Miss Jane Marple came to Stonygates in fulfilment of a promise to an old school friend to find out what was wrong at this most unusual college, now being run by the friend's third husband and housing, besides two hundred juvenile deliquents, the stepchildren of her previous marriages.
As soon as she arrived Jane Marple knew thet her friend was right: something was wrong at Stonygates. What she saw around her was illusion, not reality. In the words of the conjuror "They do it with mirrors" But who? And why?
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple shines again and is joined by a big cast -Jean Simmons added a touch of old Hollywood class - and it's an engaging adaptation, though the plot slackens to the end. The denouement at the end isn't too involving- lacks gravitas.
As soon as she arrived Jane Marple knew thet her friend was right: something was wrong at Stonygates. What she saw around her was illusion, not reality. In the words of the conjuror "They do it with mirrors" But who? And why?
Joan Hickson as Miss Marple shines again and is joined by a big cast -Jean Simmons added a touch of old Hollywood class - and it's an engaging adaptation, though the plot slackens to the end. The denouement at the end isn't too involving- lacks gravitas.