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<blockquote data-quote="Mel O&amp;#039;Drama" data-source="post: 388972" data-attributes="member: 23">4.50 From Paddington

<img src="https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/4-50-from-paddington-1987-opening-credits-1.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 771px" /><img src="https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F49%2Fe7%2F6e%2F49e76e18952bc5e981dcb61fd2e9a992.jpg&amp;f=1&amp;nofb=1&amp;ipt=b38bd85ae2c1b60ebc2136cf154ad114fdf096d9c1cb2074b35ea58f4279f2b3&amp;ipo=images" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="width: 772px" />Another T.R. Bowen screenplay. He seems to have all the best-known ones. There are a couple of recurring themes from his previous ones: Miss Marple is first seen at home with her maid, Mary. No sign of her giving instruction, though, so perhaps she has her well-trained by now. It seems Mary is Bowen’s own creation, in common with Mrs Brogan who was last seen in A Pocketful Of Rye. Another recurring motif: Jane Marple&#039;s eye for the tacky. She describes a cigarette holder (I think) owned by the dead woman as &quot;tawdry&quot; and &quot;cheap&quot; and realises she must be in the theatre as there were times when she could afford to buy good stuff and times when she was out of work and had to make do with such junk.The plot is rather different from what I remember. My own fault for watching Murder, She Said several times in adulthood whilst only reading the book once (I even wondered if Rutherford Hall might be named in honour of that film’s Marple when, of course, it was so-named in the original novel). On that note, Joan Hickson herself appeared in Murder, She Said, making this her second adaption of the same piece (albeit in a very different role).Most of the faces were “familiar unknowns”, which is a good way to watch. Probably best-known to me was Jean Boht (who I’ve only just read died of complications from dementia last year) as Madame Joilet. Meanwhile, I mistook John Hallam for Anthony Newley.I find myself with surprisingly little to say about this one, but it’s a thoroughly enjoyable, solid adaption.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mel O'Drama, post: 388972, member: 23"] [CENTER][B][SIZE=6][U]4.50 From Paddington[/U][/SIZE][/B] [IMG width="771px"]https://www.silversirens.co.uk/pictures/4-50-from-paddington-1987-opening-credits-1.jpg[/IMG][IMG width="772px"]https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2Foriginals%2F49%2Fe7%2F6e%2F49e76e18952bc5e981dcb61fd2e9a992.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=b38bd85ae2c1b60ebc2136cf154ad114fdf096d9c1cb2074b35ea58f4279f2b3&ipo=images[/IMG][/CENTER] Another T.R. Bowen screenplay. He seems to have all the best-known ones. There are a couple of recurring themes from his previous ones: Miss Marple is first seen at home with her maid, Mary. No sign of her giving instruction, though, so perhaps she has her well-trained by now. It seems Mary is Bowen’s own creation, in common with Mrs Brogan who was last seen in [I]A Pocketful Of Rye. [/I] Another recurring motif: Jane Marple's eye for the tacky. She describes a cigarette holder (I think) owned by the dead woman as "tawdry" and "cheap" and realises she must be in the theatre as there were times when she could afford to buy good stuff and times when she was out of work and had to make do with such junk. The plot is rather different from what I remember. My own fault for watching [I]Murder, She Said [/I]several times in adulthood whilst only reading the book once (I even wondered if Rutherford Hall might be named in honour of that film’s Marple when, of course, it was so-named in the original novel). On that note, Joan Hickson herself appeared in [I]Murder, She Said,[/I] making this her second adaption of the same piece (albeit in a very different role). Most of the faces were “familiar unknowns”, which is a good way to watch. Probably best-known to me was Jean Boht (who I’ve only just read died of complications from dementia last year) as Madame Joilet. Meanwhile, I mistook John Hallam for Anthony Newley. I find myself with surprisingly little to say about this one, but it’s a thoroughly enjoyable, solid adaption. [/QUOTE]

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