Miss Marple visits her recently widowed friend Marjorie, during her time at Kingston Bishop she meets a handsome chauffeur, Mike Rogers. Mike is a penniless drifter, moving from one job to another, his luck changes when he meets the wealthy Ellie, the pair quickly fall in love and build a dream house in Gypsy Acre, the only downside is the site is cursed, and a gypsy has warned of impending doom.
It feels so different to every other Marple adaptation, it plays out so differently, the story is told through Mike, rather then the hugely absent Miss Marple. It plays out like a film as opposed to a drama.
Gripping from the start, where you see Mike attempting to save the life of his friend's brother. The only problem is that Miss Marple isn't needed, absent for the most part until the final twenty minutes, each time she bumps into Mike the meeting feels so contrived, even McKenzie seems a little awkward by it.
Very well performed, Tom Hughes is a tremendously handsome man, more like a model then an actor, but he leads this show so well, he's brilliant. McKenzie comes into her own at the end, but isn't given enough on screen time.
I really like this one, I love how dark it is, had they made it without Miss Marple I think it could have worked so much better. Such a shame the series ended with this one, the formula had very much started to work, this was good, but could have been great. 7/10