They do it with Mirrors was the 11th episode in the BBC series "Miss Marple". It featured Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and was directed by Norman Stone, with a screenplay by T.R. Bowen. The episode first aired on 29 December 1991. It was an adaptation of the Agatha Christie novel of the same name.
Synopsis[]
Comparison with original novel[]
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The film was basically faithful to the novel, with the exception that Alexis survives the attack on his life. Also, Ruth van Rydock is present at the house when the first murder takes place and Lawson attempts to swim across the lake, and does not use a rotted boat.
Cast[]
- Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
- Jean Simmons as Carrie Louise Serrocold
- Joss Ackland as Lewis Serrocold
- Faith Brook as Ruth Van Rydock
- Gillian Barge as Mildred Strete
- Neal Swettenham as Edgar Lawson
- David Horovitch as Chief Inspector Slack
- Ian Brimble as Detective Sergeant Lake
- Christopher Villiers as Alex Restarick
- Jay Villiers as Stephen Restarick
- Holly Aird as Gina Hudd
- Todd Boyce as Walter Hudd
- Saul Reichlin as Dr Maseryk
- Matthew Cottle as Ernie Gregg
- John Bott as Christian Gulbrandsen
- Brenda Cowling as Mrs Rodgers
- David Doyle as Neville
- Jake Wood as Bert
- Tom Kerridge as Keithie
- Anne Atkins as W.P.C.
- Stee Billingsley as Dancer
- Rachel Bond as Dancer
- Bryn Walters as Dancer
- David Coatsworth as The Hand Loading the Murder Weapon (uncredited)
- Roger Low as Dr. Rosenbloom (uncredited)
- Tony Red Richards as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Tropes and Themes[]
Filming Locations[]
- Savoy Hotel, London - facade. To suggest that Miss Marple meets Ruth van Rydock at this hotel.
- Bewdley railway station and signal box, Worcestershire - arrival at Stonygates
- Heath House, Tean, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire - Stonygates