Anjelica Huston (great accent), Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ella Lily Hyland (his ex, who we just enjoyed in Black Doves), Mimi Keene (the new wife), Anjana Vasan (Wicked Little Letters, Killing Eve), Clarke Peters and his ward Grace Doherty, Jack Farthing (disgraced nephew), Matthew Rhys (alcoholic detective), Adam Hugill, Khalil Gharbia.
Thankfully not written by the vile Sarah Phelps. Reenactment of Christie's 1944 novel. Didn't recall the plot at all from the Marple versions we'd seen. Generally engrossing and well done, though cunnilingus interruptus on the stairs is frankly ridiculous (though quite funny). And the denouement somehow didn't quite work for me.
Photographed by Laura Bellingham, edited by Mark Keady, Agnieszka Liggett and Christopher Watson, production designer Lucienne Suren.
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| The striking opening to episode 2 |
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| The heart-warming ending |
Sadly I read today that HBO did not recommission Perry Mason after Season 2.
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