Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Adaptations - Season 5 (4 Films) - 2-Disc Set ( Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side / Marple: The Secret of Chimneys / Marple: The Blue Geranium / Marple: The Pale Horse ) ( Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Adaptations - Season Five )

Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Adaptations - Season 5 (4 Films) - 2-Disc Set (Blu-Ray) (*)

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Original Title: Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side / Marple: The Secret of Chimneys / Marple: The Blue Geranium / Marple: The Pale Horse
Alternate Title: Agatha Christie's Miss Marple Adaptations - Season Five
Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )
Spanish ( Dolby Digital 2.0 )

Product Origin/Format:
Spain ( Blu-Ray/Region A/B/C )

Running Time:
376 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.78:1)

Special Features:
2-DVD Set
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2010 and produced in:
United Kingdom ( Great Britain, Ireland )
United States ( USA, Canada )

Directed By:
Tom Shankland
John Strickland
David Moore
Andy Hay

Written By:
Agatha Christie
Kevin Elyot
Paul Rutman
Stewart Harcourt
Russell Lewis

Actors:
Julia McKenzie ..... Miss Marple
Lindsay Duncan ..... Marina Gregg
Gene Goodman ..... Louis Charles
Isabella Parriss ..... Marie Thérèse
Jonny Coyne ..... French Offic
Joanna Lumley ..... Dolly Bantry
Nigel Harman ..... Jason Rudd
Victoria Smurfit ..... Ella Blunt
Brennan Brown ..... Hailey Preston
Caroline Quentin ..... Heather Badcock
Martin Jarvis ..... Vincent Hogg
Hannah Waddingham ..... Lola Brewster
Olivia Darnley ..... Cherry Baker
Michele Dotrice ..... Mrs. Hubbard
Charlotte Riley ..... Margot Bence
Ian Weichardt ..... Young Lomax
Laura O'Toole ..... Agnes
Robert Dunbar ..... Young Count
Edward Fox ..... Caterham
Mathew Horne ..... Eversleigh
Adam Godley ..... Lomax
Charlotte Salt ..... Virginia
Jonas Armstrong ..... Cade
Michelle Collins ..... Treadwell
Anthony Higgins ..... Count Ludwig Von Stainach
Dervla Kirwan ..... Bundle
Ruth Jones ..... Blenkinsopp
Alex Knight ..... Jaffers
Stephen Dillane ..... Finch
Sharon Small ..... Mary Pritchard
Toby Stephens ..... George Pritchard
Claudie Blakley ..... Philippa Pritchard
Joanna Page ..... Hester
Claire Rushbrook ..... Caroline
Ian East ..... John the gardener
Kevin McNally ..... Detective Somers
Richard Betts ..... Clerk of the Court
Derek Hutchinson ..... Concierge
Donald Sinden ..... Sir Henry Clithering
Jason Durr ..... Eddie Seward
David Calder ..... Dermot
Paul Rhys ..... Lewis Pritchard
Patrick Baladi ..... Jonathan Frayn
Nicholas Parsons ..... Father Gorman
Lynda Baron ..... Mrs. Coppins
JJ Feild ..... Paul Osbourne
Jodie Hay ..... Bertie
Jason Merrells ..... Dr. Kerrigan
Neil Pearson ..... Inspector Lejeune
Jonathan Cake ..... Mark Easterbrook
Nigel Planer ..... Mr. Venables
Jenny Galloway ..... Bella
Susan Lynch ..... Sybil Stamfordis
Pauline Collins ..... Thyrza Grey
Tom Ward ..... Captain Cottam
Sarah Alexander ..... Lydia Harsnet
Holly Valance ..... Kanga

Synopsis:

Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2010)
A troubled Hollywood actress and her director husband move to St. Mary Mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in tragedy when an ardent fan is fatally poisoned during a garden fête.

Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (2010)
An attempt to bring a famed stately home back to its former glory is marred when a visiting Austrian diplomat is shot to death decades after the disappearance of a priceless diamond.

Marple: The Blue Geranium (2010)
A cruel, superstitious woman dies of apparent fright after her fate is foretold by a medium. Miss Marple, however, is convinced of foul play when another death occurs.

Marple: The Pale Horse (2010)
Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.

Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2010)
A temporarily invalided Miss Marple - she's twisted her ankle - tries to piece together the clues around the murder of Heather Babcock, a resident of St. Mary Mead. Babcock died after drinking a poisoned drink at a reception hosted by the world famous movie star Marina Gregg, who has just purchased Dolly Bantry's stately home in the area. Babcock, who can only be described as garrulous, had been monopolizing Marina's time with a tale about the time she had met her during the war. When she accidentally spilled her drink, Marina gave her her own drink and now believes the poisoned daiquiri was meant for her. There are certainly many who would like to see her dead including an ex-husband, another movie star who wanted the role Marina is currently filming and an assistant who seems to be a little too nosy for her own good. Soon, the suspects begin receiving anonymous phone calls accusing them of being the murderer. Miss Marple, as always, cuts through the fog and manages to figure it all out but not before there is a second murder.

Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (2010)
A lavish weekend party sees Miss Marple accompany Lady Virginia Revel to her family home of Chimneys - a house which was once prized for its diplomatic gatherings until a rare diamond was stolen from the premises over twenty years ago. The tenacious career politician, George Lomax, has persuaded Virginia's father, Lord Caterham, to host an evening for an important Austrian Count, Ludwig Von Stainach. Virginia, the daughter of Miss Marple's late cousin, must decide by the end of the weekend whether to accept a marriage proposal from George Lomax or to follow her heart and the courtship of another more adventurous suitor, Anthony Cade. Dismayed by the odd array of guests, including socialist spinster Miss Blenkinsopp, Caterham's formidable eldest daughter Bundle and the quietly inscrutable maidservant Treadwell, Lomax castigates his affable assistant Bill Eversleigh, who also has a soft spot for Virginia. It becomes apparent that Count Ludwig has taken a personal interest in Chimneys and a contract for the sale of the house is drawn up with Caterham. That same evening, in the middle of the night, the house guests are stirred from their beds by security and the Count cannot be found. The sound of a gunshot is heard from a secret passageway in the house and Count Ludwig is found dead in the arms of Anthony Cade. Why is Cade at Chimneys? And is Virginia's suitor being framed for murder? A Chief Inspector arrives from Scotland Yard to investigate, enlisting Miss Marple's help. Together they discover a coded message in the pocket of the dead Count which could hold the key to the mystery. But when the bones of a young servant, murdered over twenty years ago, are uncovered Miss Marple begins to realize that the secret of Chimneys is darker than even she had realized.

Marple: The Blue Geranium (2010)
While visiting her friend Dermot in Little Ambrose, Miss Marple is drawn into investigating the death of Eddie Seward, whom she'd met on the bus and who is found having apparently drowned in the river.Within a few days however, there is a second suspicious death, that of Mary Pritchard who seems to have died from fright. She was disliked by many and had recently caused a scene when her husband George was inaugurated as the Captain of the local golf club. Even Dermot disliked her as did her sister Philippa, who was once engaged to George, whom she described as the love of her life. Phillipa ended up marrying George's brother, Lewis Pritchard, and they are constantly having money problems. A third death - this time one of George Pritchard's former mistresses - convinces Inspector Somerset that George, who conveniently confesses, is the murderer. Miss Marple thinks otherwise and sets out to prove it.

Marple: The Pale Horse (2010)
Miss Marple is shocked when she receives a note from an old friend,Father Gorman only to read in the newspaper the very same day that he was murdered. He had attended a dying woman, Mrs. Davis, who died the previous evening and it was while he was on his way home that he was apparently attacked. The police have put it down to a mugging but the letter Miss Marple received from him intrigues her: a list of surnames and a quote from the bible. The policeman in charge of the case, Inspector Lejeune is skeptical about it all being a murder but when Miss Marple inspects Mrs. Davis' rooms, she finds an identical list to that sent to her by Father Gorman and also a reference to the Pale Horse Inn in Much Deeping, Hampshire. She soon checks into the inn and pursues her own investigation.

Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (2010)
Hollywood star Marina Gregg leaves Los Angeles for the picturesque countryside of St Mary Mead. Having taken up residence at Gossington Hall with her dashing young English husband, film director Jason Rudd, his secretary, Ella Blunt and Marina's exclusive personal assistant, Hailey Preston, it's not long before she becomes lady of the manor. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit for the St John Ambulance, the grounds are abuzz with curious locals including previous owner of Gossington Hall, Dolly Bantry. But when a local fan, Heather Badcock consumes a poisoned daiquiri, Marina finds herself starring in a real-life mystery - supported by Miss Marple and Inspector Hewitt, who suspect that the lethal cocktail was intended for someone else. But who? If it was meant for Marina, then why?

Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (2010)
Miss Marple finds herself spending the weekend at Chimneys, the stately home of Lord Caterham whose late wife was her cousin. The weekend has something of a diplomatic air to it as the Austrian Count Ludwig von Stainach is also there to negotiate a trade agreement with the British that will give it access to iron ore. Chimneys was once the 'in' place to be for a fancy weekend but over many years, it has become somewhat run-down. Except for a maid who disappeared with a valuable diamond in the 1920s, not much of note has happened there for a long time. Everyone is surprised when Count von Stainach says that in addition to signing the trade agreement, he also wants to purchase Chimneys. Lord Caterham's eldest daughter Bundle is dead set set against the idea but it all takes a very serious turn when the Count is found murdered. There are several suspects and another member of the household will die before Miss Marple solves the crime.

Marple: The Blue Geranium (2010)
A cruel, superstitious woman dies of apparent fright after being warned of her fate by a medium, but another death confirms that she was murdered. A suspect is arrested, but Miss Marple is convinced the killer is someone entirely different.

Marple: The Pale Horse (2010)
Miss Marple (Julia McKenzie) receives a list of names from a recently murdered friend. The mystery leads her to The Pale Horse Inn-a coven of modern-day witches-and possibly her own demise.

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