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I won't be a Dame says the new Miss Marple; PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: It's a mystery straight from the pages of Agatha Christie's fabled detective who actress Geraldine McEwan is about to play on TV. . . why has she refused to accept a damehood?

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From: The Mail on Sunday (London, England)
Date: 20040606
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Byline: LAURA COLLINS

THIS is the first picture of the new Miss Marple. It shows Geraldine McEwan, the actress who will soon be seen playing Agatha Christie's legendary lady detective in a new TV series in a completely different light.

There is no signature hat, no tailored suit, no leather handbag nor gloves.

Instead her hair is slightly dishevelled, she wears a shapeless cardigan and her bag, an embroidered carpetbag, is decidedly more bohemian than anything the Miss Marple of her predecessor, Joan Hickson, would have clutched.

This is a slightly dotty Miss ...

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I won't be a Dame says the new Miss Marple; PICTURE EXCLUSIVE: It's a mystery straight from the pages of Agatha Christie's fabled detective who actress Geraldine McEwan is about to play on TV. . . why has she refused to accept a damehood?

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