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!!Margaret Rutherford films

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** Miss Marple's friend Mr. Stringer is played by Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis.

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** Miss Marple's friend Mr. Stringer is played by Rutherford's Creator/MargaretRutherford's husband Stringer Davis.



* DisownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration". They got on quite well in real life.
* RealitySubtext: In ''Murder Most Foul'', the villain appears to have some hereditary violent insanity. Margaret Rutherford herself was terrified that this would happen to her, as her father spent a great deal of time in asylums after murdering his own father and her mother ended up committing suicide while pregnant.

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* DisownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford Creator/MargaretRutherford "in admiration". They got on quite well in real life.
* RealitySubtext: In ''Murder Most Foul'', the villain appears to have some hereditary violent insanity. Margaret Rutherford Creator/MargaretRutherford herself was terrified that this would happen to her, as her father spent a great deal of time in asylums after murdering his own father and her mother ended up committing suicide while pregnant.
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* MarketBasedTitle: ''4.50 from Paddington'' became ''What Mrs. [=McGillicuddy=] Saw!'' in the US.
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!!''Miss Marple'' (BBC TV series starring Creator/JoanHickson)

* TheDanza: Hawes's first name is never mentioned in the book version of ''Literature/TheMurderAtTheVicarage'', but in the BBC version, he's called Christopher, same as the actor who plays him.
* FakeAmerican: Several but notably Claire Bloom as Marina Gregg in "The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side" and Sue Lloyd with a hideous attempt at a Deep South American accent in "A Caribbean Mystery".
* TheOtherDarrin:
** Jason Rafiel is played by Frank Gatliff in ''Nemesis'' and Donald Pleasence in ''A Caribbean Mystery'' (although the two episodes aware set in the reverse order to which they were broadcast).
** Miss Marple's nephew Raymond West is played by David McAlister in ''Sleeping Murder'' and Trevor Bowen in ''A Caribbean Mystery'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side''.
* YouLookFamiliar:
** Many years before starring in the BBC series, Creator/JoanHickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films, "Murder, She Said".
** Appropriately, while criticizing the Rutherford films, [[ApprovalOfGod Agatha Christie indicated Hickson by name]] as fitting her vision of what Miss Marple looked like.
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* TheOtherDarrin: Jason Rafiel is played by Frank Gatliff in ''Nemesis'' and Donald Pleasence in ''A Caribbean Mystery''.

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Jason Rafiel is played by Frank Gatliff in ''Nemesis'' and Donald Pleasence in ''A Caribbean Mystery''.Mystery'' (although the two episodes aware set in the reverse order to which they were broadcast).
** Miss Marple's nephew Raymond West is played by David McAlister in ''Sleeping Murder'' and Trevor Bowen in ''A Caribbean Mystery'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side''.
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!!''Miss Marple'' (BBC TV series starring Joan Hickson)

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!!''Miss Marple'' (BBC TV series starring Joan Hickson)
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** Many years before starring in the BBC series, Joan Hickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films, "Murder, She Said".

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** Many years before starring in the BBC series, Joan Hickson Creator/JoanHickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films, "Murder, She Said".

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* TheDanza[=/=]RealLifeRelative: Miss Marple's friend Mr. Stringer is played by Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis.

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Miss Marple's friend Mr. Stringer is played by Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis.



* YouLookFamiliar: Many years before starring in the BBC series, Joan Hickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films, "Murder, She Said".

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** Even more than that, a few references in ''Murder Most Foul'' suggest that Mr. Stringer's first name is James. As was the first name of the real-life Stringer Davis ("Stringer Davis" being a stage name).




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* RealitySubtext: In ''Murder Most Foul'', the villain appears to have some hereditary violent insanity. Margaret Rutherford herself was terrified that this would happen to her, as her father spent a great deal of time in asylums after murdering his own father and her mother ended up committing suicide while pregnant.
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** Appropriately, while criticizing the Rutherford films, Agatha Christie indicated Hickson by name as fitting her vision of what Miss Marple looked like.

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** Appropriately, while criticizing the Rutherford films, [[ApprovalOfGod Agatha Christie indicated Hickson by name name]] as fitting her vision of what Miss Marple looked like.
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* TheDanza[=/=]RealLifeRelative: Miss Marple's friend Mr. Stringer is played by Rutherford's husband Stringer Davis.
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* DisownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".

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* DisownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".
admiration". They got on quite well in real life.
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* DissownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".

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* DissownedAdaptation: DisownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".
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* CreatorBacklash: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".

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* CreatorBacklash: DissownedAdaptation: Downplayed. Though Christie voiced dissatisfaction with the films due to their plot changes and DenserAndWackier tone, she did still dedicate the novel, ''The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side'' to Rutherford "in admiration".

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* YouLookFamiliar: Many years before starring in the BBC series, Joan Hickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films.

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* YouLookFamiliar: Many years before starring in the BBC series, Joan Hickson played a housekeeper in one of the Margaret Rutherford films.films, "Murder, She Said".
** Appropriately, while criticizing the Rutherford films, Agatha Christie indicated Hickson by name as fitting her vision of what Miss Marple looked like.

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