Agatha Christie's Marple The Secret of Chimneys (2004–2013) Online
- Original Title :
- The Secret of Chimneys
- Genre :
- TV Episode / Crime / Drama / Mystery
- Year :
- 2004–2013
- Directror :
- John Strickland
- Cast :
- Julia McKenzie,Ian Weichardt,Laura O'Toole
- Writer :
- Agatha Christie,Paul Rutman
- Type :
- TV Episode
- Time :
- 1h 29min
- Rating :
- 7.2/10
A lavish weekend party sees Miss Marple accompany Lady Virginia Revel to her family home of Chimneys - a house which was once prized for its diplomatic gatherings until a rare diamond was stolen from the premises over twenty years ago. The tenacious career politician, George Lomax, has persuaded Virginia's father, Lord Caterham, to host an evening for an important Austrian Count, Ludwig Von Stainach. Virginia, the daughter of Miss Marple's late cousin, must decide by the end of the weekend whether to accept a marriage proposal from George Lomax or to follow her heart and the courtship of another more adventurous suitor, Anthony Cade. Dismayed by the odd array of guests, including socialist spinster Miss Blenkinsopp, Caterham's formidable eldest daughter Bundle and the quietly inscrutable maidservant Treadwell, Lomax castigates his affable assistant Bill Eversleigh, who also has a soft spot for Virginia. It becomes apparent that Count Ludwig has taken a personal interest in Chimneys ...
Episode cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Julia McKenzie | - | Miss Marple | |
Ian Weichardt | - | Young Lomax | |
Laura O'Toole | - | Agnes | |
Robert Dunbar | - | Young Count | |
Edward Fox | - | Caterham | |
Mathew Horne | - | Eversleigh | |
Adam Godley | - | Lomax | |
Charlotte Salt | - | Virginia | |
Jonas Armstrong | - | Cade | |
Michelle Collins | - | Treadwell | |
Anthony Higgins | - | Count Ludwig Von Stainach | |
Dervla Kirwan | - | Bundle | |
Ruth Jones | - | Blenkinsopp | |
Alex Knight | - | Jaffers | |
Stephen Dillane | - | Finch |
Hatfield House was used as the location for Chimneys. The Old Palace as nicknamed was the home of Elizabeth The First when she was a young child. And today, the 7th Marquess and Marchioness of Salisbury call it home.
The original 1925 novel has Anthony Cade as the chief investigator and does not feature Miss Marple at all.
Both Mathew Horne and Ruth Jones star in Gavin and Stacey
The show has sparked controversy with some viewers for its adaptations of the novels:
- Agatha Christie's Marple: The Secret of Chimneys (2010) was not originally a Miss Marple book; it also changes the killer's identity and uses elements from "The Herb of Death."
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