Miss Marple: The Complete Collection [Import]

Joan Hickson IS Miss Marple. Many have said so, including the Queen. Savour here the solving of twelve complex cases. Clutching either handbag or knitting, Miss Marple is so often with head slightly inclined as she observes, listens and ponders. Inspectors would do well to heed her advice, especially abrasive Slack who always gets everything wrong.It is back to faithfully recreated times of steam trains and hats, but hints that already standards are beginning to fall - Bertram's Hotel the exception, or is even there all as it seems?Wholeheartedly recommended? Sadly there is a problem. Be advised Amazon has grouped together reviews of all the box sets. There are several and they vary. Mine was an imported version. The twelve episodes were not in the order as first shown and ALL had Dutch subtitles that could not be removed. It thus pays to take care when selecting which box set to buy.Five stars nonetheless. Joan Hickson alone would have made it worthwhile, but all the way through there are additional pleasures - star turns from veterans sadly no longer with us, early sightings of actors now famous, (including Kevin Whately before he became Morse's Lewis).Yes, immensely enjoyable, despite this particular box set's technical failings. Be advised the box set is not the one featured at the top of this review. (In fact, I now see the box set purchased a month ago is no longer available.)

Annoying German subtitles that can’t be turned off picture quality is very poor

The packaging is problematic, dvds being piled one over the other, making it difficult to extract, with the bother of breaking or bruising one when taking them off their box.These are dvd video standard not adequate to all dvd readers.Subtitling is dutch solely which is a problem with people not familiar with this language and may not suit english reading viewers.

Absolutely love this, I was a bit worried when I saw the cover of the box set was in what looks like German, I was afraid the language would be in German, but it's not. The subtitles aren't in English, but you just need to switch the subtitles off, and you are able to watch the marvelous Joan Hickson in the perfect role for her. Can't believe how cheap this was, I'm over the moon 😁

I'm giving this 5* mainly on a value for money basis - at less than £1 per episode, what's not to like! However, there are a few snags. The 6 discs are simply stacked on a single spindle and proved quite difficult to get out - have fixed this by rehousing them in Tesco jewel cases. The episodes are not in the same running order as the "first broadcast" dates. Dutch subtitles are fixed on 3 episodes (as covered by other reviewers) and the switchable ones didn't respond to my Panasonic BluRay player's remote but could be switched off by the remote from my old Panasonic VHS/DVD combo! They were also switchable on my PC. On my set, only "play all" would start the disc playing and if wanting to see just the second episode had to skip through or fast wind to end of the first episode. Actual film/sound quality is fair but obviously not HD! Very speedy delivery.

I am pleased to see that Amazon are now advising buyers about the annoying subtitles which cannot be turned off on a number of these dvds. This was not the case when I bought my set.

The item arrived in good time and as described by seller, very pleased. Would use this seller again.

I really enjoy watching these old adaptations of Agatha Christie's Marple. Joan Hickson is great - she is fast becoming my favourite Jane Marple. The reason I bought this collection is that they don't show these episodes on the TV. I knew it was a Dutch import with Dutch subtitles, but I was made believe the subtitles could be switched off. While this is true for some of the episodes, the others have permanent subtitles and you can't get rid of them. Doesn't bother me too much, but that's why I gave it only 4 stars.