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Miss Marple, titled Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the series, is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie, starring Joan Hickson in the title role. It aired from 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992 on BBC1.
During a stay at one of London's most elegant and venerable hotels Miss Marple uncovers a sinister undercurrent of corruption and murder beneath Bertram's stuffy veneer. Stars Joan Hickson Caroline Blakiston Helena Michell
Joan Bogle Hickson OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series Miss Marple. She also narrated a number of Miss Marple stories on audiobooks.
All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. 1. The Body in the Library (1984) 2. The Moving Finger (1985) 3. A Murder Is Announced (1985) 4....
From 1984 to 1992, the BBC adapted all of the original Miss Marple novels as a series titled Miss Marple. Joan Hickson played the lead role. In the 1940s, she had appeared on stage in an Agatha Christie play, Appointment with Death , which was seen by Christie who wrote in a note to her, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". [ 25 ]
If you like down-to-earth murder mysteries without violence or constant bad language, Miss Marple is for you! Joan Hickson portrays Miss Marple and does a superb job. By far the best "Miss Marple" there was.
Miss Marple: Nemesis: With Joan Hickson, Peter Tilbury, John Horsley, Helen Cherry. Miss Marple receives a cryptic letter requesting her to right an unknown injustice, but receives no hint other than a ticket for guided tour of historic homes.
