![]() Jonathan Cake, whom you’ll recognize as Chuck Vance from Desperate Housewives if you watch it (I don’t), looks in his element here.Īnd the costume Holly Willoughby wears in her brief appearance as Goody Carne makes me think that her casting is something of an in-joke. Pauline Collins as Thryza Grey, the “proprietrix” of The Pale Horse inn looked like she could barely contain her glee each time she invaded Miss Marple’s personal space. ![]() Although I was fond of Geraldine McEwan’s portrayal, Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple is growing on me. Jonathan CakeMaybe it was my own relaxed state of mind when I was watching the show, but I had the sense that the cast were enjoying themselves on this one. Miss Marple is fun, and this mystery-even with its added characters and plot changes-is a goody. But in the case of “The Pale Horse,” I was willing to go along for the ride and I suggest you do, too. Normally, I’m a stickler for accuracy and I don’t approve of screenwriters taking too many liberties with the original text, especially if they’re messing with a master like Dame Agatha. For, if you’ve read the book, you know that Miss Marple isn’t in it. ![]() But you probably already guessed that when you saw that “The Pale Horse” was a Miss Marple episode. ![]() Miss Marple at The Pale Horse from Masterpiece MysteryPurists take warning: If you’re looking for a faithful adaptation of Agatha Christie’s The Pale Horse, this week’s Masterpiece Mystery wasn’t it. ![]()
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