Время Агаты Кристи Jane in Search of a Job (1982) watch online HD

Hey, this one is a treat, all tongue-in-cheek and clueless bounding along come right. No one would spot this as Christie from her later, more lengthy and serious works, but this one displays the marvelous range of the prolific writer. It's a fun tale, which I thoroughly enjoyed. I can't imagine picking at it. Not quite cricket, it would seem. Jane is a plainer Jane than most Christie heroine film depictions, but she did quite nicely, being an accomplished actress. Andrew Bicknell let his earnestness be known to protect this innocent, the thugs were central casting, and the "high brow" posers quite entertaining in their convincing-come-revealing transition. Jolly good fun -- which is exactly what is was written to be. Amen.

As the title says, the sweet but penniless Jane is looking for a job, any job, to pay her rent and get a decent meal. Opportunity seems to knock at her door when she is selected, among several girls, to impersonate the visiting Grand Duchess of a small country at public events. The risk is high, because the Duchess may be the target of a kidnapping or even an assassination attempt, but Jane thinks that the generous fee makes it all worth it. The impersonation goes well - so well, in fact, that Jane finds herself kidnapped....This episode has winning performances from its cute leading ladies (Elizabeth Garvie - see also the Marple movie "The Mirror Crack'd" - and Amanda Redman), and a smart twist in the middle, but the second half is flatly paced, and it's disappointing that the capture of the bad guys is never even shown. **1/2 out of 4.

There is some amateurish direction, fruity overacting and the heroine is certainly a bit dim.

The story of Jane. Down on her luck and a lack of cash. She answers a newspaper advertisement that intrigues her.

Jane finds herself doubling for an Austrian Grand Duchess, even though they do not look alike. Despite the vast cash offered, Jane acknowledges that she might step into danger.

It is a good job that the handsome young man in the neighbouring flat who is training to be a policeman smells a rat in this plan and comes to Jane's rescue.

The series if called The Agatha Christie Hour. So it goes without saying that the Grand Duchess is up to no good.

This is an amiable story with a young Amanda Redman playing Grand Duchess. It is not particularly exciting and at times I was reminded of that sketch from French & Saunders where they parodied period dramas such as the House of Eliot.