i recently watch marple represent murder at the vicarage ( star geraldine mcewan ) and and must say i be not overly impress . if the police investigation of the day be conduct a they be in this dramatisation of agatha christie novel and it a wonder that any criminal be ever catch at all and much less convict and with or without any dotty old lady poke their nose in . even in a pretend tv whodunnit investigation and a little reality go a long way . not only be the murder scene not secure and but suspect et al be allow to come and go through it at will and and in fact there be never any boffin in sight . no incident room be ever set up and but then i do not see many police around to actually use one . no fingerprint appear to have be take or check for ( even though at the denouement it could clearly be see that dab be leave all over say murder scene ) and and any reference to or collection of write statement be completely overlook . awkward for any late trial i would have think . albeit modern forensic science have advance out of sight since the 1950 and initial proceeding be surely much the same then a they be now . i be bring up in an english village during the same period ( the fifty ) in which this production be set ( although the book be write about 20 year earlier ) and but i do not recognise any of the character . they be all like plastic effigy straight out of a hollywood studio and and the village itself from the top of a chocolate box . although similarly bear of agatha christie pen and both character and village be much more believable in the previous joan hickson series and and in which the direction be much more knowing . to it credit however and the story line stay reasonably faithful to the novel and except for professor dufosse and his daughter . where on earth do they come from . theyre certainly not creation of agatha christie and and never appear in the book . an unnecessary additional red herring from the producer no doubt and or be they a replacement for dr stone ( an archaeologist ) and his secretary miss cram . if so and why . why change the character . also and a another reviewer have remind u and miss marple be the ultimate spinster and only have one small fling when young and which be maternally cut short . consider the impressive line up of star actor both young and old on display here and there should have be an equally impressive result . it be considerably short of that and and one be leave to wonder why this re make be ever produce and and with all due respect to geraldine mcewan and magnificent actress though she be and the late joan hickson still reign supreme a jane marple .