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She was wonderful

In one picture, Albert Finney looked like Cesar Romero as The Joker in Batman in the 60’s.

David Suchet is the perfect Poirot

Agatha Christie certainly seemed to have a bit of a “type” with her male main characters. For example, Poirot, Mr Satterthwaite, and James Parker Pyne were all essentially “small, precise men” with an eye for detail, etc. Never a 6’5” mountain of a man with hands the size of dinner plates. Such a frame simply would not fit in her mould of what a detail-oriented investigator might look like. And while James Parker Pyne seems far more comfortable in female company, both Poirot and Satterthwaite seem to be far less so. And of course, women gravitate to them and consider them great companions, which just cracks me up. Poor Satterthwaite, constantly getting dragged around the mediterranean by one countess or another - I love him to bits 😁

The secret of his success is his powers of resolution discussion. He knows his little cray cells are always spot on, but sometimes, he can still make the wrong call too fast. So he has to gather the people together to unravel they motives or the truth to reveal the prime suspect through a grand layout way, thereby bringing the whole story of the crime before the reader of the case of murder most fail. Poirot has his faults, but hidden in his mind, he could be considered a very dangerous individual. Poirot is clearly a smart, knowledgeable detective and has the law on his side, but it isn't too hard to imagine him as a dangerous villain to if he were to put his mind to it. Whether Poirot would agree, I'd leave to Poirot on that note. He and other detectives from Agatha Chrstie pen may not meet, but if they were to, I think they'd start a society of Cray Cells. The reason for this is that the world needs them. Only a dream of mine, a movie or book, or something where they all are together. Surely Agatha herself considered banding them together in one story or something far, grander Called Agathas Detectives Case Files. The unsolved cases or something unlike any stories?

She is my favorite Miss Marple.

I love her. My favorite and ultimate MIss Marple. Beeing a victorian lady herself, it was easy for her to be Marple in perfection.Not only her approach to the character but her figure is a quintessensial british lady

The best Poirot's were Suchet and those before! him. The rest, you know who they are...awful. As well as suppoting casts and especially the canibals who revised Christie's original works.

I wish I could be Miss Lemon. ^^

While the Margaret Rutherford movies were fun and she's a great actress (Check her out in the movie: "The VIPs".), Joan Hickson is the ONLY Miss Marple. I agree with others who have commented that no other Miss Marple movies or tv series need to be made because we already have the perfect Miss Marple with Joan Hickson. RIP Joan.

I had seen Margaret Rutherford as Marple long before reading the books and realised that the characters were not the same. Joan Hickson's portrayal chimed for me with the books. She had caught not only the appearance of the character but the essence - "quiet and sharp" but also unruffled, inwardly confident, unassuming, enigmatic, inscrutible, reserved and polite, conforming, unostentatious, conventional, respectable, not showing too many enotions, maintaining a stiff upper lip etc. The other Marples have all had a tendency to over-act the part - McEwan is too cheerful and conspiratorial, too "hail fellow, well met" and individualistic (and slightly bohemian) with her choice of clothing, jaunty hats etc. Julia McKenzie's Marple was too nervous. She odten looks like a rabbit in the headlights without the quiet confidence. Helen Hayes's transatlantic accent destroys the illusion of a Marple who has spent her whole life in an English village. Landsbury and Rutherford do not have the fragility and petite frame required for the part. Hickson's portrayal was subtler than the others. Her facial expressions are often deliberately deadpan and her body language minimal: less is more but requires courage from the actor. No subsequent Marples have understood the character the way Hickson did.

TH-cam recommended this video after I heard an orchestral performance of the theme music from Margaret Rutherford's Miss Marple. What a delightful tribute to her you have made!

My father wrote the screenplay AND directed Lady L. that is why he only played a small part in it! Please be fair by painting the full picture. Other than that you did a nice presentation though your strong accent is very hard to follow. Your comment about him having had four children despite not being a Catholic was not only not funny but in questionable taste! My mother was, however that’s not why she had three children with him!

We have been very fortunate to have a golden era of brilliant actors playing the legendary detectives,Joan hickson miss marple ,David suchet poirot, and Jeremy Brett Sherlock Holmes’s thanks to each of them 🦉🌹

Love Julia McKenzie. She has always been the very best.

playing Nero is definitely my favorite, his performance in that movie marked one of my unforgettable childhood memories, in fact, I forgot everything else about that movie. He was indeed a great man and a unique artiste. Thank you for this very informative video telling the life story of Sir Ustinov is telling a chapter of the 21st century.

All them are great actors, but ... David Suchet is Poirot, no doubt. At least for enthusiatic readers of Agatha Christie. The same about Joan Hickson with Miss Marple. Both were born to play these roles as nobody has ever done. Thank you for your documentary. It has been very nice to watch it.

I go into a parallell world when I see Hercule Poirot! Seeing Poirot, Japp at Scotland Yard, Kaptain Hastings and of course Miss Lemon put me into that. BUT only if played by David Suchet and the others in this set. What else can you expect, it's so damn good!

Thank you, I grew up loving her work and getting to know her was delightful and informative. I agree she was the best, because she was the first one I saw, takes a lot to change my mind on that point, especially music. Margaret was a truly great actress.

Since I first encountered the Miss Marple character in the revival movie theaters before film tapes, I like Margaret Rutherford. Her unconventional and funny portrayal (along with her real life husband) always stuck with me. She only made four movies as Miss Marple, but I wish there had been more.

When it comes down to Miss Marple, I go full for Joan Hickson.

Margaret Rutherford 👍👍

I agree, but, I enjoy Peter Ustinov's performance as well. I appreciate his humor. Ever see a very very serious movie, for example Von Ryan's Express---but, the author manages to put a touch of humor here and there. A story, to me, is always so much better with even a small humor somewhere, rather than deadpan all the way through. But, of course there is nothing deadpan about Agatha Christie. Just talking about the actors.

Ariadne Oliver was NOT Poirot's secretary - Miss Lemon was his secretary.

What the British officer was doing overthere? I thought the Bolsheviks kill them? Im confused .😮

Joan Hickson was the closest portrayal to the book character but I personally preferred a more lively Marple and absolutely adored Rutherford's absurdly comical version. I love rewatching those bc they never fail to make me laugh and sometimes I just need that.

Every Christmas I watch this one and ‘The Theft of the Royal Ruby’. Love ‘em! Don’t think I’ll ever get tired of watching them, even though I know the stories inside out 😂

Peter Ustinov is clearly the best

Geraldine was the only one to quit ! No body liked her -

Thank you , such fun!Did you like the cloths from the 80s ?

Definitely Margaret Rutherford was best. Then Joan Hickson.

I loved Miss Lemon she was so precise and efficient a perfect complement to the great detective

Die einzig wahre Miss Marple ist Margret Rutherford

David is the number one.

Thx inviting us to this video about Margaret Rutherford. She is my #1 Miss Marple. Maybe I saw her in "Muder She Said (16:50 from Paddington)" first. And then the other three films, where she played the role, together with Mr. Stringer. 🙃 Every minute of watching Your work about Margaret Rutherford was well spent.

Joan Hickson without a shadow of a doubt. Her portrayal of Miss M was far closer to the description given by AC in the Miss M books than any other performance. Margaret Rutherford was far too ‘jolly hockey sticks’ to be accurate, entertaining though she was. Second best was Geraldine McEwan, followed by Julia Mackenzie and Angela Lansbury.

One of the best lines at 09:10: In order to have personality you can't be perfect! 😀

I just watched Peter Ustinov in "" during the Christmas vacation and after I have re-watched my #1 Poirot Peter Suchet in all his cases during the last months. And while I was researching, I found a great French Agatha Christie adaption, I wanted You to know (maybe You now it already): Les Petits Meurtres d’Agatha Christie. And after I watched several of them, I fell in love with this adaption and Swan Laurence (the Poirot character), his secretary Marlène Leroy and the reporter Alice Avril.

Thx for this tribute. Was wonderful to watch in the Christmas holidays. Happy New Year!

.…. No contest! Joan Hickson by a country mile! Listen to her finish the Bible passage after the Aunt, in ‘Pocketful of Rye’, whilst in the prescience of the dead maid, Gladys, on the washing line. Absolutely masterful! She was brilliant in speech, & actions’, throughout all the episodes’. Entirely watchable on continuous loop…………

Shame about the butchering of the storylines in many of the Suchet productions.

David Suchet was the best Hercule Poirot

It's the funny way they talk.

And the best Captain is also in the Suchet version

The moustache of Kenneth Brannagh is very similar to the Austrian emperor's, Franz Joseph... It is very Austrian / German :) Moustache of Suchet is more special. He was the best actor and the more stylish for this piece :)

Great video. I'm deep diving into all of them on your channel. I love this show. On a side note, I also LOVE that color of deep blue on your walls.

Доброго вам здоровья,господин Д.Сушэ.❤❤❤

don't you think you should first watch the films befoe you review and rate them, or it would be too much work?

I simply love him❤

In my opinion, the best are David Suchet and Peter Ustinov. Each in their own way. The series with David Suchet is notable for the perfectly restored style of the era and environment, the atmosphere, and the choice of actors and the acting style are matched to it. You can't even imagine Suchet playing Poirot in the respective Goodwin's&Co films - or Ustinov's Poirot in the ITV series. ITV has placed equal emphasis on the plot, the era, and the character of Poirot. The other productions have placed more emphasis on the plot as such, less thought about restoring the style of the era and the exact correspondence of the character(or better to say - image) of Poirot to the author's version. I think we shouldn't judge an actor's performance in isolation from the overall concept of the film, from the script. Let's put it this way - Leo di Caprio and Claire Danes wouldn't fit in Franco Zeffirelli's iconic film as Romeo and Juliet, but have they played the tragic lovers unconvincingly?