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Learn about the British TV series based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels, starring Joan Hickson as the elderly detective. Find out the background, characters, adaptations and reception of the 12-episode series that aired from 1984 to 1992.
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 Hickson (1906-1998) was an English actress who played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in 12 BBC adaptations. She also appeared in films, stage plays, and other TV shows, and won a Tony Award for Bedroom Farce.
Miss Marple is an elderly spinster who acts as an amateur detective in Christie's novels and short stories. She was portrayed by Joan Hickson in several adaptations of the 1980s and 1990s.
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....
Watch online or download three classic Miss Marple mysteries starring Joan Hickson as the elderly spinster sleuth. The episodes are Murder at the Vicarage, From Paddington and The Mirror Crack'd.
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This documentary video is about how Joan Hickson became the ultimate Miss Marple. From her humble beginnings as a character actress in Westend comedies – to Tony Award at Broadway – to the...
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