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McKenzie was the better of the two, having more gravitas and presence than McEwan, but neither inject much colour or engagement into proceedings. To compensate for Marple's dullness, the main secondary characters are given depth, and are often made the focus of the episode.
Feb 10, 2013 · Geraldine McEwan decided to retire and therefore the role was recast with Julia McKenzie from Series 4 onwards.
Geraldine McEwan is by far my favorite Miss M, whereas I’ve always found the Joan Hickson adaptations dull. I love McEwan’s characterization—impish, knowing, quick-witted—which, as you say, Marple has in The Murder at the Vicarage (“the worst cat in the village”) more than in the other books.
I'll be honest - McKenzie is a much better Miss Marple than McEwan was. McEwan did not seem serious enough, and was hardly the character that Christie had invented. McKenzie is warmer and more in the vein of Christie's character, although she's no Joan Hickson (unsurprisingly).
Julia McKenzie, while a different from McEwan's, also terribly performed. She is too bland and uninteresting. Both of the actresses made some subtle lesbians hints into Marple's character, which is, in my opinion, ridiculous.
The biggest difference between McEwan and McKenzie is that the latter is more pushy, intrusive even, and her facial expressions reveal that even Miss Marple can doubt, feel uncertain and be worried. McEwan was a master in staying motionless the background, without showing emotions or obvious judgement, whilst knitting.
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Jul 2, 2009 · McKenzie, a noted stage actress (she won two Olivier Awards in Britain and was nominated for a Tony Award here, for “Side by Side by Sondheim” in 1977), provides one obvious change: at 68, she’s...
