Joan Hickson is brilliant as Miss Marple. This was originally shown over 3 nights in 1985 however I saw it all in one 3 hour viewing, yet it certainly did not feel like that at all. I literally had no idea who the culprit was right up until the very end and it was certainly a complex mystery, but an excellent one. I feel the ITV versions are almost played as farcical comedy whereas the BBC versions are more serious and are far more intriguing and allowing you to get involved in the mystery and none more so than in 'A Murder Is Announced'. I had never seen the Joan Hickson adaptations before now and when I saw the recent ITV Marple's I was told to watch the old BBC adaptations as they are far superior, and they are. Like Jack who commented before me here, I saw this show over Christmas on UKTV Drama.
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