![]() ![]() ![]() She’s been contracted to play the sleuth for three seasons. By then, McKenzie will be back to work on four new Marple mysteries. is getting the “Miss Marple” series two months before they premiere in the U.K. “All you can do is ask the questions and look suspicious now and again. McKenzie admitted she found it quite difficult to play a detective character. “I think the empathy all Miss Marples have had in varying degrees is front and center with her. “I think Julia is a very warm Miss Marple,” said “Masterpiece” executive producer Rebecca Eaton. Mary Mead, and follow in the footsteps of such former Marples as Margaret Rutherford, Angela Lansbury, Helen Hayes and Joan Hickson. McKenzie, who is currently making the sequel to “Cranford,” admits it was a bit nerve-racking to don the tweeds and comfortable shoes of the famed resident of St. “Masterpiece” audiences know her as the cow-loving Mrs. In the 1970s, McKenzie was best known as a musical comedy star, appearing in the London stage in the acclaimed “Side by Side by Sondheim.” And she’s been a staple on British TV for decades. The 68-year-old has taken over the reins from Geraldine McEwan, who retired as Jane Marple after three seasons. Just as the James Bond franchise freshened its image three years ago with actor Daniel Craig, the popular “Masterpiece Mystery!” series “Miss Marple” is breathing new life into Agatha Christie’s inquisitive spinster-turned-amateur-detective Sunday with the first of four new thrillers starring the diminutive Julia McKenzie. ![]()
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