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Joan Hickson, BBC (1984–1992) · 1950s England

The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

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A movie star comes to St. Mary Mead, and Hickson's farewell

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Quick recap

Movie star Marina Gregg buys Gossington Hall, Dolly Bantry's old home in St. Mary Mead. At a charity party there, fan Heather Badcock tells Marina they met years ago, and minutes later drops dead from a poisoned drink. The drink was Marina's, and everyone assumes she was the target. Dolly noticed Marina's frozen stare during the chat. With her nephew, Inspector Craddock, Miss Marple puts it together: Heather, sick with German measles, had hugged a pregnant Marina, and the baby was born severely disabled. Marina poisoned her on the spot. Two more people die, and Marina is found dead of an overdose.

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  1. ReferenceTennyson in the title

    The title comes from Tennyson's poem The Lady of Shalott, the mirror cracking from side to side.

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  2. ReferenceDedicated to Rutherford

    Christie dedicated the book to Margaret Rutherford, the Marple of the 1960s films, "in admiration."

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  3. Behind the scenesThe farewell

    It was Joan Hickson's last time as Marple, at the end of 1992. Gwen Watford returns as Dolly Bantry, and Claire Bloom plays star Marina Gregg.

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