Miss Marple

Synopsis

Miss Marple, an elderly woman and amateur detective whose sharp mind helps her solve a series of seemingly baffling cases.

First Air Date: 1984-12-26

Last Air Date: 1992-12-27

Number of Seasons: 3

Number of Episodes: 24

Created By: George Gallaccio

Networks: BBC One, Seven Network, A&E

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Top Cast

Joan Hickson as Miss Jane Marple
Moray Watson as Colonel Bantry
Gwen Watford as Mrs Dolly Bantry
Frederick Jaeger as Colonel Melchett
Valentine Dyall as Lorrimer
Karin Foley as Mary
Frederick Treves as Doctor James Kennedy
Jean Anderson as Mrs. Fane
Terrence Hardiman as Walter Fane
John Bennett as Richard Erskine

Seasons

Series 1 (1984) - (10 Episodes)

Series 2 (1986) - (10 Episodes)

Series 3 (1989) - (4 Episodes)

Series 1 (1984)

Jane Marple (Joan Hickson) may not be the youngest of them all, but in the 1930s she solves the most baffling criminal cases, regularly outshining professional detectives in the process.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Body in the Library (1) (1984-12-26)

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.
Ep. 2: The Body in the Library (2) (1984-12-27)

Miss Marple and Dolly Bantry investigate the millionaire Conway Jefferson and his entourage at a seaside hotel.
Ep. 3: The Body in the Library (3) (1984-12-28)

The identity of the killer is revealed, as is the dubious motive for the crime.
Ep. 4: The Moving Finger (1) (1985-02-21)

It's such a nice village - who would have thought it held so many dirty secrets?
Ep. 5: The Moving Finger (2) (1985-02-22)

The truth about the murders - and the poison-pen letters - gradually emerges, although Miss Marple herself is menaced.
Ep. 6: A Murder is Announced (1) (1985-02-28)

A newspaper advertisement suggests that a murder will occur at an address in an English village. Is it a joke? People assume so - until a man is killed.
Ep. 7: A Murder is Announced (2) (1985-03-01)

The inspector visits a dying millionairess in Scotland, whilst another murder takes place in the village.
Ep. 8: A Murder is Announced (3) (1985-03-02)

A third murder occurs, and Miss Marple is only just able to prevent a fourth.
Ep. 9: A Pocketful of Rye (1) (1985-03-07)

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.
Ep. 10: A Pocketful of Rye (2) (1985-03-08)

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