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4 videodiscs (267 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally broadcast on the PBS "Masterpiece Mystery!" series
The Mirror crack'd from side to side / screenplay, Kevin Elyot ; director, Tom Shankland -- The Secret of Chimneys / screenplay, Paul Rutman ; director, John Strickland -- The Blue geranium / screenplay, Stewart Harcourt ; director, David Moore -- Agatha Christie's garden : murder & mystery in Devon / Twofour ; produced and directed by Marcus Bailey
Miss Marple solves mysteries set against a rich background of grand English estates, gorgeous scenery, and post-WWII period detail. The mirror crack'd from side to side: Hollywood star Marina Gregg has moved into Gossington Hall. When Marina and her dashing young husband host a party for the village, a garrulous fan drops dead after drinking a poisoned cocktail. The secrets of Chimneys: Miss Marple accompanies Lady Virginia Revel to her family home of Chimneys, once famed for its diplomatic gatherings. A murder in a secret passageway puts Miss Marple on the path to uncovering Chimney's dark past. The blue geranium: Did the wealthy and unpopular Mary Pritchard really die of shock when the geranium on her wallpaper turned blue? And what about the murder that happened soon after, and the body discovered shortly before. Miss Marple has new evidence and must stop a court hearing before the wrong person is found guilty
Based on the novels by Agatha Christie
Special features: Disc 1. Interview with Julia McKenzie; Interview with Joanna Lumley; Dorney Court history; Cast filmographies; 120 years with Agatha Christie. Disc 2. Knebworth House history; Cast filmographies. Disc 3. Cast filmographies, 120 years with Agatha Christie. Disc 4. "Agatha Christie's garden" feature; Greenway Garden history; Remembering Agatha; Agatha's writing; Agatha Christie biography
Costume designer, Sheena Napier ; composer, Dominik Sherrer ; editor, Matthew Tabern, Nick Arthurs, Elen Pierce Lewis ; production designer, Jeff Tessler ; director of photography, Cinders Forshaw, Chris Seager, Peter Greenhalgh
Julia McKenzie, (Mirror crack'd from side to side) Samuel Barnett, Hugh Bonneville, Brennan Brown, Olivia Darnley, Michele Dotrice, Lindsay Duncan, Nigel Harman, Martin Jarvis, Caroline Quentin, Charlotte Riley, Victoria Smurfit, Neil Stuke, Hannah Waddingham, Will Young, Joanna Lumley, (Secret of chimneys) Jonas Armstrong, Michelle Collins, Stephen Dillane, Edward Fox, Adam Godley, Anthony Higgins, Matthew Horne, Ruth Jones, Dervla Kirwan, Charlotte Salt, (Blue geranium) Patrick Baladi, Claudie Blakley, David Calder, Caroline Catz, Jason Durr, Kevin R. McNally, Joanna Page, Paul Rhys, Claire Rushbrook, Donald Sinden, Sharon Small, Toby Stephens
DVD; region 1, NTSC; widescreen (16:9) presentation; Dolby Digital stereo
In English with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing