Miss Marple, an elderly lady and amateur detective whose sharp mind helps her solve a series of seemingly baffling cases.
Production
Production
Seasons
24 Episodes • Premiered 1984
1. The Body in the Library (1)
10.0
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.
2. The Body in the Library (2)
10.0
Miss Marple and Dolly Bantry investigate the millionaire Conway Jefferson and his entourage at a seaside hotel.
3. The Body in the Library (3)
10.0
The identity of the killer is revealed, as is the dubious motive for the crime.
4. The Moving Finger (1)
10.0
It's such a nice village - who would have thought it held so many dirty secrets?
5. The Moving Finger (2)
10.0
The truth about the murders - and the poison-pen letters - gradually emerges, although Miss Marple herself is menaced.
6. A Murder is Announced (1)
10.0
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.
7. A Murder is Announced (2)
10.0
The inspector visits a dying millionairess in Scotland, whilst another murder takes place in the village.
8. A Murder is Announced (3)
10.0
A third murder occurs, and Miss Marple is only just able to prevent a fourth.
9. Pocketful of Rye (1)
9.0
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.
10. A Pocketful of Rye (2)
10.0
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.
11. The Murder at the Vicarage
10.0
Faced with two false confessions and numerous suspects after a despised civil magistrate is found shot in the local vicarage, Detective Inspector Slack reluctantly accepts help from Miss Marple.
