When arriving at Miss Marple's cottage, she tells all to her. She reports it to a ticket collector who does not believe her. Then, a blind in one of the compartments flies up and she sees a man with his back to her strangling a woman. On the way, her train passes another train running parallel to her. Elspeth McGillicuddy has come from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. (may contain spoilers - click on expand to read) Miss Marple and Elspeth examine a map and conclude that the body must have been thrown off the train onto the grounds of Rutherford Hall. She reports the incident but the police cannot find a body and do not investigate further. When her train is alongside a second one on a stretch of parallel track, she looks out of her window and is shocked to see a man strangling a woman. 8.1 Agatha Christie: 4:50 from PaddingtonĮlspeth McGillicuddy, is travelling by train to visit Miss Marple.6.7 TV Asahi 2018: 4.50 from Paddington (Paddington Hatsu 4ji50bun ~ Shindai Tokkyu Satsujin Jiken~).6.6 Nippon TV 2006: The Corpse which lies (嘘をつく死体 - Uso o tsuku shitai).6.5 Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple.6.4 Agatha Christie's Marple (ITV TV Series).Charlie Creed Miles does a good job in making the viewer hate him. The series has done a great job in attracting big stars into cameo roles, and here we were treated to Rob Brydon's railway Inspector, he adds a wicked bit of humour in, Pip Torrens as Noel Coward, and a fab turn from Celia Imrie as Madame Joilet. David Warner is so good (as always) and Griff Rhys Jones has the big moment. Her interplay with Geraldine, Michael Landes and John Hannah is so good. Amanda Holden shines through brightly, she is such a pretty girl, I can believe in her Lucy being an object of desire.

It looks so wonderfully of the period, everything from the train carriage, to the Crackenthorpe's Mansion right down to the fashion, the outfits look superb, in particular the hat belonging to Elspeth McGillicuddy, where on earth they found it, but it's really cool. The music adds to the darker tone in this episode, body in the library and Murder at the Vicarage had been quite light, they opted for a much darker tone. I remember it being on during the Christmas break a few years back, and somehow it feels Christmassy.

It was pacey, dark, ultra stylish and somehow fresh. This is one of the best of The Marple series.

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