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Marple: The Body in the Library (2004)
Loved the series, especially "Body"
I cannot say a single negative thing about The Body in the Library. What a dream cast! Geraldine McEwan is my favorite Miss Marple thus far. Joanna Lumley is a riot as is Simon Callow. David Walliams cast as the stuttering bachelor was a delightful surprise. And the rest of the cast was just as good, really they were. What I love about this genre and this episode in particular is how the adapter and director can take the horrific facts of the story (It's awful, isn't it?) and make such light-hearted but suspenseful fun of it all. One could make a "TV Movie" of it easily with plenty of outrage and sentimentalism and have us all angry and weeping at the same time but it takes genius to turn it all into a riveting but comic drama.
Partners in Crime (2015)
Loved the Series and Want More
I'm disappointed that so many did not enjoy this series. I love Walliams and wish he were in more dramas. (Remember his great supporting character in The Body in the Library; Agatha Christie's Miss Marple?). I'm not that familiar with Raine but I thought she sparkled in this comedy/mystery. Along with Steer as the handless chemist they make a great ensemble. It appears some were disappointed because this was not a serious, grim show. Granted it was not Tinker, Tailor Soldier but I can't believe it as supposed to be. I gave it a 9 because the plots could be better but as a vehicle for these wonderful characters it worked.