Hits and Misses

[undyingking]

The first time I saw Julia McKenzie, I was 15 or so and she was playing Miss Adelaide in Guys and Dolls at the National Theatre. I was sat quite near the front, and when she flung off her mink coat during her big number 'A Person Could Develop a Cold', it made a forceful impression on my youthful mind.

Last night she was playing Miss Marple on TV. From sex symbol to little old lady in what seems like the blink of an eye. How did that happen? I really feel old now.

Any of you had a similarly chilling experience?

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[undyingking.livejournal.com]

Joan Hickson for me too, I must say. Perhaps another sign of age is that I don't much like these new Marples, jazzed up with incest, homosexuality and guest stars, and with no more than passing similarity to the books after which they're named. Murder is Easy doesn't even have Miss Marple in it, for goodness's sake.