The definitive adaptation of all twelve Miss Marple novels, starring Joan Hickson in the title role and featuring one of the all-time TV themes, composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. The series was produced by George Gallaccio, written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Parker, Ken Taylor, and Jill Hyem, and co-stars David Horovitch and Ian Brimble as officers Slack and Lake. Over the course of the series it also features John Castle, Joan Sims, Sylvia Syms, Samantha Bond, Peter Davison, Timothy West, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Maurice Denham, Donald Pleasence, Sophie Ward, Jean Simmons, and Joss Ackland.
WriterAgatha Christie
The Body in the Library Part 1
Dec 26, 1984
When a young blonde is found strangled in the library of Gossington Hall, Dolly Bantry quickly calls in her old friend Miss Marple to help her with some sleuthing. They soon discover that the dead woman was a dancer from the glamorous Majestic Hotel, and decide to check themselves in there in order to observe the guests and solve the murder.
The Body in the Library Part 2
Dec 27, 1984
Miss Marple and Dolly Bantry investigate the millionaire Conway Jefferson and his entourage at a seaside hotel.
The Body in the Library Part 3
Dec 28, 1984
The identity of the killer is revealed, as is the dubious motive for the crime.
The Moving Finger Part 1
Feb 21, 1985
It's such a nice village - who would have thought it held so many dirty secrets?
The Moving Finger Part 2
Feb 22, 1985
The truth about the murders - and the poison-pen letters - gradually emerges, although Miss Marple herself is menaced.
A Murder is Announced Part 1
Feb 28, 1985
A third murder occurs, and Miss Marple is only just able to prevent a fourth.
A Murder is Announced Part 2
Mar 1, 1985
The inspector visits a dying millionairess in Scotland, whilst another murder takes place in the village.
A Murder is Announced Part 3
Mar 2, 1985
A third murder occurs, and Miss Marple is only just able to prevent a fourth.
A Pocketful of Rye Part 1
Mar 7, 1985
When the poison which killed Rex is identified as deriving from yew, it is on the household and staff at Yew Tree Lodge that suspicion falls.
A Pocketful of Rye Part 2
Mar 8, 1985
To Miss Marple the connection with the nursery rhyme is all too clear, as is who the next victim will be. She sets off at once for Yew Tree Lodge.
The Murder at the Vicarage
Dec 25, 1986
Death is only steps from Miss Marple when Colonel Lucius Protheroe is murdered in the idyllic village of St. Mary Mead—in the vicar's study, no less.
