Agatha Christie, She Watched Ep47 “The Body in the Library” (2004) Review

Warning: Spoiler-heavy review! This week, we’re talking about sleazy Argentinians, ballroom dancers, ambitious Girl Guides, and old fools. Teresa and Bill Peschel from Peschel Press discuss “The Body in the Library” the 2004 episode from Agatha Christie’s Marple starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple.

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Chapters

0:00 Introduction

3:48 Let’s get into the story and not rant about the ending yet

7:47 What Jane Marple as a woman recognized that the male detectives did not

13:16 How Cousin Ruby was lured to Eastbourne

18:16 The class divide in Agatha Christie

22:25 Jumping to the climax and why it fails

30:15 Why the novel ending was better