TV series we love: Miss Marple
February 9, 2010 by Lena
Sleuthing has never been so in fashion with more and more stylish celebs lining up for cameos in the new and fabulously nostalgic TV version of Miss Marple. Laura Terry takes a closer look.
Set against the idyllic countryside backdrop of the Forties, our lead female heroine is in fact a little old lady with a razor-sharp mind, who champions cloche hats, pussybow blouses and cute heeled brogues.
Having been played by a range of female leads over the years – most famously perhaps by Margaret Rutherford in the Sixties - it’s the updated Marple of the past few years that really interest us.
Geraldine McEwen led the way with a revamped Marple in 2004, paving the way for the likes of Christina Cole, Keeley Hawes and Emilia Fox to make Forties fashion cool again.
Even Marple herself got something of a makeover, with her heart-shaped magnifying glass becoming something of a must-have accessory, and recently Joan Hickson’s interpretation of the super sleuth has seen Marple morph into a style icon in her own right.
Aside from the great lady herself, we’ve marvelled at some of the guest stars and their costumes who’ve featured over the years.
Read on for our top five favourite fashion cameos.
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How could you neglect to mention Joan Hickson- THE Miss Marple! Far superior to Geraldine McEwan!
I don’t think I’d regard Joan Hickson as recent – she was Miss Marple way back in the eighties – and as Louise says, possibly the definitive as she’s the one who most closely resembles the Marple in the books.
It’s Julia MacKenzie who’s taken up the role most recently and who’s playing her a bit more like Hickson.
In terms of acting, Joan Hickson knocks them all off the screen but you can’t deny that the costumes in the more recent productions are gorgeous enough to make you cry!