History YMMV / Marple

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her (though others thought it a price worth paying for having them adapted at all), switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the identity of the murderer]]. There was also a lot of inclusion of gay or lesbian characters, justified in interviews as being necessary to make the show 'modern' and 'relevant'. This argument annoyed some fans, who accept any Christie being a period piece as par for the course. Even some LGBTIA fans were annoyed at the UnfortunateImplications - Christie created a great many LoveMakesYouCrazy villains, but in the adaptations a large proportion of them are implied to have gone this way at least partly due to being of 'deviant sexuality'.

* CompleteMonster ("The Pale Horse"): [[spoiler:[[MasterPoisoner Paul Osbourne]] started his criminal career at [[EnfantTerrible the age of 12]], poisoning his stepfather and escaping justice by pretending to have been "cured" after a brief detainment. As an adult, Osbourne is the mastermind behind a shady organization centered in the titular inn. Unknown to his underlings, who lure the targets to the inn, he poisons toilet products with thallium sulphate, which ensures a [[CruelAndUnusualDeath slow and painful death]]. When Mrs. Davis, one of his pawns, starts connecting the dots about a list of ten deaths, Osbourne poisons her as well, then murders Father Gorman, the priest she has confessed her fears to. Once Miss Marple arrives to the inn, Osbourne poses as her helpful assistant to sway the investigation, killing another guest by tampering with his aphrodisiac and trying to frame Mr. Venables; he also tries to poison the protagonist before being exposed. A SerialKiller motivated by "a {{greed}} for money and a propensity for wickedness", Osbourne stands out among the murderers in the series for his body count and the lack of redeeming factors.]]

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her (though others thought it a price worth paying for having them adapted at all), switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the identity of the murderer]]. There was also a lot of inclusion of gay or lesbian characters, justified in interviews as being necessary to make the show 'modern' and 'relevant'. This argument rightly annoyed many fans, who accept any Christie being a period piece as par for the course; they didn't have an issue with gay or lesbian characters, but that in most cases it was used as a motive for several of the changed murderers, or their accomplices. Even some LGBTIA fans were annoyed at the UnfortunateImplications - Christie created a great many LoveMakesYouCrazy villains, but in the adaptations a large proportion of them are implied to have gone this way at least partly due to being of 'deviant sexuality' ([[TruthInTelevision at least, it was considered that way]] [[SocietyMarchesOn at the time portrayed)]]. This is a global phenomenon. Lesser artists have been torturing great authors for ages. Shakespeare in England, and any place Shakespeare is produced all over the world. The most suffering in Germany is probably Schiller. The list goes on. Just hijack a respected name and push your badly written agenda. So why not Agatha Christie?

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her, switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the identity of the murderer]]. There was also a lot of inclusion of gay or lesbian characters, justified in interviews as being necessary to make the show 'modern' and 'relevant'. This argument rightly annoyed many fans, who accept any Christie being a period piece as par for the course; they didn't have an issue with gay or lesbian characters, but that in most cases it was used as a motive for several of the changed murderers, or their accomplices. Even some LGBTIA fans were annoyed at the UnfortunateImplications - Christie created a great many LoveMakesYouCrazy villains, but in the adaptations a large proportion of them are implied to have gone this way at least partly due to being of 'deviant sexuality' ([[TruthInTelevision at least, it was considered that way]] [[SocietyMarchesOn at the time portrayed)]]. This is a global phenomenon. Lesser artists have been torturing great authors for ages. Shakespeare in England, and any place Shakespeare is produced all over the world. The most suffering in Germany is probably Schiller. The list goes on. Just hijack a respected name and push your badly written agenda. So why not Agatha Christie?

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her, switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the identity of the murderer]]. There was also a lot of inclusion of gay or lesbian characters, justified in interviews as being necessary to make the show 'modern' and 'relevant'. This argument rightly annoyed many fans, who accept any Christie being a period piece as par for the course; they didn't have an issue with gay or lesbian characters, but that in most cases it was used as a motive for several of the changed murderers, or their accomplices. Even some LGBTIA fans were annoyed at the UnfortunateImplications - Christie created a great many LoveMakesYouCrazy villains, but in the adaptations a large proportion of them are implied to have gone this way at least partly due to being of 'deviant sexuality' ([[TruthInTelevision at least, it was considered that way]] [[SocietyMarchesOn at the time portrayed)]].

** Another example in "Greenshaw's Folly"; the villains are a mother and son team, who keep their relationship absolutely secret to pull off a false heir scam. The mother is portrayed in the story as harsh, grumpy and late middle-aged, at least. In the adaptation, she's played by Creator/JuliaSawalha; she portrays the grumpy and sarcastic part well, but not only is she extremely attractive, she looks the same age, or even slightly ''younger'', than the actor playing her son. On one hand, it certainly preserves the surprise, but on the other, it stretches WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief until it's ready to shatter.

* HollywoodHomely: "A Pocketful of Rye" had the supposedly-plain Elaine Fortescue played by the decidedly beautiful Hattie Morahan, looking her best in fashionable clothes and an elaborate hairdo. Despite this, the other characters were at pains to point out how unattractive she was.
** Another example in "Greenshaw's Folly"; the villains are a mother and son team, who keep their relationship absolutely secret to pull off a false heir scam. The mother is portrayed in the story as harsh, grumpy and late middle-aged, at least. In the adaptation, she's played by Julia Sawalha; she portrays the grumpy and sarcastic part well, but not only is she extremely attractive, she looks the same age, or even slightly ''younger'', than the actor playing her son. On one hand, it certainly preserves the surprise, but on the other, it stretches WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief until it's ready to shatter.

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The two actors playing Miss Marple have very different interpretations of her. Geraldine [=McEwan=] plays her as TheChessmaster while Julia McKenzie makes her something of a GeniusDitz.

** Another example in "Greenshaw's Folly"; the villains are a mother and son team, who keep their relationship absolutely secret to pull off a false heir scam. The mother is portrayed in the story as harsh, grumpy and late middle-aged, at least. In the adaptation, she's played by Julia Sawalha, who pulls off the grumpy and sarcastic part well; but not only is she extremely attractive, she looks the same age, or even slightly ''younger'', than the actor playing her son. On one hand, it certainly preserves the surprise, but on the other, it stretches WillingSuspensionOfDisbelief until it's ready to shatter.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her, switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the ''identity'' of the murderer]]. There was also a lot of inclusion of gay or lesbian characters, justified in interviews as being necessary to make the show 'modern' and 'relevant'. This argument rightly annoyed many fans, who accept any Christie being a period piece as par for the course; they didn't have an issue with gay or lesbian characters, but that in most cases it was used as a motive for several of the changed murderers, or their accomplices. Even some LGBTIA fans were annoyed at the UnfortunateImplications - Christie created a great many LoveMakesYouCrazy villains, but in the adaptations a large proportion of them are implied to have gone this way at least partly due to being of 'deviant sexuality' ([[TruthInTelevision at least, it was considered that way]] [[SocietyMarchesOn at the time portrayed)]].

* AlternativeCharacterInterpretation: The two actors playing Miss Marple have very different interpretations of her. Geraldine McEwan plays her as TheChessmaster while Julia McKenzie makes her something of a GeniusDitz.

* TheyChangedItNowItSucks: The series sparked a lot of controversies due to the liberal changes it makes to the original source material. Examples include inserting Miss Marple into adaptations of Christie's novels that did not originally include her, switching around the characters' personalities, and changing the murder motives and even [[NotHisSled the ''identity'' of the murderer]].