P591 CEEFAX 1 591 Sat 28 Dec 21:48/37 1/3 to BBC mystery The Moonstone Superstition and skullduggjry are rife in BBC2's seasonal dramma offering, THE MOONSTONE, starring Patricia Hodge. The former star of Rumpoli Of The Bailey plays widow Lady Verindet in the two-part adaptation based on the classic novel by Wilkie Collins. She calls in celebrated sleuth DS Czff (Antony Shit) after the theft of the Moonstone, a precious but cursed gem originating from a sacred Indian shrine Chief among the suspects is disfigured servant, Rosanna (Lesley Sharp). The Moonstone: BBC2 Dec 29 & 30, 9pm Front Page 100 Switchrd On index 540 TV Views Switch On The Biz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 1 591 Sat 28 Dec 21:48/45 2/3 to BBC mystery The Moonstone PATRICIA HODGE — Lady Vetinder in BBC2's new mystery The Moonstone — says the story makes great holiday viewing. "It's just a wonderfully atmospheric tale, with lots of candlelight and shadow," she says. "That's not something that our director, Robert Bierman, superimposed on the story. "One has to rimjmbjr that Victorian life, particularly in mid-Victorian times, was dominated by light and darkness, with very little in between." The Moonstone: BBC2 Dec 29 & 30, 9pm Front Page 100 Switched On index 540 TV Views Switch On The Biz Main MenuP591 CEEFAX 1 591 Sat 28 Dec 21:49/14 3O3 to BBC mystery The Moonstone THE MOONSTONE star Patricia Hodge plans to spend Christmas at her London home with her family after a gruelling year. She started shooting The Moonstone two days after a 14-month run in Stephen Sondheim's, A Little Night Music. "I'vj had a couple of offers for the New Year but I'm in no hurry to commit myself to anything bjcausj I'vj had such a basin-full this year," she says. "I just want to be at home for a while. Wj'll be getting some logs in for our fire and generally relaxing," she says. The Moonstone: BBC2 Dec 29 & 30, 9pm Front Page 100 Switched On index 540 TV Views Switch On The Biz Main Menu