Miss Marple is probably one of my favorite detectives along with Poirot and Holmes, she really started my favorite type of mystery, set in villages where everyone knows each other
When we first meet Miss Marple she is described as being in her fifties--at the precise point in life when a woman stereotypically becomes invisible, edging onto old age but not yet a sweet but deceptively dismissible old lady like dear Margaret Rutherford.
Geraldine McEwan Is my very favorite Miss Marple. I thought that she was the most believable. I was so sad that she passed away before finishing Marple.
Geraldine is my favorite also! She strongly reminds me of my dear old grandmother who loved mystery novels and introduced them to me when I was a girl.
@@fatoujatta7390 Hickson was appearing as an old lady in a play in the 40s, that Agatha Christie attended. She wrote a note to Hickson saying she wanted her to play Miss Marple one day. So, you are right, Agatha Christie picked her to play the part and she did it perfectly. The rest are nothing like the character.
Doesn't she also enjoy reading detective stories? I like Margaret Rutherford but Joan Hickson more closely resembles the character in the book. I love the way new detectives are at first irritated by her interference in a case, they go down the wrong path and she solves the case and makes them look foolish, then they learn to respect her opinion. I didn't used to understand her random comments about people she knew at Mary Mede, then I realised the village is like a microcosm of human behaviour and she sees the connections between that incident and what she's investigating. I think the scene at the lawyers in the Nemesis story sums her up the best. She's shrewd and intelligent and formidible, you over look her at your peril and I think the lawyers tell her what they think and her response is very humble and modest. I think she sees herself as an ordinary old lady, nothing special. She takes what she can do for granted and as nothing ecseptional. I think she's also very compassionate and kindly, she's very likeable, not smug or superior about catching the criminals. I think she may see catching the criminal as a civic duty, she can't help but get involved and she doesn't disrespect the detective, she genuinely wants to help them solve the crime. That's why I don't like the new actor playing miss marple, she's smug and not modest and unassuming, shame because the writing is good and they use excellent actors, just don't like who they chose and how they wrote miss marple.
OK, you got me. I added a few things for you in things to know about Hercule Poirot, however, even if I new a few things about Miss Marple, you answered a few questions that I had, like how does she live financially? Although I knew about her nephew, still, I figured he had to make a lot of money to support her too and putting her up at the Ritz hotel and Bertram's Hotel and paying her a few trips. Thanks for the information. Learned something new today. Made my day :)
Miss Marple’s parents were rich enough that they set up a trust fund for her. Enough to live on own her own house, a maid clothes travel etc. that’s what she lived on.
Joan Hickson was Agatha Christie & Queen Elizabeth's favorite Miss Marple. Agatha Christie was not too happy with Margaret Rutherford's portrayal of Miss Marple. Which was my favorite...lol
How could gossip have HONESTLY helped Miss Marple? The largest part of gossip is altered from mouth to mouth., the end product in no way resembling the original bit of back biting. Most gossip, if it was ever true at its first mouthful, becomes a rolling pack of lies, growing with time, whether by enhancement or omission, abbreviation, poor memory, or even evil intension. How could sordid gossip be counted on or relied upon to affect a just outcome? I love Miss Marple, but in this case, Norman Rockwell beat Christie to the the truth with his painting The Gossips. Hilarious!
Joan Hickson was my favourite Miss Marple, no question.
Me tooo
Miss Marple is probably one of my favorite detectives along with Poirot and Holmes, she really started my favorite type of mystery, set in villages where everyone knows each other
You left out the bird watching as a pastime. Which is why she has those powerful "birding" binoculars.
Oh yes! We missed that one. Thanks! 😊
Thank you for creating this list of facts about Miss Marple. Very interesting.
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When we first meet Miss Marple she is described as being in her fifties--at the precise point in life when a woman stereotypically becomes invisible, edging onto old age but not yet a sweet but deceptively dismissible old lady like dear Margaret Rutherford.
Geraldine McEwan Is my very favorite Miss Marple. I thought that she was the most believable. I was so sad that she passed away before finishing Marple.
Joan Hicks was straight from the page, no affectations or mannerisms,entirely believable.
I read somewhere that Joan Hickson was the actress Agatha Christie herself saw as a perfect Miss Marple
Joan Hickson for me.
Geraldine is my favorite also! She strongly reminds me of my dear old grandmother who loved mystery novels and introduced them to me when I was a girl.
@@fatoujatta7390 Hickson was appearing as an old lady in a play in the 40s, that Agatha Christie attended. She wrote a note to Hickson saying she wanted her to play Miss Marple one day. So, you are right, Agatha Christie picked her to play the part and she did it perfectly. The rest are nothing like the character.
I saw a movie with Miss Marple played by Helen Hayes. Great casting.
We love her too! :)
Thank you! I enjoyed this video very much!
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I love her character!... as I love and will always love Britain!...
Delightful. Thank you.
Doesn't she also enjoy reading detective stories? I like Margaret Rutherford but Joan Hickson more closely resembles the character in the book. I love the way new detectives are at first irritated by her interference in a case, they go down the wrong path and she solves the case and makes them look foolish, then they learn to respect her opinion. I didn't used to understand her random comments about people she knew at Mary Mede, then I realised the village is like a microcosm of human behaviour and she sees the connections between that incident and what she's investigating. I think the scene at the lawyers in the Nemesis story sums her up the best. She's shrewd and intelligent and formidible, you over look her at your peril and I think the lawyers tell her what they think and her response is very humble and modest. I think she sees herself as an ordinary old lady, nothing special. She takes what she can do for granted and as nothing ecseptional. I think she's also very compassionate and kindly, she's very likeable, not smug or superior about catching the criminals. I think she may see catching the criminal as a civic duty, she can't help but get involved and she doesn't disrespect the detective, she genuinely wants to help them solve the crime. That's why I don't like the new actor playing miss marple, she's smug and not modest and unassuming, shame because the writing is good and they use excellent actors, just don't like who they chose and how they wrote miss marple.
that's a fair observation. thanks for your thoughts :)
OK, you got me. I added a few things for you in things to know about Hercule Poirot, however, even if I new a few things about Miss Marple, you answered a few questions that I had, like how does she live financially? Although I knew about her nephew, still, I figured he had to make a lot of money to support her too and putting her up at the Ritz hotel and Bertram's Hotel and paying her a few trips. Thanks for the information. Learned something new today. Made my day :)
Thank you! 😊
Miss Marple’s parents were rich enough that they set up a trust fund for her. Enough to live on own her own house, a maid clothes travel etc. that’s what she lived on.
Delightful! Thankyou.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I do really wish Miss Marple had her own Captain Hastings, say Dolly Bantry, but what we got was still excellent
Joan Hickson was Agatha Christie & Queen Elizabeth's favorite Miss Marple. Agatha Christie was not too happy with Margaret Rutherford's portrayal of Miss Marple. Which was my favorite...lol
Really nicely done.
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I enjoyed your video on Poirot.
Thank you, glad you enjoyed it!
In what novel does Jane Marple hint at a love interest from the past?
the music is too loud
thank you for your feedback. we skipped the music in our next videos.
Good list, shame about the elevator BG music
thanks for the feedback. will take note of that :)
Love the information but hate the musical gaps.
How could gossip have HONESTLY helped Miss Marple? The largest part of gossip is altered from mouth to mouth., the end product in no way resembling the original bit of back biting. Most gossip, if it was ever true at its first mouthful, becomes a rolling pack of lies, growing with time, whether by enhancement or omission, abbreviation, poor memory, or even evil intension. How could sordid gossip be counted on or relied upon to affect a just outcome? I love Miss Marple, but in this case, Norman Rockwell beat Christie to the the truth with his painting The Gossips. Hilarious!
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And most of the theories are questionable!