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List Price: $39.98Amazon.com's Price: $31.99 You Save: $7.99 (20%)Prices subject to change.
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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794051168924
Format: Box set, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: BBC Warner
Manufacturer: BBC Warner
Number Of Items: 3
Publisher: BBC Warner
Region Code: 1
Release Date: August 27, 2002
Running Time: 421 minutes
Sales Rank: 2383
Studio: BBC Warner
Theatrical Release Date: November 29, 1984
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com:
In the hands of Agatha Christie, the murder mystery is like a sonata crossed with a magic trick--an intricate formal structure that depends on ingenious misdirection. On top of that, the movies made from her novels are an opportunity for great British character actors to languish in icy disdain, insinuating glances, arch humor, and trembling suggestions of guilt. This set gathers together three fine BBC productions, starting with The Body in the Library (in which a blond stranger's corpse turns up in a British squire's house), A Murder Is Announced) (in which a supposed parlor game has fatal consequences), and A Pocketful of Rye (in which a nursery rhyme becomes a recipe for a series of poisonings). All star Joan Hickson as Christie's much-loved elderly sleuth, Miss Marple. The way Hickson's eyes light up at the mention of mysterious death makes her seem like a delightfully dotty old ghoul; she hovers at the periphery of investigations, noticing the telling details that police inspectors overlook. The productions lay out plot threads and clues with surgical precision, while the actors play stock characters with exquisite relish. --Bret Fetzer
Product Description:
The beloved dowager detective Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) unravels three of Agatha Christie's most popular brainteasers: A Murder Is Announced A Pocketful of Rye and the series premiere The Body in the Library.Running Time: 421 min.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: MYSTERY/SUSPENSE Rating: NR UPC: 794051168924 Manufacturer No: E1689
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Miss Marple 3 features
Got this for my mom and I enjoyed it just as much as she did. Joan Hickson is Miss Marple come off the pages to life itself. If you're a Christie fan this is a must have for your library collection.
Rating: - Miss Marple Gift Set
Excellent stories, not as clear as I would like but still enjoyed the DVDs.I will buy more. The only problem is the shows overlap in many sets.
Rating: - The perfect Miss Jane Marple.
Agatha Christie hand picked Joan Hickson for the role. The results shows in the finest 12 episodes of Miss Marple.
Rating: - Excellent!
Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Gift Set
This is an excellent gift for yourself or another Agatha Christie mystery buff. Joan Hickson is, as usual, a delightful, perceptive detective wrapped up in wool. A wonderful quiet night entertainment.
Rating: - Never underestimate Miss Marple. She's not afraid to turn over a stone or two.
"You're telling me to look for a Mr. X," says Inspector Craddock (John Castle) to Miss Jane Marple (Joan Hickson) during tea. The inspector had thought he was dealing with a rather straight forward case of murder in the village of Chipping Cleghorn.
"A Mr., Mrs. or Miss X, I should say," replies Miss Marple. She is an old woman who may knit and garden, but she has very sharp eyes. "You know, Inspector," she continues, "some of the best murderers are women, especially in an English village. ... Read More
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