The Sittaford Mystery

This film (drama)Also known asThe Murder at the Vicarage，is aUKProducerwomen sex，At1986Released in year 。The dialogue language isEnglish，Current Douban rating7.7(For reference only)。

St Mary Mead is a typical English village: peaceful and serene, away from the hustle and bustle of London and its fog, yet conveniently accessible; it has a sizeable train station, a church, an inn, a few convenience stores, grocery shops, and pubs… and a group of gossiping old maids, with Miss Marple at the forefront. Miss Marple is tall, with clear blue eyes, rosy cheeks, and a gentle disposition. She lives next door to the vicar and is perfectly positioned to observe everything. The old lady is keen on gardening and, while tending to her flowers, she keeps a close watch on all who come and go from the vicarage. Nothing that stirs in the village escapes Miss Marple's notice; she knows things that others do not. Despite being a rural area, St Mary Mead has its fair share of scandals. Vicar Clément married Glazelda, who is almost twenty years younger than him, and they have a nephew, Dennis, of a similar age living with them, as well as renting the studio to the painter Lawrence. Clément is gentle and composed, Glazelda is beautiful and vivacious, Dennis is mischievous, and Lawrence is handsome and charming. This family is already enough fodder for village gossip, but recently a woman has also moved into the village: a well-known archaeologist and his energetic young assistant. The resident with the worst reputation in the village is Colonel Protheroe. His ex-wife disappeared years ago, and now his current wife and daughter are rumored to be involved with Lawrence. The colonel frequently picks fights and argues with people, even provoking the mild-mannered Vicar Clément, who one day at the lunch table declared that anyone who murdered the colonel would be doing the world a great service. Shortly after this remark, the colonel's body was discovered in the vicar's study, with an unfinished note on the table. Was it suicide or murder? Speculations abound. Strange happenings continue to occur: someone receives malicious anonymous calls, odd noises echo in the woods, and the archaeologist goes missing. Everyone either conceals information or refuses to tell the police their whereabouts at the time of the incident. The parish's assistant vicar behaves mysteriously and commits suicide by poison in the middle of the night. Lettice is emotionally unstable, and Glazelda and Dennis seem to be hiding something from Clément. Although Miss Marple is usually chatty, when it comes to presenting facts, she is concise and firm, so much so that even the police have to admit that the old lady's mind is clear and orderly, making her the ideal witness. With her help, the truth finally comes to light.