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Jul 26, 2009 · Why Didn't They Ask Evans?: Directed by Nicholas Renton. With Julia McKenzie, Sean Biggerstaff, David Buchanan, Siwan Morris. The cryptic final words of a dying man lead Miss Marple and two young adventurers to a dysfunctional family harboring dark secrets.
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- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- Nicholas Renton
- 2009-07-26
Miss Marple (Julia McKenzie) and an amateur sleuth (Sean Biggerstaff) try to solve the mystery surrounding a dying man's last words.
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Why Didn't they Ask Evans? is the fourth and final episode of Series 4.
Previous Episode: They Do it With Mirrors
Next Episode: The Pale Horse
Transmitted: 15th June 2011
While visiting her friend Marjorie Attfield, Miss Marple learns that her son Bobby had recently found a body, identified as a Mr Pritchard, on the cliff side. He's received a letter asking him to appear at the inquiry but it seems to be a wild goose chase meant to keep him away from the real inquiry taking place elsewhere. Now accompanied by a frie...
•Originally not a Miss Marple novel, this adaptation dramatically changes most elements of the story.
•Miss Marple is shown to be a friend of Bobby's mother and Bobby's father is written out. Bobby's mother joins the investigation by masquerading as Frankie's governess.
•The time period is shifted from the early 1930s to the late 1950s, to fit in with the time frame of the rest of the series.
•The characters of Leo Cayman, Amelia Cayman, Badger Beadon, Henry Bassington - French, Vicar Jones and Dr Thomas are omitted.
•In the novel, Thomas Bassington - French is a small boy, but appears in this adaptation as a cold and introverted teenager.
•New characters and subplots are introduced, including Sylvia's two children Tom and Dorothy Savage, Wilson the butler, Commander Peters and Claude Evans. Evans, portrayed as an orchid grower and a friend of the Savages, is murdered to throw Bobby, Frankie and Miss Marple off the scent.
Jul 26, 2009 · Miss Marple, Series IV: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Final words of a dying man, lead Miss Marple and friends to investigate a dysfunctional family that has many secrets..
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- 2009-07-26
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
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