keen mind and good powers of observation, based on watching the behavior of people in St. Mary Mead.
There was probably more emphasis on voodoo here than in other adaptations. My favorite here was the gruff Rafiel (Antony Sher) who becomes a real admirer of Miss Marple's intelligence. They have a very genuine and nice relationship. The ending is lovely.
Very good.
It's a neat story. Miss Marple is visiting St. Honore, a tropical island, to recover from some health problems. She stays at a resort, the Golden Palms, owned by a married couple, Tim and Molly Kendall.
The place is heavily booked, with the Hillingdons and their American friends, the Dysons, a businessman, Jason Rafiel, his assistants, and the gossipy Major Palgrave.
Major Palgrave loves a good scandal, and one night goes into one of his stories. He actually has a photo of a serial killer, he says, and pulls it out. Suddenly, he decides not to show it. The next day, he's dead, supposedly of a heart attack. Too coincidental for Miss Marple, who wants to see that photo, which has disappeared. Before she can solve the case, there are other murders, mistaken identity, and secrets uncovered.
Very good story and well done, with beautiful scenery and production values. Julia McKenzie is a good Miss Marple and close to what I pictured while reading the books: charming, lively, with a keen mind and good powers of observation, based on watching the behavior of people in St. Mary Mead.
There was probably more emphasis on voodoo here than in other adaptations. My favorite here was the gruff Rafiel (Antony Sher) who becomes a real admirer of Miss Marple's intelligence. They have a very genuine and nice relationship. The ending is lovely.
Very good.
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