Part of a series of suitably lush, impeccably cast, dramatisations of Agatha Christie's ever so unassuming Miss Marple, a razor sharp, and eagle-eyed amateur detective extraordinaire. When a pleasant morning is marred by the discovery of a corpse in the home of Col and Mrs Bantry and suspicion falls on the Colonel, Miss Marple sets out to prove his innocence.
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MISS MARPLE: THE MOVING FINGER (2005)
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Part of a series of suitably lush, impeccably cast, dramatisations of Agatha Christie's ever so unassuming Miss Marple, a razor sharp, and eagle-eyed amateur detective extraordinaire.
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MISS MARPLE: THE MURDER AT THE VICARAGE (2004)
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Part of a series of suitably lush, impeccably cast, dramatisations of Agatha Christie's ever so unassuming Miss Marple, a razor sharp, and eagle-eyed amateur detective extraordinaire. The deeply un-likable retired colonel in Miss Marple's village is done away with, unfortunately this is very soon after the local vicar has jokingly commented that anyone who speeds up the old goat's journey to the pearly gates would be doing the world a favour…blast! From several potential murderers the venerable
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MISS MARPLE: THE SITTAFORD MYSTERY (2005)
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Part of a series of suitably lush, impeccably cast, dramatisations of Agatha Christie's ever so unassuming Miss Marple, a razor sharp, and eagle-eyed amateur detective extraordinaire.
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MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS (1974)
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The first, and arguably the best, adaptation of an Agatha Christie mystery, with Albert Finney making his first appearance as Poirot. An American tycoon is found dead on the luxurious Orient Express, stabbed 12 times with a dagger, but which one of the all-star cast dunnit? Excellent.
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PUBLIC ENEMIES (2009)
Certification18 Our Rating
In the 1930s the new FBI became involved in the hunt for America's most notorious criminals; Pretty Boy Floyd, Baby Face Nelson and John Dillinger. This, in particular, is the story of the search, using distinctly 'unorthodox' methods, for the latter.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES (2004)
Certification15 Our Rating
A fiendishly clever serial killer is stalking the streets of London, his predilection, young women from the highest echelons of British aristocracy. It's another case for Sherlock Holmes in this lush feature length BBC adaptation of Conan Doyle's detective novels, the tile role convincingly performed by Rupert Everett.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES (RITCHIE) (2009)
Certification12 Our Rating
Prior to his execution the evil occultist and serial killer Lord Blackwood warns Holmes of further deaths...
This is a crackingly entertaining detective adventure though the real star has to be a CG enhanced Victorian London, especially the finale on a half-built Tower Bridge.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: TERROR BY NIGHT (1946)
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Holmes, Watson and a plethora of potty passengers are all aboard the London to Edinburgh express. As the train rattles on its way, so does the mayhem, with a corpse turning up in a carriage and a false-bottomed coffin in the guard's van. Will the stealthy sleuths solve the mystery? Elementary... As fast-paced, tightly-woven a Sherlock Holmes mystery as you will find.
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SHERLOCK HOLMES: THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1939)
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The first of the classic series of adaptations following the investigations of Sherlock Holmes. A malevolent curse is blamed for the death of an aristocrat and Holmes is called in to investigate, using his scientific method and dry Victorian wit. Superb nuanced performances from Rathbone and Nigel Bruce as the pudgy Watson. Cracking stuff.
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