Agatha Christie: Murder at the Vicarage (Richard E. Grant audio)


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70 of 492 Minutes

Much-needed comfort listening.  And Richard E. Grant is doing a very nice job, too.

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492 of 492 Minutes

Finished last night.

To the resident Christie (and Miss Marple) fans: Do you recall Christie saying anywhere that Colonel Melchett is a Scot?  Because that’s the accent that Richard E. Grant gives him.  I totally wouldn’t rule out that he’s got a point — he picked up on Christie’s characterization of Lawrence Redding as Irish, too, and that’s easy enough to miss as it is — but if he’s right about Melchett, then boy do I have to reread all of the Miss Marple mysteries that are actually set in St. Mary Mead to see what I’ve been missing about Melchett.

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