Miss Marple takes a holiday, staying at the posh Bertram's Hotel in London. The hotel has sentimental value to her as she remembers going there as a child and is very fond of the place. At the hotel she meets a range of celebrities, including Louis Armstrong. One such celebrity is Bess Sedgwick whose husband died recently, leaving his entire estate to her. Her two daughters are there too. She starts getting death threats and when a maid dies the police think that Ms Sedgwick was the actual target. Miss Marple and Inspector Bird investigate but the real sleuth is maid Jane Cooper...
Quite intriguing with a touch of sentimentality and romance thrown in too. Rather complex, almost to the point of being far-fetched. The murderer revelation has many detours and red herrings...
Miss Marple takes a back seat in this one, leaving the detective work to Jane Cooper. This makes for some tense, and sometimes amusing scenes, and generally works. The episode would have been a lot less interesting if Miss Marple was doing all the detective work.
Quest stars include Stephen Mangan as Inspector Bird, Martine McCutcheon as Jane Cooper and Polly Walker as Bess Sedgwick.
Quite intriguing with a touch of sentimentality and romance thrown in too. Rather complex, almost to the point of being far-fetched. The murderer revelation has many detours and red herrings...
Miss Marple takes a back seat in this one, leaving the detective work to Jane Cooper. This makes for some tense, and sometimes amusing scenes, and generally works. The episode would have been a lot less interesting if Miss Marple was doing all the detective work.
Quest stars include Stephen Mangan as Inspector Bird, Martine McCutcheon as Jane Cooper and Polly Walker as Bess Sedgwick.