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Room Without a View,
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As do her novels and their BBC Television adaptations, the detective fiction of P. D. James is so complicated by character and motive that it is difficult to get one's bearing - - - as it is with the TV version of her last book, "The Murder Room," which like all mysteries has a beginning, middle and end. Lady James eschews proper beginnings, however, and plunges us right into the story without exposition, leaving us to sort out the complexities. Her genius, and that of her adapter, is to peak our interest; we want to know what has happened, is happening and will happen, even if we don't quite understand what we are watching.It is frustrating up to a point when all falls into place, usually about a quarter into the narrative; from then on, it is sheer bliss. In this one, her detective, a widower nurturing a romance, is asked to solve a pair of murders at a small private museum. The museum has a room devoted to historical murders and a board of sibling directors squabbling over keeping the museum open. Although likely suspects abound, the culprit comes as a surprise (there are clues for anyone paying attention.) The pacing, acting, direction and especially the production design meet the high standards of this series. There's a chatty BBC interview with Lady James that will peak your interest in her novels and other adaptations.
16 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
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Adam Dalgliesh on the Beat Again,
This review is from: P.D. James - The Murder Room (DVD)
A great story, loaded with suspects, suspense, etc. But this is beautifully shot, beautifully edited as well, and Martin Shaw I believe is the only one who can replace Roy Marsden (of previous televisualizations of P.D. James books) as the eternal Adam Dalgliesh.Buy this disk and enjoy!
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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My worst failure comes back to me in flames of fire,
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This review is from: P.D. James - The Murder Room (DVD)
The Murder Room by P. D. James is a classic whodunit featuring Lady James' franchise character, Adam Dalgliesh. Viewers of Anglia TV's 1980s and 1990s adaptations will remember actor, Roy Marsden, as the analytical, poetry-loving commander in the Metropolitan Police Service of New Scotland Yard. In the more recent BBC productions, actor Martin Shaw is the new Dalgliesh.The story opens with a heated discussion among siblings Neville, Marc, and Caroline, all trustees of the Dupayne Museum established by their father. The deceased Max Dupayne's will stipulated that the museum would close if his children do not unanimously renew its lease. Marc and Caroline are intent on keeping the museum open. Neville, a psychiatrist, would like to see it sold and his share of the proceeds go toward funding his clinic. A portion of the museum is dedicated to a macabre exhibit of notorious murders in the interwar years thus, the title. Not long after, Neville is found burned to death in a car lock-up and the body of a young model is discovered in a tin trunk inside the museum. Adam Dalgliesh is assigned the investigation while he's attempting to rekindle a romance with Cambridge lecturer, Emma, who he met in a previous case. I read the book years ago and I actually prefer the film version. But like the book, the initial challenge here is the sheer number of characters, most of whom are suspects, and there are flashbacks that do not make sense until later. As it progresses, though, pieces begin to fall into place and over three hours, we get to know the characters well enough to be engaged in the story. This is a lavish production as we've come to expect with BBC. The actors, especially Samantha Bond as Caroline, are excellent as always. As a long-time viewer of the Roy Marsden versions, it's taking me awhile to get used to the new face of Martin Shaw in the Dalgliesh role, but this, in no way, reflects on Shaw's superb performance. The DVD extras include an interview with P. D. James, a must-see for fans such as myself. As I mentioned, this story has an overwhelming number of characters we're introduced to rather rapidly. For those interested, I've provided a list of the significant characters, which I hope will be helpful to future viewers. ````````````````````````````````````````````````````` Dupayne Family: Dr. Neville Dupayne - dedicated psychiatrist; at odds with siblings over museum's future Caroline Dupayne - Neville's wealthy and snobbish sister who harbors a secret involving the rich and powerful Marcus Dupayne - pushed out of his firm and abandoned by his wife, he`s adamant on keeping the museum and running it himself Sara Dupayne - Neville's daughter who's desperate for her share of the museum's sale Museum Staff: Muriel Godby - sees to the everyday running of the museum; will lose her job if museum is sold Tally Clutton - housekeeper; discovers Neville's body in flames; will lose her job and cottage if museum is sold James Calder-Hale - curator; same concerns as Muriel and Tally Marie Strickland - volunteer calligraphist; has a long history with the Dupaynes Ryan Archer - former car thief; handyman at museum and prime suspect in the murders Scotland Yard: Adam Dalgliesh Kate Miskin - DI on Dalglieh's team Piers Tarrant - DI on Dalgliesh's team Bruno Denholm - MI5 agent intent on covering up possible involvement of powerful people Others: Emma Lavenham - Dalgliesh's love interest Clara - Emma's friend who thinks Emma deserves better than Dalgliesh Angela Faraday - Neville's married assistant; distraught over the break-up of her affair with Neville Lord Marthesham - married politician implicated in Neville's death Celia Mellock - second victim; young model having an affair with Marthesham Alfred Arthur Rouse - (only in flashback) a 1930s murderer whose modus operandi is duplicated by Neville's killer
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