Thank you for this tribute. Geraldine McEwan is one of my all time favorites. I have seen Mapp and Lucia and laughed myself silly. Being very fond of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, I found Geraldine to be the best and most alive and interesting Miss Marple of all. In so many of the rolls she played, the twinkle in her eye gave me a feeling that mirth was a guiding light in her soul...and, always, she exuded composure and eccentricity...what a combination of traits! I loved her dearly.
She was my favourite Miss Marple, she just embodied the part. Yes, others do it well but she was just ‘it’. Just like David Suchet , he ‘was’ Hercule Poirot. Bless her, she lost her hubby just before me. I so know how she felt , the loss never goes away. Bless her, a wonderful woman. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺
It's the same for me. She had the misfortune that the plots of her series were so often so unfaithful to the books, which makes them hard to swallow and rewatch for anyone invested in the original books. But her portrayal of the character was wonderful. Exactly as said in the video - she was warmer, she had that twinkle in the eye.
Along with Prunella Scales, Geraldine McEwan made "Mapp and Lucia" a delight, and watching her delightful interpretation of Agatha Christie's sleuth got me to appreciate Miss Marple.
For me, she is just like the Miss Marple I envisage when I read Agatha Christie. I know that Christie saw Joan Hickson as being more like her character, but for me, Geraldine is the epitome of Miss Marple, and Joan H. is nothing like I imagine...
I absolutely love her! It was such a privilege to meet her (and Richard Briers) when they came to New York around the late '90's for the Ionesco play "The Chairs", they were wonderful in it. Rest in Peace.
Always love your tributes, thank you😘 There were only 2 Miss Marples worth watching - Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan, each wonderful in their own way
Geraldine McEwan was sublime. I can see why she and Maggie Smith drew comparisons- but their unique qualities outnumber their similarities. No one but Geraldine could capture Mrs. Proudy so well (Barchester Chronicles): the tempered steel and haughtiness lit with flashes of sweetness. Thanks for the tribute😃.
OMGOSH Thank You for doing this tribute to Geraldine McEwan. I absolutely loved her as Miss Marple!! She made me a fan of Agatha Christie ( and David Suchet as Poirot ). I have a hard time watching Agatha Christie’s without either of them.
She was always my number 1 Miss Marple, followed by Julia McKenzie. Of course the 4 movies with Margeret Rutherford are also epic, and unique in their own interpretation.
That's not true. They were spacing out the Marple books beginning in season 2, with four still left to film after season 3 had concluded (plus countless Marple short stories that could be expanded). My hunch is that iTV had originally planned for only 3 seasons (i.e. 4 Marple novels per season = 12 total), and McEwan presumably signed on for those 3 seasons, thinking that it would keep her busy for a few years (to help her with her grief) and, well, that would be the end of it... but the series, of course, had a highly successful first season, so by season 2 the writing was on the wall that there would be several more seasons than she had anticipated, continuing into her 80s, and so the undertaking would be massive. Being the lead actor in four feature-length films every ~12-18 months is no mean feat, especially at that age. So that's why she ended it at season 3, as she always had intended, although the injury would have made the decision easier.
It was Geraldine's Miss Marple that got me watching and liking that character. Thank you so much for a pleasant video about this talented actress. She lived a lucky and amazing life utilizing her talent to the fullest. Your accent is so nice to listen to throughout the video. 🙂
Hi dear. In my mind there is no other Marple than Geraldine MscEwan...she was stunning at every age of her life. I have watched all her episodes if Marple at least 5 times. Once I start I cannot atop. Thank you for giving such beautiful incite into the life of this amazing woman. When I read she had died, I cried even though it happened a few years ago. She played a great hag too....I will hold her memory dear. Thank you again.
I've watched Miss Marple played by different actresses, and they were all good. But watching Miss McEwen I think she is wonderful in the part. Of all the different actresses. I like her best. She's nailed the part and is Miss Marple.
A much loved and much missed human being. Crisp,intelligent and kind but very accessible to an audience prepared to go along with characters she managed to conjur e up!!! 'Mapp and Lucia' probably shows her at her sharpest most impish best and it still stands the test of time! I do miss her.
I agree! She is the actress most like Agatha Christie described the character, fluffy and inconspicuous with a twinkle in her eye. A spot-on portrayal!
Wonderful actress, superb in Mapp and Lucia, and, I think, a better Miss Jean Brodie. Not sure why you say she has a baby voice - her voice has a wide range, but is rather deep - and unmistakable.
I have first saw Miss McEwan's work when she played Miss Jean Brodie in STV's 'The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie', her performance as Jean Brodie has never left me, a beautiful series, for me personally she will always be Miss Jean Brodie.
Buonasera La Signora Geraldine McEwan , è sorprendentemente brava come attrice , una persona umile e sensibile . La sua Recitazione è personale e incantevole , mai fuori posto , una recitazione intrigante che cattura la scena . Una Signora e persona adorabile . Grazie per questo contributo , il suo ricordo farà si che sia sempre ricordata con tanto Affetto . Almeno per me 🤗☺
Geraldine McEwan had an etheral yet pointed acting style and her "Miss Marple" was most engaging for me, irrespective of the series style and a little too full of well known TV stars + actors otherwise... I actually found her Marple less formal, more realistic, albeit a quirky to almost eccentric everyday Country Village elderly spinster. Her slight build etc contrasted the character's sleuth mind and her playful wit brought about familiarity... She would've been a marvellous large screen Marple, though her wardrobe would've required a bit more tweed etc but that's also why she embodied a different Marple too, as she looked like an elderly old fashioned spinster living as a normal village resident in contrast her character's sleuthing magnificence.
Wonderful video! I love all the Miss Marples, but Geraldine is my favorite. I always loved that twinkle in her eyes. And I think it was a good choice to give her Miss Marple some backstory-- adding depth to a Miss Marple that some might dismiss as being too sweet with her elfin face, baby voice, and impish smile. If anything, Geraldine's Miss Marple always seemed like she knew some joke or inside info that everyone else missed, and that she loved it. And let's face it-- with all those murders, some part of Miss Marple must enjoy the mystery, puzzle solving, and closing in on the killer. Geraldine was able to convey Marple's humanity, but also her perverse interest in solving grizzly crimes.
My most enjoyable Miss Marple. I listened to audiobooks, then when i watched Nemesis, i thought, yep thats Miss Marple. Never looked back. Loved her cardigan.😅
For me, no one will ever touch Joans portrayal. But I think I would have like Geraldines a bit more if not for the flavor of the show itself. It was just too contemporary, too 'perky'. It and Geraldine reminded me more of Murder She Wrote than any of Christie's books. But for people who never read or aren't interested in reading Christie, I would probably recommend Geraldine. As for fellow readers, its Joan, 100%. I will never get tired of re-watching Joan as Miss Marple
Though I love them all, she is my favorite Miss Marple. I think she's the Miss Marple that would like me the best, too. I'm not a AC purist, so I don't mind her creativity with the character.
Thank you for this. What an interesting woman. I have to admit that I couldn't stand her Miss Marple but I loved her in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' and most highly recommend this series if it is still available on DVD. God Bless and may she rest in peace.
I loved Geraldine in the series "The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie". We also liked Maggie Smith in the movie. But "little guhles" was a slogan in our two daughter's household with as much of a British Accent as we could manage.
I have to admit, I never really warmed to Geraldine McEwan playing Miss Marple (and perhaps even less so Julia McKenzie). I'm not sure whether it was the actress herself or the ITV led production, but none of it felt 'right' to me... I suspect the underlying reason for my dissatisfaction is that I grew up watching Joan Hickson on the BBC and in my opinion she was the epitome of Marple and no-one else remotely comes close.
This presentation is very informative. Many of the clips and photographs are a revelation to me. I'm aware that I think of many actors who seem so much apart of my life, as iconic figures one knows from a distance. It's like stepping along a row of mountain peaks, missing a lot of treasure in the valley below. All that theatre I'll never see for either generational or geographic reasons. McEwan is for me, absolutely Lucia ! She is not for me, Miss Marple. I understand what she is trying to do but it's not congenial with the material. I remember feeling angry with Christie's grandson for the general dumbed down product that he thought acceptable in allowing. A case of too much water in the wine and trying to appeal to a new generation. Let 'them' adapt to Miss Marple !
I thought that was really well done I adore Angela Lansbury but for Miss Marple I really like Geraldine because of her likeness and her sort of mischievous look that sort of how I would identify if I had her ability to act in such a fashion
I don't look ke her as much as Joan Hickson's, her Miss Marple always seems to have a smirking, sardonic look. I prefer Joan's sweeter, gentler exterior with a sharp mind underneath.
You didn't mention her as Miss Rose Farnaby in the 1992-93 series Mulberry. It was a short-lived series but one of my favorites. I never could watch McEwan as Miss Marple, She just seemed miscast in the role. As you noted, she herself said she liked comedic roles. That is not Miss Marple.
I loved her as the Bishops wife mrs Proudie in Barchester Chronicles . Great in Mapp and Lucia but just not right as Miss Marple. No gravitas. Came across as a birdlike busybody . Mackenzie was closer . Hickson was the best
i absolutely hated this version of miss marple. in fact, of the entire series. totally ruined the books. the best miss marple i ever saw on british tv was joan hickson.
I think of Geraldines version as the fast food sundae of Miss Marples; very sweet, very accessible and enjoyable for a wider (or younger) audience. Joan was a sit-down dinner in a quiet restaurant, with some bitter cocoa at the end
@@pamelacorbett8774 She was actually Agatha Christie's choice as Miss Marple. The authors stamp of approval was there for years before she actually took on the role. She wrote to Joan "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". So you might not have read her that way, but Christie definitely wrote her that way. Which is okay, because all good art is open to interpretation☺
Even Agatha Christie said Joan Hickson ‘was’ Miss Marple. I didn’t care for Ms McEwan as Miss Marple and the characters in Mapp And Lucia were both insufferable. Different strokes for different folks. 😊
Having read all the Miss Marple books, Geraldine McEwan is not my idea of Marple. McEwan is a good actress, but I feel she was miscast. To me, Joan Hickson is the most like Miss Marple in Christie novels.
I don't like any of the episodes with Julia McKenzie. Not because of her, though. They are too dramatic and with added dirt. There's a difference between some mildly spicy stuff in the books and the dirt the writers put in. The Geraldine McEwan episodes aren't perfect either, but they're more interesting and there are some really good ones.
Ummmmm she’s my least favourite when I think. Of miss marple I don’t think of THIS ONE at all……she didn’t capture the miss marble in the books. I’m gonna guess most here didn’t and doesn’t read the actual BOOKS……
I liked Joan Hobson best. The others are or were wonderful actresses yet lacked the quiet dignity and subtle nuances of Ms. Hobsons performances as Miss Marple.
I’ll tell you why she stopped…. It is because she was completely out of her depth playing the role, constantly slurring her words and needing prompting, but worst of all she was a woman of ill repute carrying on an intrigue with a married soldier.
Certainly loved Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple; however, you did a disservice by failing even to mention Julia McKenzie as Marple, who (imo) gave a very subtle, less theatrical, more credible portrayal of Marple. I loved Angela Lansbury, but NOT playing Marple as caricature. Thx for McEwan bio! She is missed.❤
Julia McKenzie was the best. Modest and unassuming yet so effective…she famously also was “selected” by Christie herself when she was a younger actress in plays
Geraldine McEwen was my perfect Miss Marple! Joan Hickson never appealed to me (and I don't even consider the other two). You could imagine people opening up to Geraldine and sharing gossip and secrets. Not Joan - too strait-laced, too sensible. It made sense for Geraldine's Miss Marple to be inquisitive and adventurous and somehow able to get herself involved in other people's mysteries.
Geraldine McEwan was my favorite Miss Marple of the television series. Her portrayal of Miss Marple brought vitality to the character, which Joan Hickson's characterization never achieved.
I loved her in Mapp and Lucia. She played a very good Jeab Brodie. Her parents were Scots so her accent was good for Ms Brodie. But , i am sorry Joan Hickson was the ultimate Miss Marple
When I hear the audio books, it's like a film playing in my head, and it's Geraldine McEwan who positively springs into vision. Her version, in looks and portrayal, is just as described in the stories. It's just a shame scripts don't follow the books more closely.
Wonderful mini documentary! One thing you failed to mention, possibly because of the limited time at your disposal, but her appearance in the Barchester Chronicles with her co-star from Mapp and Lucia was luminous. 😊
Thank you for a wonderful video on Geraldine McEwan’s acting career, especially on our favourite Miss Marple series that I am still enjoying today! Cheers! 👏🏻👏🏻🥰🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
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Thank you for this tribute. Geraldine McEwan is one of my all time favorites. I have seen Mapp and Lucia and laughed myself silly. Being very fond of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple, I found Geraldine to be the best and most alive and interesting Miss Marple of all. In so many of the rolls she played, the twinkle in her eye gave me a feeling that mirth was a guiding light in her soul...and, always, she exuded composure and eccentricity...what a combination of traits! I loved her dearly.
Loved Mapp and Lucia beyond words! Bought it so my granddaughter and I could watch it over and over.
Oh, thank you for sharing this, glad to read that you liked Mapp and Lucia too.
I concur with your sentiments. She was a treasure.
I see myself locating and rewatching as much of her work as I can after this reminder.
@@QueenBee-gx4rp What a very blessed and fortunate granddaughter❣
I agree with McEwan being the most interesting. I did/do enjoy all the actors who played Miss Marple. Happy to have them all
Loved all the Marples. Each uniquely rendered and aren’t we fortunate to have them available through the decades. Love them all.
Yes indeed!
You're right! They're all solid actresses in their own right.
She was my favourite Miss Marple, she just embodied the part. Yes, others do it well but she was just ‘it’. Just like David Suchet , he ‘was’ Hercule Poirot. Bless her, she lost her hubby just before me. I so know how she felt , the loss never goes away. Bless her, a wonderful woman. 🙏🙏🙏👵🇦🇺
She was mine too ❤❤
My favourite also. She was so charming and mischievous and funny. I wish she were my Aunt Jane 🏅
It's the same for me. She had the misfortune that the plots of her series were so often so unfaithful to the books, which makes them hard to swallow and rewatch for anyone invested in the original books. But her portrayal of the character was wonderful. Exactly as said in the video - she was warmer, she had that twinkle in the eye.
A very fine actress and the best Miss Marple with that twinkle in her eye😍😍
Geraldine was the best actress playing the part of miss marpel. I really enjoyed her programmes
I love the Mapp and Lucia books and Geraldine was stunning in the role. I also found her a great Agatha Christie - clever and playful.
Along with Prunella Scales, Geraldine McEwan made "Mapp and Lucia" a delight, and watching her delightful interpretation of Agatha Christie's sleuth got me to appreciate Miss Marple.
For me, she is just like the Miss Marple I envisage when I read Agatha Christie. I know that Christie saw Joan Hickson as being more like her character, but for me, Geraldine is the epitome of Miss Marple, and Joan H. is nothing like I imagine...
I absolutely love her! It was such a privilege to meet her (and Richard Briers) when they came to New York around the late '90's for the Ionesco play "The Chairs", they were wonderful in it. Rest in Peace.
Always love your tributes, thank you😘 There were only 2 Miss Marples worth watching - Joan Hickson and Geraldine McEwan, each wonderful in their own way
Geraldine McEwan was sublime. I can see why she and Maggie Smith drew comparisons- but their unique qualities outnumber their similarities.
No one but Geraldine could capture Mrs. Proudy so well (Barchester Chronicles): the tempered steel and haughtiness lit with flashes of sweetness. Thanks for the tribute😃.
Yes, loved her in Barchester Chronicles with Alan Rickman as the crafty Reverend Obadiah Slope.
OMGOSH Thank You for doing this tribute to Geraldine McEwan. I absolutely loved her as Miss Marple!! She made me a fan of Agatha Christie ( and David Suchet as Poirot ). I have a hard time watching Agatha Christie’s without either of them.
Thank you, Diana, my pleasure!
Yes! McEwan and Suchet *ARE* Marple and Poirot.
Geraldine is my all time favourite Marple. I have loved her in everything ive seen her in but her Marple is by far the best in my opinion
She was always my number 1 Miss Marple, followed by Julia McKenzie. Of course the 4 movies with Margeret Rutherford are also epic, and unique in their own interpretation.
It is, of course, just possible that Geraldine McEwan stopping filming Miss Marple cos there were no more Agatha Christie Miss Marple books to film.
Yes, that what I thought. They started to stick her in other Christie stories, but that didn't go as well.
That's not true. They were spacing out the Marple books beginning in season 2, with four still left to film after season 3 had concluded (plus countless Marple short stories that could be expanded).
My hunch is that iTV had originally planned for only 3 seasons (i.e. 4 Marple novels per season = 12 total), and McEwan presumably signed on for those 3 seasons, thinking that it would keep her busy for a few years (to help her with her grief) and, well, that would be the end of it... but the series, of course, had a highly successful first season, so by season 2 the writing was on the wall that there would be several more seasons than she had anticipated, continuing into her 80s, and so the undertaking would be massive. Being the lead actor in four feature-length films every ~12-18 months is no mean feat, especially at that age. So that's why she ended it at season 3, as she always had intended, although the injury would have made the decision easier.
also ı loved how she her Marple character was still in love with her boyfriend whom died at war. and she explained why she was single so on...
It was Geraldine's Miss Marple that got me watching and liking that character. Thank you so much for a pleasant video about this talented actress. She lived a lucky and amazing life utilizing her talent to the fullest. Your accent is so nice to listen to throughout the video. 🙂
Thank you for saying that, @stardustceiling
Hi dear. In my mind there is no other Marple than Geraldine MscEwan...she was stunning at every age of her life. I have watched all her episodes if Marple at least 5 times. Once I start I cannot atop. Thank you for giving such beautiful incite into the life of this amazing woman. When I read she had died, I cried even though it happened a few years ago. She played a great hag too....I will hold her memory dear. Thank you again.
thank you for taking time to write this, Bernadette!
thanks for answering my question as to whether she is still living.
I still love Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple and watch the four dvds every now and again.
Thank you for this. Geraldine was “thee” Miss Marple for me.
We only watch Geraldine McEwan in Miss Marple. No one else is the same!
I guess, that's the beauty of this series - one can find Miss Marple of his own (or, for the mood of the day, why not)
I've watched Miss Marple played by different actresses, and they were all good. But watching Miss McEwen I think she is wonderful in the part. Of all the different actresses. I like her best. She's nailed the part and is Miss Marple.
My favorite Marple.
You are totally correct, she was Lucia, full-stop.
For me she was the definitive Miss Marple and I loved those hats she wore.
I loved Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple. Also in Mulberry. She was amazing.
She exelled in looking kind and low key scary at the same time.
She is my favorite Miss Marple and recently I have been able to see other roles she took on in television.
A much loved and much missed human being.
Crisp,intelligent and kind but very accessible to an audience prepared to go along with characters she managed to conjur
e up!!!
'Mapp and Lucia' probably shows her at her sharpest most impish best and it still stands the test of time! I do miss her.
Don't care why, just glad she did. I found her to be very snarky and not at all like Miss Marple.
Yes she seemed smug
Mapp and Lucia was so good! (sigh) And she was perfect.
She was a great Lucia. ❤
Geraldine was my most favourite Miss Marple. Simply the best!
I agree! She is the actress most like Agatha Christie described the character, fluffy and inconspicuous with a twinkle in her eye. A spot-on portrayal!
I love Geraldine McEwan - The quintessential Ms Marple! . Was shocked by the age gap between her and her husband though. Very different times.
She is, by far, my preferred Miss Marple.
Wonderful actress, superb in Mapp and Lucia, and, I think, a better Miss Jean Brodie. Not sure why you say she has a baby voice - her voice has a wide range, but is rather deep - and unmistakable.
A truly wonderful miss Marple 💜
❤ One of my favorite actresses
Lovely tribute to a great actress. My favourite Miss Marple. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it
I have first saw Miss McEwan's work when she played Miss Jean Brodie in STV's 'The Prime Of Miss Jean Brodie', her performance as Jean Brodie has never left me, a beautiful series, for me personally she will always be Miss Jean Brodie.
Buonasera
La Signora Geraldine McEwan , è sorprendentemente brava come attrice , una persona umile e sensibile . La sua
Recitazione è personale e incantevole , mai fuori posto , una recitazione intrigante che cattura la scena . Una Signora e persona adorabile . Grazie per questo contributo , il suo ricordo farà si che sia sempre ricordata con tanto Affetto .
Almeno per me 🤗☺
grazie mille!
Thank you for making this interesting video.
I just loved her as Marple...and in anything for that matter. Esp. with Lumley. Both of them are just so fun together.
Geraldine McEwan had an etheral yet pointed acting style and her "Miss Marple" was most engaging for me, irrespective of the series style and a little too full of well known TV stars + actors otherwise... I actually found her Marple less formal, more realistic, albeit a quirky to almost eccentric everyday Country Village elderly spinster. Her slight build etc contrasted the character's sleuth mind and her playful wit brought about familiarity... She would've been a marvellous large screen Marple, though her wardrobe would've required a bit more tweed etc but that's also why she embodied a different Marple too, as she looked like an elderly old fashioned spinster living as a normal village resident in contrast her character's sleuthing magnificence.
Wonderful video! I love all the Miss Marples, but Geraldine is my favorite. I always loved that twinkle in her eyes. And I think it was a good choice to give her Miss Marple some backstory-- adding depth to a Miss Marple that some might dismiss as being too sweet with her elfin face, baby voice, and impish smile. If anything, Geraldine's Miss Marple always seemed like she knew some joke or inside info that everyone else missed, and that she loved it. And let's face it-- with all those murders, some part of Miss Marple must enjoy the mystery, puzzle solving, and closing in on the killer. Geraldine was able to convey Marple's humanity, but also her perverse interest in solving grizzly crimes.
This was a lovely tribute, thank you.
My most enjoyable Miss Marple. I listened to audiobooks, then when i watched Nemesis, i thought, yep thats Miss Marple. Never looked back. Loved her cardigan.😅
For me, no one will ever touch Joans portrayal. But I think I would have like Geraldines a bit more if not for the flavor of the show itself. It was just too contemporary, too 'perky'. It and Geraldine reminded me more of Murder She Wrote than any of Christie's books. But for people who never read or aren't interested in reading Christie, I would probably recommend Geraldine. As for fellow readers, its Joan, 100%. I will never get tired of re-watching Joan as Miss Marple
she was the best best. ı loved watching her and when the serious stop ı was sad.
very enjoyable overview. no scandal....but such twinkle.
Though I love them all, she is my favorite Miss Marple. I think she's the Miss Marple that would like me the best, too. I'm not a AC purist, so I don't mind her creativity with the character.
20:59 I admire her even more
Thank you for this. What an interesting woman. I have to admit that I couldn't stand her Miss Marple but I loved her in 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' and most highly recommend this series if it is still available on DVD. God Bless and may she rest in peace.
I loved Geraldine in the series "The Prime of Miss Jane Brodie". We also liked Maggie Smith in the movie. But "little guhles" was a slogan in our two daughter's household with as much of a British Accent as we could manage.
I have to admit, I never really warmed to Geraldine McEwan playing Miss Marple (and perhaps even less so Julia McKenzie). I'm not sure whether it was the actress herself or the ITV led production, but none of it felt 'right' to me...
I suspect the underlying reason for my dissatisfaction is that I grew up watching Joan Hickson on the BBC and in my opinion she was the epitome of Marple and no-one else remotely comes close.
Such a great person ❤
Yes she’s my favourite.
When she talks she 'purrs'.
ı am so gale she made tv because we would not know her otherwise because we can't all go to London to watch her on stage.
You have the Dirk Bogarde caption over Richard Attenborough, but then a Bogarde image appears after it. Cheers!
This presentation is very informative. Many of the clips and photographs are a revelation to me. I'm aware that I think of many actors who seem so much apart of my life, as iconic figures one knows from a distance. It's like stepping along a row of mountain peaks, missing a lot of treasure in the valley below. All that theatre I'll never see for either generational or geographic reasons. McEwan is for me, absolutely Lucia ! She is not for me, Miss Marple. I understand what she is trying to do but it's not congenial with the material. I remember feeling angry with Christie's grandson for the general dumbed down product that he thought acceptable in allowing. A case of too much water in the wine and trying to appeal to a new generation. Let 'them' adapt to Miss Marple !
Loved her in mulberry. Best miss Marple Great voice.
Geraldine is the best Marple ever
I thought that was really well done I adore Angela Lansbury but for Miss Marple I really like Geraldine because of her likeness and her sort of mischievous look that sort of how I would identify if I had her ability to act in such a fashion
Most of us Americans don’t know Dirk Bogarde. He played young attractive men with long-suffering souls. Imagine having tea with Dirk and Geraldine! ❤
Cassandra in Red Dwarf!!!
I don't look ke her as much as Joan Hickson's, her Miss Marple always seems to have a smirking, sardonic look. I prefer Joan's sweeter, gentler exterior with a sharp mind underneath.
You didn't mention her as Miss Rose Farnaby in the 1992-93 series Mulberry. It was a short-lived series but one of my favorites. I never could watch McEwan as Miss Marple, She just seemed miscast in the role. As you noted, she herself said she liked comedic roles. That is not Miss Marple.
I loved her as the Bishops wife mrs Proudie in Barchester Chronicles . Great in Mapp and Lucia but just not right as Miss Marple. No gravitas. Came across as a birdlike busybody . Mackenzie was closer . Hickson was the best
Exactly my judgment of her in these three roles.Also highly amusing as the lady in waiting who teaches English to Catherine of France in Henry V.
Excellent actress but Joan Hickson was for me the best Miss Marple.
i absolutely hated this version of miss marple. in fact, of the entire series. totally ruined the books. the best miss marple i ever saw on british tv was joan hickson.
Joan Hickson is my favorite too
I think of Geraldines version as the fast food sundae of Miss Marples; very sweet, very accessible and enjoyable for a wider (or younger) audience. Joan was a sit-down dinner in a quiet restaurant, with some bitter cocoa at the end
Joan Hickson was not my favourite Miss Marple, her voice too sharo, too businesslike, too headmistressy, not at all as the author described her.
@@pamelacorbett8774 She was actually Agatha Christie's choice as Miss Marple. The authors stamp of approval was there for years before she actually took on the role. She wrote to Joan "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". So you might not have read her that way, but Christie definitely wrote her that way. Which is okay, because all good art is open to interpretation☺
She's my favorite. I like her backstory.
I loved her. I thought she was the best just like David Suchet is Poirot.
So her husband was almost 30 years older than her? She is my favorite, Miss Marple.
Even Agatha Christie said Joan Hickson ‘was’ Miss Marple. I didn’t care for Ms McEwan as Miss Marple and the characters in Mapp And Lucia were both insufferable. Different strokes for different folks. 😊
Having read all the Miss Marple books, Geraldine McEwan is not my idea of Marple. McEwan is a good actress, but I feel she was miscast. To me, Joan Hickson is the most like Miss Marple in Christie novels.
I didn't like her version of Miss Marple. I thought she was rather sinister and a little bit smug.
I'm pleased she turned down honours.
not an average gesture, agree
Joan Nixon was and is Miss Marple.
Do you mean Joan Hickson
I think she was the worst Miss Marple.
I don't like any of the episodes with Julia McKenzie. Not because of her, though. They are too dramatic and with added dirt. There's a difference between some mildly spicy stuff in the books and the dirt the writers put in. The Geraldine McEwan episodes aren't perfect either, but they're more interesting and there are some really good ones.
Ummmmm she’s my least favourite when I think. Of miss marple I don’t think of THIS ONE at all……she didn’t capture the miss marble in the books. I’m gonna guess most here didn’t and doesn’t read the actual BOOKS……
Why did she stop? Well she was completely out of her depth
I liked Joan Hobson best. The others are or were wonderful actresses yet lacked the quiet
dignity and subtle nuances of Ms. Hobsons performances as Miss Marple.
Joan Hickson?
I thought Joan Hickson was the best.
Wanted to watch this but the voice was too much couldn't stand it.
Too tall?
I’ll tell you why she stopped…. It is because she was completely out of her depth playing the role, constantly slurring her words and needing prompting, but worst of all she was a woman of ill repute carrying on an intrigue with a married soldier.
She was the worst ever Miss Marple.
Please pronounce your script correctly.
Certainly loved Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple; however, you did a disservice by failing even to mention Julia McKenzie as Marple, who (imo) gave a very subtle, less theatrical, more credible portrayal of Marple. I loved Angela Lansbury, but NOT playing Marple as caricature. Thx for McEwan bio! She is missed.❤
Julia McKenzie was the best. Modest and unassuming yet so effective…she famously also was “selected” by Christie herself when she was a younger actress in plays
I agree with you on Angela Landsbury. She was much too tall, young, and hearty to be a good Marple. Loved her in "Murder She Wrote".
I still watch her, Miss Marple❤
A truly wonderful miss Marple 💜
Geraldine McEwen was my perfect Miss Marple! Joan Hickson never appealed to me (and I don't even consider the other two). You could imagine people opening up to Geraldine and sharing gossip and secrets. Not Joan - too strait-laced, too sensible. It made sense for Geraldine's Miss Marple to be inquisitive and adventurous and somehow able to get herself involved in other people's mysteries.
No one ever mentions the 2 season series Geraldine McEwan did called Mulberry. I adored it and was very sad it was cancelled.
thank you for this excellent addition!
Yes, she was wonderful in Mulberry!
Mulberry is mentioned by name but she is shown being interviewed about the role at 1.22 alongside co-star Karl Howman.
Yes! My husband and I loved that series and were very sad when it ended.
Yes, I loved that show!
Geraldine McEwan was my favorite Miss Marple of the television series. Her portrayal of Miss Marple brought vitality to the character, which Joan Hickson's characterization never achieved.
She was my favorite, too.
I loved her in Mapp and Lucia. She played a very good Jeab Brodie. Her parents were Scots so her accent was good for Ms Brodie. But , i am sorry Joan Hickson was the ultimate Miss Marple
Totally agree about Joan Hickson. Having read all Agatha Christie books several times Joan Hickson was the definitive Miss Marple.
When I hear the audio books, it's like a film playing in my head, and it's Geraldine McEwan who positively springs into vision. Her version, in looks and portrayal, is just as described in the stories.
It's just a shame scripts don't follow the books more closely.
Wonderful mini documentary! One thing you failed to mention, possibly because of the limited time at your disposal, but her appearance in the Barchester Chronicles with her co-star from Mapp and Lucia was luminous. 😊
Simply the best Miss Marble ever.
'Marple'
Thank you for a wonderful video on Geraldine McEwan’s acting career, especially on our favourite Miss Marple series that I am still enjoying today! Cheers! 👏🏻👏🏻🥰🧑🏻🦰🇨🇦
I'm so glad you enjoyed it!
Absolutely LOVED her. In Mapp and Lucia, and everything she did, priceless❤❤