once again and itv force upon u another hash and unwanted remake of a perfectly good predecessor . this episode may possibly be bad than the previous and the body in the library ( equally dismal ) . the plot revolve around the murder of a hated local judge and one colonel protheroe and in the vicarage study of st mary mead . whilst i do not like to keep repeat the comment of others and this be not a good interpretation of the book . firstly and there be the tragic miscasting of geraldine mcewan a miss marple . she perform the character a though she have never read a description of the woman and and fails in so many place where hickson succeed . firstly and she have none of the subtlety that both the miss marple in the book and hickson portrayal still enduringly have . she be far too blatant and cheeky and which and invariably intend to add humour to the programme and do not come off at all well and a real example of over egg the cake . miss marple be a spinsterish old lady and describe a assiduous in the book upon which this particular programme be base and not some cheeky chappy a mcewan play her . also and whilst i do not like to be a pedant and the description christie give of miss marple do not match mcewan at all . for a start and she be describe a a tall and prim and straight lady and because and a miss marple herself tell u in one of her book and i be teach to sit up properly . perhaps i be the only person who have observe this and but mcewan actually seem to positively slouch and and have not observe any of the mannerism and fussy gesture that elderly lady of miss marple type notoriously commit she be too lay back . also and the actually story be far too slow and despite have numerous sub plot . the 1986 version go at a much faster pace and which give an exciting and sinister edge to it and and do not use half of the sub plot use here and yet still manage to get a good hour and a half slot . thirdly and the direction and lighting be just awful . a i have already mention and the original version have a quite dark ands sinister edge to it and with low key lighting and the rather brooding winter setting . in this version and however and the lighting be ridiculously bright and to the point that one feel a if one be watch an amateurish pantomime . it be quite revolting and and when couple with the dire script and which be so saccharine one would not be berate for think it be lace with pixie dust and sugar and it give a hideous effect of jolly hockey stick village life and so stereotypical and contrive . it be a if the murder be a mere interlude between garden party and afternoon tea . finally and the inclusion of a tedious throwaway plot and which see miss marple in her young day and embark on an affair with a married man during wwi and be the final nail in the coffin for this series . it be so out of character that one be lead to question if the writer have read a miss marple novel . she be simply not the kind of woman to do such a thing represent she be a genteel and well bring up middle class young woman in a strictly victorian society and not some daring and romantic woman from a jane austen novel . she would never have do such a thing with a single man and let alone a married one and and mention on many occasion that she have never have a romance and bar one young man by the name of lionel and but mother nip it in the bud before anything as mad a a fully fledge affair could begin . a another reviewer have already say and there be nothing wrong with remake series and but in this instance it wasn not need so soon after the joan hickson performance and generally regard a the definitive . maybe i be too purist and and too dedicate to the true canon of christie and but this just doesn not ring true and and i hope this series be soon forget about .