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`Moonstone' casts very dim glow
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Wilkie Collins's 1868 British novel "The Moonstone" is generally
known as the first English-language detective story, the precursor to
everything from Sherlock Holmes to "Cannon" and "Columbo." And
indeed, Sunday night's "Masterpiece Theatre" features an adaptation
of "The Moonstone" that feels not distant enough from "Cannon" and
"Columbo," even if they're set centuries and countries apart.
The best thing about the mystery, which airs at 9 on Ch. 2, is an
actor named Antony Sher, who...
