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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 10:35:06 GMT
SO!
for the past few months me and the OH have been rewatching all the Miss Marples and we got chatting in bed last night as to who we think would be a good casting choice for whoever next has a finger in her.
The only person off the top of my head being very sleepy was in the next few years I would quite like to see Zoe Wannamaker have a crack.
So anyone else got any ideas or opinions!
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Post by hulmeman on Mar 23, 2017 10:38:17 GMT
Imelda Staunton or Brenda Blethyn for me! Good post btw!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 11:21:55 GMT
I swear BBC have the rights to this now. Zoe in a way would be brilliant but at the same time im not sure she could fo 'sweet old unassuming old lady' as that is key to the character. Plus having been in Poirots i dont know whether she would do another Christie character.
Penelope Wilton maybe, penelope Keith.
Diana Rigg and Stephanie Cole could work too
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Post by Marwood on Mar 23, 2017 12:58:10 GMT
Felicity Kendal perhaps?
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 13:08:35 GMT
Billie Piper.
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Post by BurlyBeaR on Mar 23, 2017 13:20:05 GMT
Penelope Keith with that ridiculous accent she's created for herself? I don't think so. Zoe Wanamaker with that voice? Nooooo!
It's supposed to be someone who looks all fluffy and harmless "in a cloud of pink wool" but with a mind like a razor and at the same time a dreadful old busybody. I'm not sure any of the tv versions have achieved that. Geraldine McEwan was possibly the best, Joan Hickson I found to be rather sinister.
Felicity Kendall might be a good fit from the suggestions so far.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 13:43:02 GMT
Penelope Keith with that ridiculous accent she's created for herself? I don't think so. Zoe Wanamaker with that voice? Nooooo! It's supposed to be someone who looks all fluffy and harmless "in a cloud of pink wool" but with a mind like a razor and at the same time a dreadful old busybody. I'm not sure any of the tv versions have achieved that. Geraldine McEwan was possibly the best, Joan Hickson I found to be rather sinister. Felicity Kendall might be a good fit from the suggestions so far. Oh burly I absolutely adore Geraldine! infact, we went to our local "art house" last week to see a production of A Midsummer nights dream....horrendously amateur.....Horrendously performed by kids.....I didn't know what I had agreed to to be fair!
But on the way out they had some photos of people who had visited and up there on the wall was a signed photo of Ms McEwan! I very VERY nearly prised it off the wall as compensation for making me spend the past 3 hours desperately wanting to slap Bottom (not the first time I have said that)
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 14:06:33 GMT
If you want fluffy and unassuming, Diana Rigg would surely be one of the worst options, especially though not exclusively after Game of Thrones!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 14:07:44 GMT
If you want fluffy and unassuming, Diana Rigg would surely be one of the worst options She could alternate with Joanna Lumley. Which reminds me that I heard June Whitfield as Miss Marple on BBC Radio 4 Extra last week, from the 1990s. |
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Post by peggs on Mar 23, 2017 14:11:32 GMT
Watching Miss Marple (and being very scared that I might get murdered just hanging out the washing, not that I did much of that as child) was very much part of my childhood and there is something very comforting about watching it now. Having been horrified when Geraldine McEwan took over (more to do with a slightly different interpretation to the stories, than her performance) I did grow to love it and then again when Julie Mckensie took over. It's rather interesting imagining the actresses above who I've seen playing such strong characters portraying pink and fluffy hiding that razor mind!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 23, 2017 15:22:35 GMT
When I got to the end of Geraldines stint, I was saying to my OH, she cannot just change! I haven't gotten closure! She needs to regenerate like dr who!!!
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Post by HereForTheatre on Mar 23, 2017 16:24:48 GMT
I loved Geraldine. I never took to Julia at all.
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Post by BoOverall on Mar 23, 2017 21:47:19 GMT
I loved Joan Hickson. Totally the definitive Marple for me, and so true to the original novels. Those series just oozed class. Oh and SUCH a wonderful theme tune.
Now Margaret Rutherford's Marple was a total hoot: beyond dotty, in totally butchered stories in terms of plot and length, but really quite charming to watch.
I did enjoy the ITV Marples, and their slightly over the top tone lent itself to Christie. I even enjoyed some of the story embellishments and significant changes to the original stories (with several episodes that were not originally Marple stories), but that hardly mattered to me as they were done well and with heart. But everytime I saw Julia's episodes, I kept waiting for her to burst into Sondheim. How I wish she did.
If they were ever to more TV Marples, I think slightly tongue in cheek is the way forward. As a real twisty quirk, David Suchet (by far the definitive Poirot) as Marple would be my dream. Mad idea, of course, but then after his wonderful Lady Bracknell turn.......
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Post by oxfordsimon on Mar 24, 2017 0:57:33 GMT
Given how good the Joan Hickson versions were, I find it hard to see the need for anyone else to take on the role. The ITV versions just weren't Marples to me - they were just playing at it!
Bizarrely, I never took to Suchet as Poirot. I could see how technically impressive it was but my Poirot will always be Ustinov.
If we must have new Golden Age crime novels on screen - why not turn to some of the other writers? Ngaio Marsh is ripe for rediscovery and I think we could live with a Wimsey reboot.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 10:03:48 GMT
Bo....are you really a 37 year old man called andy?? as you sound SCARILY like my fiancé!!!!
x
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Post by schuttep on Mar 24, 2017 10:10:20 GMT
Anne Reid fits the bill for me. Although I agree Joan Hickson (who Agatha Christie once told she would like to see play Marple) is the definitive.
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Post by confessor on Mar 24, 2017 20:59:53 GMT
Joan Hickson will probably always be the definitive Marple for me too, and I can't think of anyone who may even be able to come close. I preferred Julia over Geraldine but neither had the sweet, unassuming old lady with a cunning intellect down pat for me.
Poirot-wise we'll be getting two new ones in the near future - Kenneth Branagh in a film version of Murder on the Orient Express, and the BBC have announced that one of their future adaptations will be The ABC Murders, which will be strange to watch being so familiar with David Suchet's version, a tough act to follow.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 24, 2017 21:07:57 GMT
No interest in Poirot post David Suchet. not only was his portrayal perfection, but the attention to detail and production values for his series were exquisite.
The 1st of the itv ones is on itv3 now with Emma Williams and Adam Garcia
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 24, 2017 21:13:52 GMT
I did enjoy the ITV Marples, and their slightly over the top tone lent itself to Christie. I even enjoyed some of the story embellishments and significant changes to the original stories (with several episodes that were not originally Marple stories) I hated the changes ITV made. I stopped watching after an episode when they changed the identity of the murderer! Given how good the Joan Hickson versions were, I find it hard to see the need for anyone else to take on the role. The ITV versions just weren't Marples to me - they were just playing at it! Bizarrely, I never took to Suchet as Poirot. I could see how technically impressive it was but my Poirot will always be Ustinov. If we must have new Golden Age crime novels on screen - why not turn to some of the other writers? Ngaio Marsh is ripe for rediscovery and I think we could live with a Wimsey reboot. I much preferred what I've seen of the Joan Hickson ones (I was too young for the original so have only seen the odd re-run). I loved Suchet as Poirot. He kept me watching even when the adaptations got ever further from the books. Slightly veering off-topic I've also seen Hugh Fraser, Hastings to Suchet's Poirot, play Poirot on stage! I'm not sure I'd want Wimsey to be re-done. I thought Edward Pethebridge & Harriet Walter were perfect in the roles, I only wish they'd done the lot rather than only 3. I've never found Ngaio Marsh's detective, Roderick Alleyn, to be very distinctive. The British Library is reprinting many vintage murders so anyone looking for material should find plenty available! For theatre fans I'd recommend Quick Curtain by Alan Melville. |
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Post by BoOverall on Mar 26, 2017 18:33:08 GMT
Bo....are you really a 37 year old man called andy?? as you sound SCARILY like my fiancé!!!! x Lol. Well I will take 37 and a man....... |
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Post by BoOverall on Mar 26, 2017 18:44:56 GMT
I did enjoy the ITV Marples, and their slightly over the top tone lent itself to Christie. I even enjoyed some of the story embellishments and significant changes to the original stories (with several episodes that were not originally Marple stories) I hated the changes ITV made. I stopped watching after an episode when they changed the identity of the murderer! Ah now I liked the ITV ones purely because they were different to the definitive Joan Hickson ones. The serious, faithful perfection of the 80s ones, yes always. But the often hammy "inspired by" ones on ITV are great "chocolate box" entertainment. But I didnt quite take to the Tommy and Tuppence story the other year. And don't get me started on Ustinov's Poirot. |
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Post by theglenbucklaird on Mar 26, 2017 19:02:30 GMT
He he, coffee all over the screen.
You weren't being serious??
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Post by Dawnstar on Mar 26, 2017 20:16:11 GMT
But I didnt quite take to the Tommy and Tuppence story the other year. And don't get me started on Ustinov's Poirot. As soon as I read the casting for Tommy & Tuppence I refused to even contemplate watching it. The 80s ones with Francesca Annis & James Warwick weren't too bad, though neither of them were much like how I envisage the characters, but Jessica Raine & David Walliams? Hell, no! Not to mention setting The Secret Adversary 4 decades too late & making the characters nearly 20 years too old. |
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Post by peggs on Mar 26, 2017 20:45:15 GMT
But I didnt quite take to the Tommy and Tuppence story the other year. And don't get me started on Ustinov's Poirot. As soon as I read the casting for Tommy & Tuppence I refused to even contemplate watching it. The 80s ones with Francesca Annis & James Warwick weren't too bad, though neither of them were much like how I envisage the characters, but Jessica Raine & David Walliams? Hell, no! Not to mention setting The Secret Adversary 4 decades too late & making the characters nearly 20 years too old. Oh no I ranted quite a lot about those, complete reinvention of the characters. I came to like the itv Marple once i'd accepted that I had to distance them from the books and just play a sort of bingo version of which famous actors you were going to get that week. |
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Post by joem on Mar 26, 2017 22:47:10 GMT
Given how good the Joan Hickson versions were, I find it hard to see the need for anyone else to take on the role. The ITV versions just weren't Marples to me - they were just playing at it! Bizarrely, I never took to Suchet as Poirot. I could see how technically impressive it was but my Poirot will always be Ustinov. If we must have new Golden Age crime novels on screen - why not turn to some of the other writers? Ngaio Marsh is ripe for rediscovery and I think we could live with a Wimsey reboot. Whilst there surely is an element of when one watches something - people's favourite Bond tends to be the one they grew up with - and there were many good qualities to Peter Ustinov as an actor, as Poirot he is simply utterly and completely miscast. It wasn't much better than if they'd cast Charles Hawtrey as Bond. |
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