Review of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: 4:50 from Paddington

Generally I prefer Hickson's series to McEwan/McKenzie where the plots/characters were rewritten too much. However I found some of the men too creepy in this 1987 version and would rather watch the 2004 cast and chemistry. That aside, both contain the usual cops v Marple situation - the usual do they appreciate her, or get fed up? Overall, the 2004 series was often style over substance, with the writing really letting down everything else, set, make-up, fashion, props etc, which really did a good job of contrasting the conservatively dressed elderly Marple with the trends of the day. The Hickson version is not as lavish but has that fantastic theme tune.