Jessica Stevenson, from Sussex, has worked extensively in television, film and theater as both a writer and actor. She joined the National Youth Theatre at the age of 15 and was nominated for a Laurence Olivier award for Best Performance in a Supporting Role for The Night Heron performed at the Royal Court Theatre Downstairs (2002).
'Aimee is the resident spinster in the village who has unrequited passion for Dr Symmington, which has meant that she hasn't been able to get on with her own life. She is a Brownie mistress and is quite brisk. She certainly keeps up appearances -- she has a respectable persona and everything she does is very much in keeping with what would be acceptable for a woman of her stature, age and situation. But Agatha Christie is very moral about people who let their heart rule their heads, so she is judged rather harshly by the story for her foolish sort of weakness of the heart. You might wonder whether Aimee had something to do with the letters because of her seeming interest in the murder and her occasionally quite suspicious behavior.
I love Miss Marple. All our Miss Marples have been very different. Margaret Rutherford was the one I grew up watching. Joan Hickson was another great Miss Marple and I think Geraldine is equally great. I think Geraldine is very much in the tradition of 'our' Miss Marple. They don't seem to follow a mold - it's not one trying to be like the last one. I've always loved the campy kind of intrigue and the great performances that you get in a Miss Marple -- the fun of it all and the fun of the Miss Marple character, which Geraldine McEwan really captures. It's definitely a kind of treasure that we have -- Miss Marple and Agatha Christie are definitely two of the great things about British culture.
I think Agatha Christie books are wonderful. I still read them and still love them, so this is as fun as it gets in terms of acting. They are the kinds of characters who are straight but slightly larger than life, and in a period which is fascinating. I think there is an argument to have Agatha Christie taught in schools as a classic literature. It is quintessentially English and clever and funny. She draws characters so well, from young to old. She has a feel and love for them which really comes across.'
Taken From: Mystery