query: where was miss marple with joan hickson filmed

pos: Miss Marple (TV series) in "The Murder at the Vicarage" and '"The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". Rhoda Lewis is village shopkeeper and postmistress Mrs Brogan in "A Pocketful of Rye", "4.50 from Paddington" and "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". BBC producer Guy Slater cast Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. The series was filmed beginning in 1983 in areas including Norfolk, Devon, Oxfordshire and Barbados. The town of Nether Wallop, Hampshire doubled as Miss Marple's home village of St. Mary Mead. Slater was replaced by producer George Gallaccio starting with the fourth film. Hickson vowed not to do another film after

pos: Joan Hickson Butler, at Sidbury Cemetery in Devon. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Joan Hickson 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 audio books. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Hickson was a daughter of Edith Mary (née Bogle) and Alfred Harold Hickson, a shoe manufacturer. Boarding at Oldfield School at Swanage in Dorset she went on to train at RADA in London.

pos: A Caribbean Mystery adaptation starring Joan Hickson was shown in 1989 as part of the series "Agatha Christie's Miss Marple", with Donald Pleasence co-starring as Mr Rafiel. Few changes were made from the novel: the Prescotts and Señora de Caspearo were omitted, Miss Marple holidayed on Barbados rather than the fictional island of "St Honoré" (the name Honoré reappears as the fictional main town in the BBC series "Death in Paradise" that began airing in 2011), and the blood pressure medication was renamed Tetrauwolfide. The production was made and aired after the production of "Nemesis", leading to some viewer confusion. In the earlier

neg: Joan Hickson Joan Hickson 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 audio books. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Hickson was a daughter of Edith Mary (née Bogle) and Alfred Harold Hickson, a shoe manufacturer. Boarding at Oldfield School at Swanage in Dorset she went on to train at RADA in London. Making her stage debut in 1927, she worked for several years throughout

neg: A Murder Is Announced he then owned. The play first toured Australia in 2013 with Judi Farr as Miss Marple, Robert Grubb as Inspector Craddock, Libby Munro as Phillipa Haymes, directed by Darren Yap. The novel was adapted by Alan Plater and filmed in 1985 with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple and Ursula Howells as Miss Blacklock, directed by David Giles for the BBC series "Miss Marple". Only a few changes were made: Mitzi was renamed Hannah and is said to be Swiss (in the book, her nationality is unknown) and in the novel the vicarage cat was male and called Tiglath Pileser. In

neg: Miss Marple in "Murder, She Said", the first film in which Margaret Rutherford played Miss Marple.) In addition she portrayed a maid in the 1937 film, "Love from a Stranger", which starred Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone, another Agatha Christie play adaptation. As well as portraying Miss Marple on television, Hickson also narrated a number of Miss Marple stories on audio books. In the "Binge!" article of "Entertainment Weekly" Issue #1343–1344 (26 December 2014 – 3 January 2015), the writers picked Hickson as "Best Marple" in the "Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple" timeline. Listing of the TV series featuring Joan Hickson: Beginning

neg: Miss Marple Marple was benign and chirpy. She had earlier appeared in a TV movie adaptation of the non-Marple Christie story "Murder Is Easy", playing an elderly lady somewhat similar to Miss Marple. 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 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". (Coincidentally, Hickson had played a housekeeper

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) Helen Hayes for television broadcast. Thus these three titles were the last to be dramatised under the BBC's agreement. The adaptations are mainly true to the original novels. Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple, was an octogenarian herself during most of the series' production. Decades before, she had appeared in a minor role in "Murder, She Said", in which Margaret Rutherford played Miss Marple. Hickson had also appeared in a stage adaptation of the novel "Appointment with Death" in 1946, after which Christie sent Hickson a note that read, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple."

neg: The Moving Finger "The Moving Finger" was first adapted for television by the BBC with Joan Hickson in the series "Miss Marple". It first aired on 21–22 February 1985. A second television adaptation was made with Geraldine McEwan as Marple in the TV series, "Agatha Christie's Marple" and was filmed in Chilham, Kent. It first aired on 12 February 2006. This adaptation changes the personality of Jerry a bit from the novel and sets the story a little later than the novel is set, per a review of the episode: "Miss Marple, observing the tragic effects of these missives on relationships and reputations,

neg: Sleeping Murder Macdonald, and certainly doesn't read like vintage Christie. But why should an astute businesswoman hold back one of her better performances for posthumous publication?" "Sleeping Murder" was filmed by the BBC as a 100-minute film in the sixth adaptation (of twelve) in the series "Miss Marple" starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. It was transmitted in two 50-minute parts on Sunday, 11 January and Sunday, 18 January 1987. This adaptation is fairly true to the plot of the novel. Adapter: Ken Taylor Director: John Davies Cast: A second television adaptation, set in 1951, was transmitted on 5 February 2006 as

neg: Joan Hickson wrote in a note to her, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple". From 1963–66 she played Mrs. Peace, housekeeper to Reverend Stephen Young (played by Donald Sinden) in the highly rated TV series "Our Man At St. Mark's". Hickson played the housekeeper in the Marple film "Murder, She Said" in 1961 (based on Agatha Christie's original novel "4.50 From Paddington"), which starred Margaret Rutherford as Miss Marple. From 1970–71, she played Mrs Pugsley in "Bachelor Father". Hickson played Mrs Chambers in "Whatever Happened to the Likely Lads?" In 1986, she played the part of Mrs.

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) 9 June 2015, included the episodes "A Caribbean Mystery", "At Bertram’s Hotel", " Sleeping Murder", and "Nemesis" along with the bonus material "A Very British Murder, Part 3: The Golden Age". Miss Marple (TV series) Miss Marple 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 BBC One. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The adaptations were written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Plater, Ken Taylor and Jill Hyem, and

neg: 4.50 from Paddington to Death" with a cover illustration by Maxine McCaffrey. The book was made into a 1961 movie starring Margaret Rutherford in the first of her four appearances as Miss Marple. It was the first Miss Marple film. The BBC broadly follows the original plot with its 1987 version, starring Joan Hickson, who had appeared in the Rutherford film as Mrs Kidder. There are several changes: ITV adapted the novel for the series "Marple" in 2004 starring Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, with the title "What Mrs McGillicuddy Saw!" used when it was shown in the US. The adaptation contains several

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) Miss Marple (TV series) Miss Marple 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 BBC One. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The adaptations were written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Plater, Ken Taylor and Jill Hyem, and the series was produced by George Gallaccio. In addition to its availability on VHS and DVD, the series began to be released on Blu-ray Disc in October 2014, marking its 30th

neg: Murder with Mirrors Murder with Mirrors Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film starring Helen Hayes in her final appearance as Miss Marple and, as well, her final film role. It also stars Bette Davis, John Mills, Leo McKern, Dorothy Tutin and Tim Roth. "Murder with Mirrors" is based on Agatha Christie's novel "They Do It with Mirrors" (1952), using the novel's American title. The novel has since been dramatized twice more on two separate Miss Marple television series: first with Joan Hickson on "Miss Marple" (1991) and then with Julia McKenzie on "Agatha Christie's Marple" (2010). Both of these

neg: They Do It with Mirrors and Film: The novel's first adaptation was the 1985 television film "Murder with Mirrors" with Sir John Mills as Lewis Serrocold, Bette Davis as Carrie Louise, Tim Roth as Edgar Lawson and Helen Hayes as Miss Marple. A second adaptation was aired on 29 December 1991 in the BBC series "Miss Marple" starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, Jean Simmons as Carrie-Louise Serrocold, Joss Ackland as Lewis Serrocold and Faith Brook as Ruth van Rydock. The film was basically faithful to the novel, with the exception that Alex survives the attack on his life. Also, Ruth van Rydock is present

neg: Appointment with Death (play) played Philip Lombard in "And Then There Were None". The play closed on 5 May after just 42 performances. The original West End production is most notable for the appearance of Joan Hickson in the role of Miss Pryce. Christie was so taken with her performance that she wrote to Hickson and stated that she hoped she would one day play the character of Miss Marple. Hickson was later cast in this role in 1984 in the BBC television series. The adaptation of the book is notable for being one of the most radical reworkings of a novel Christie ever

neg: Miss Marple of it. Actress Joan Hickson (who would later play the role of Miss Marple in 1984-92) plays the daily in the household. The other Rutherford films, all directed by Pollock, were "Murder at the Gallop" (1963), based on the 1953 Hercule Poirot novel "After the Funeral" (in this film, she is identified as Miss JTV Marple, though there was no indication as to what the extra initials might stand for); "Murder Most Foul" (1964), based on the 1952 Poirot novel "Mrs McGinty's Dead"; and "Murder Ahoy!" (1964). The last film is not based on any Christie work but displays a

neg: A Caribbean Mystery episodes in the previous series, it includes a character named for a real person. In this instance it is spy novelist Ian Fleming who makes the acquaintance of Miss Marple and is struggling with writer's block, trying to come up with the name of his hero for his spy story. Just then James Bond (Charlie Higson) appears on the platform to deliver a speech, and introduces himself as "My name is Bond, James Bond", which ultimately interests Fleming causing him to write. Just as with the Joan Hickson versions, "Nemesis" was filmed prior to "A Caribbean Mystery". There are some

neg: Joan Hickson determined to remain faithful to the plotlines and locales of Christie's stories, and most importantly to represent Miss Marple as written. Hickson played the role in all 12 adaptations of the novels produced from 1984 to 1992, and received two BAFTA nominations for Best TV Actress, 1987 and 1988. When the OBE was bestowed on Hickson in June 1987, Queen Elizabeth II was reported to have said, "You play the part just as one envisages it." When Hickson retired from the role, believing that she should stop while the programme was still at the peak of its popularity, she stated

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) Sunday, 8 February, and Sunday, 15 February 1987. It was the eighth adaptation (of twelve) in the series "Miss Marple" starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple. It deviates quite significantly from the novel. Miss Temple is killed by a stone bust pushed off a balcony while she tours a library rather than by a rock slide during a hike, Michael Rafiel is not sent to prison for Verity's death either because he had already been acquitted for murder or due to lack of proof and instead is seen living on the streets, and Nora Broad's name is changed to Norah

neg: The Murder at the Vicarage is more to modern taste than the touch of syrup in later presentations." The story was adapted into a play by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy in 1949 and opened at the Playhouse Theatre on 16 December 1949. Miss Marple was played by Barbara Mullen. The BBC adapted the book into a film on 25 December 1986, with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, Paul Eddington as the vicar, and Polly Adams as Anne Protheroe. The adaptation was generally very close to the original novel with four major exceptions: the trap which exposes the killer is changed to involve another murder

neg: The Body in the Library (film) 1986 as a part of PBS's "Mystery!". In his review in "The New York Times", critic John J. O'Connor wrote: Miss Christie would no doubt approve of Joan Hickson, the veteran British character actress who plays Miss Marple... This BBC/Arts & Entertainment co-production offers an especially good example of Agatha Christie in adaptation. The characters are nicely realized and the suspense holds. Miss Hickson is lovely, neither as awesome as Miss Rutherford nor as overly cute as Helen Hayes. And the supporting cast is admirable, particularly Gwen Watford as Dolly and David Horovitch as Inspector Slack. As someone notes about

neg: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Dr Nicholson Madeline Smith as Moira Nicholson Doris Hare as Rose Pratt Joan Hickson as Mrs Rivington Roy Boyd as Alan Carstairs James Cossins as Henry Bassington-ffrench<br> Robert Longden as Badger Beadon Patrick Barlow loosely reworked Christie's novel as a two-hour television film starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, who does not appear in the original novel. It was first transmitted on Wednesday, 15 June 2011, on ITV1. Among the major changes to the plot: The Castle Savage scenes were largely filmed at Loseley Park near Guildford — a 16th-century stately home in Surrey belonging to the More-Molyneux family. The

neg: Kingsthorpe briefly quarried iron ore north of the village. The quarry was between what is now the A5199 and the then railway to Market Harborough (now disused). The quarry operated from 1859 to 1861 or slightly longer. The ore was taken away by rail. The site of the quarry is now covered by housing. A Northampton Corporation Tramways route served Kingsthorpe until the network was closed at the end of 1934. Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in the "Miss Marple" BBC television series, was born in the village. Actress Judy Carne's parents were greengrocers in the village. Lesley Joseph, who

neg: Juliette Mole 1983, she played Bella in the Avon Touring Theatre Company's first production of Vince Foxall's "Brittle Glory", a reworking of "Richard II". Mole's first credited screen role was in the first episode of the television drama "The Fourth Arm" (1983), in which she played a WAAF. She went on to appear in "Screen Two", the Miss Marple film "4.50 from Paddington" (1987), with Joan Hickson as Marple, in "Agatha Christie's Poirot" with David Suchet, "Rumpole of the Bailey", and "Absolutely Fabulous". In "The Chief", she played Marie-Pierre Arnoux from 1993 to 1994. In the 1990s, she lived on a houseboat

neg: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Rudd, not Gregg), her associates, removing the character of Giuseppe, adding death threats, amongst other modifications, including shifting the setting to 1953, nine years before the book's publication. A second adaptation of the novel was made by BBC television in 1992 as part of its series "Miss Marple" with the title role played by Joan Hickson (in her final performance as Jane Marple), and starring Claire Bloom as Marina Gregg and Glynis Barber as Lola Brewster. The only major changes were that Giuseppe is not killed, Alfred Badcock is not a former husband of Mariana Gregg, Superintendent Slack and Sergeant

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) architecture and country mansion houses are featured. Like many BBC programmes, production values are impeccable and costumes, houses and decor, cars, hairstyles and make-up could all be described as "sumptuous". McKee also praises the series for "being as faithful as possible to the source material. Miss Marple does not chase the villains herself as Margaret Rutherford does in her film series, nor are the titles of the books altered to make them more sensational." As for Hickson personally, she is frequently described as the "definitive" Miss Marple as Christie would have pictured her, and Hickson personally credited in large part

neg: At Bertram's Hotel a photograph by James Viles. A BBC television film adaptation from 1987 starred Joan Hickson in the title role as Miss Marple. ITV broadcast its adaptation on 23 September 2007 as part of the third series of "Marple", starring Geraldine McEwan. This version included many substantial changes to the plot, characters, atmosphere and the finale of the original novel: At Bertram's Hotel At Bertram's Hotel is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following

neg: Sidbury is a Grade I listed building. The actress Joan Hickson, known for her lead role in the television series "Miss Marple", is buried in the churchyard under her married name of Joan Bogle Butler. The village has a primary school, a village hall, a pub (the Red Lion), and one butcher's shop also selling groceries and newspapers. There is a working watermill in the village. The manor house, Sidbury Manor, lies northwest of the village centre. There is a regular bus service to Sidmouth and Exeter. A small hamlet of Sidbury in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa, was

neg: Helena Michell parts came with the Miss Marple episode "At Bertram's Hotel" starring Joan Hickson (1987) and in the LWT television series "Piece of Cake" in the following year. Helena Michell had numerous television roles in the 1990s, including "Jeeves and Wooster" and "Agatha Christie's Poirot" in 1990, a pivotal role in the television version of P.D. James' Inspector Dalgleish story "Devices and Desires" (1991), "Sharpe's Enemy" (1994), the television adaptation of Ruth Rendell's "Heartstones" and also in "The Bill" in 1996. This was interspersed with stage parts in mainly children's theatre, and she has appeared with her parents at Chichester in

neg: Norma West Norma West Norma West (born 19 November 1943) is a British actress, Born in Cape Town, South Africa, her best known television appearance was as Queen Elizabeth of York in the BBC series "The Shadow of the Tower" (1972). She played the part of Number 6's observer in the Patrick McGoohan's surreal, spy series "The Prisoner" ("Dance of the Dead", 1967). She also had roles in the TV programs "Danger Man," "Ace of Wands", "A Touch of Frost," "Lovejoy", "The Ruth Rendell Mysteries", and an adaptation in the "Miss Marple" series, "The Murder at the Vicarage" (1986) with Joan Hickson.

neg: Weekend in Wallop Weekend in Wallop Weekend in Wallop is a made-for-television documentary of the First Nether Wallop International Arts Festival. The premise was the creation of a new arts festival to compete with the Edinburgh Festival. It was broadcast on Channel 4 in 1984. The village of Nether Wallop is located in rural north Hampshire, close to Middle Wallop and Over Wallop. It was used as a location for the BBC Television version of "Miss Marple", starring Joan Hickson. Nether Wallop hosted the festival on a scale far less grand than Edinburgh. The main review show was held in the scout hut

neg: Ordeal by Innocence (TV series) "The latest adaptation, rich, dark, adult and drawing on a backdrop of postwar grief and instability, are a far cry from the sunny – still murderous, but sunny – uplands scattered with millet seed for Joan Hickson to peck at as Miss Marple". Michael Hogan, writing in "The Sunday Telegraph", gave the episode four stars out of a possible five saying that "initially, it was ponderous and confusing, with time-hops and a wide cast of characters", but that later "the pace steadily picked up [and] by the end of the hour, this whodunit had its hooks into me". Also in

neg: Liz Fraser wanted to be paid extra for working with the then-new colour TV technology), and hence the sketch was not included in any of the half-hour syndicated episodes of "The Benny Hill Show". However, it is included in the Volume 1 box set of the complete "Benny Hill Show", issued by A&E and Fremantle. She played Mrs Brent, the mother of a missing girl, in the television production of Agatha Christie's"Nemesis", starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, in 1987. Another role was in the "Backtrack" episode of the British police series "The Professionals", as Margery Harper ("Marge"), a glamorous woman who

neg: Mystery! genre: One of "Mystery!"<nowiki>'</nowiki>s early successes was "Rumpole of the Bailey". Other noted successes include "The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes" starring Jeremy Brett in the title role, "Inspector Morse" with John Thaw, "Brother Cadfael" starring Derek Jacobi, and "Prime Suspect" starring Helen Mirren. Agatha Christie sleuths Hercule Poirot (David Suchet) and Miss Marple (at various times Joan Hickson, Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie) have also been featured. "Mystery!" won both the 1988 Anthony Award and the 1991 Anthony Award for "Best Television Show". The first host of the show in 1980 was the NBC Today Show arts editor and film

neg: Wivenhoe other countries while wearing an iron mask and pushing a perambulator, lived in the village with his wife Kate after having served in the First World War, whilst pianist and popular entertainer Semprini (1908–1990) lived in Wivenhoe during his retirement in Talisman House which is adjacent to the high street. Wivenhoe was also the home of actress Joan Hickson (1906–1998) who played Miss Marple in the BBC adaptations of Agatha Christie's novels and children's author, journalist, and writer Leila Berg (1917–2012). Berg was an advocate for the empowerment of children, particularly through literature, which prompted her to devise and launch

neg: A Caribbean Mystery continuity issues: in the 2009 version of "Nemesis", Jason Rafiel is a German writer, but in "A Caribbean Mystery", he is an English chemical manufacturer. Miss Marple does not refer to herself as "Nemesis" at any time in this story, despite herself and Mr Rafiel associating the name with her in "Nemesis". Just like in the Joan Hickson versions, Mr Rafiel is portrayed by different actors: Antony Sher portrays him here, but in "Nemesis", he makes voice appearances by Herbert Lom (who previously appeared in the 2004 version of "The Murder at the Vicarage" as Monsieur Dufosse). The 1989 version

neg: The Body in the Library earlier, Anne Meredith knows Ariadne Oliver as the writer of a book called "The Body in the Library". In the first episode of the second series ("And the Moonbeams Kiss the Sea") of the television series "Lewis," the body of a handyman is found in the Bodleian Library. DS James Hathaway comments to DI Robbie Lewis, "You realise what we've got, don't you, sir. ... The body in the library." The 1984 television film "The Body in the Library" was part of the BBC series of "Miss Marple", with Joan Hickson making the first of her acclaimed appearances in the

neg: Patsy Smart in "Terry and June" being examples. Another example was as the wife of the gardener in the "Miss Marple" episode "The Moving Finger" which starred Joan Hickson. Her films included "Sons and Lovers" (1960), "The Tell Tale Heart" (1960), "Return of a Stranger" (1961), "What Every Woman Wants" (1962), "Arthur? Arthur!" (1969), "Leo the Last" (1970), "The Raging Moon" (1971), "Great Expectations" (1974), "Exposé" (1976), "The Pink Panther Strikes Again" (1976), "Tess" (1979), "The Elephant Man" (1980) and "The Fourth Protocol" (1987). Patsy Smart died of barbiturate poisoning in 1996. Patsy Smart Patsy Smart (14 August 1918 – 6 February

neg: The Mirror Crack'd wife's hot chocolate to save her from being prosecuted; however, the drink has not been touched. Marina is nonetheless found dead, seeming to have poisoned herself. In addition, Anthony Steel, Dinah Sheridan, Nigel Stock, Hildegard Neil, John Bennett and Allan Cuthbertson are among the actors who appear in "Murder at Midnight", a black and white 'teaser' movie shown at the beginning of the film. Natalie Wood was originally chosen to play the role eventually played by Elizabeth Taylor. Margaret Courtenay later appeared in the BBC TV adaptation "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" starring Joan Hickson as Miss Marple.

neg: Raymond Francis earliest TV adaptation of the tales. He later reprised the role in a 1984 film "The Case of Marcel Duchamp". His distinguished appearance often led to roles as senior policemen, military men and English aristocrats; he played such parts in series including "Dickens of London", "Edward & Mrs. Simpson", "The Cedar Tree", "Tales of the Unexpected", "After Julius", "Drummonds", the first Joan Hickson "Miss Marple" episode "The Body in the Library" as Sir Henry Clithering, and his final appearance was in a 1987 "Ruth Rendell Mysteries" adaptation. He also appeared as Clement Lawrence in the 1973 episode 'The Windsor Royal'

neg: A Pocket Full of Rye family, was found to be one of the most potent and effective chemotherapy drugs for the treatment of solid tumors. The novel was adapted into the Russian film "Tayna chyornykh drozdov". "A Pocket Full of Rye" was the fourth transmitted story in the BBC series of Miss Marple adaptations, which starred Joan Hickson as the elderly sleuth. It was first broadcast in two parts on 7 & 8 March 1985. Despite remaining faithful to the novel, apart from giving the title as "A Pocketful of Rye", the characters of Mrs MacKenzie, Gerald Wright and Elaine Fortescue did not make an

neg: The Body in the Library (film) The Body in the Library (film) The Body in the Library is a 1984 television film adaptation of Agatha Christie's 1942 detective novel "The Body in the Library", which was co-produced by the BBC and the A&E Network. The film uses an adapted screenplay by T. R. Bowen and was directed by Silvio Narizzano. Starring Joan Hickson in the title role, it was the first film presented in the British television series "Miss Marple" and premiered in three parts from 26 to 28 December 1984 on BBC One. In the United States the film was first broadcast on 4 January

neg: James Hazeldine and as Bernie in" Streets Apart" (1988–89). In 1999, he played Austin Danforth in the ITV drama "The Last Train" and in 2001 he appeared as Ivan Braithwaite in "". Hazeldine also appeared in Granada Television's production of "The Musgrave Ritual", as part of ITV's "The Return of Sherlock Holmes" series, as Richard Brunton, alongside Jeremy Brett, as well as the "Miss Marple" story "The Murder at the Vicarage", as Lawrence Redding, alongside Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington and Cheryl Campbell. Shortly before he died, Hazeldine played DI Stan Egerton in the ITV television drama "Shipman" (2002). His film credits are

neg: Joan Hickson Trellis in "Clockwise". Her stage career included roles in Noël Coward's "Blithe Spirit", the Tony Hatch-Jackie Trent 1975 musical "The Card", and Alan Ayckbourn's "Bedroom Farce", for which she won a 1979 Tony Award for 'Best Featured Actress in a Play'. In 1980 she appeared in yet another Agatha Christie production, as Mrs. Rivington in "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?". The BBC began filming the works of Agatha Christie in the mid 1980s, and were conscious of the criticism that had been levelled at the portrayal of Miss Marple given by Margaret Rutherford. In making a new series, the makers

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) "The Moving Finger", "The Daily Telegraph" stated "Once again Guy Slater's production is built around the brilliant performance of Joan Hickson, behind whose faded blue eyes and spinsterish sibilants, the wheels of detective intelligence can be seen positively whirring around. The enterprise is impeccably cast, beautifully ordered, lovingly photographed." Reviews for subsequent films were equally positive. Alan McKee, of the Museum of Broadcast Communications, reviews the series as "a good example of a 'heritage' production", popular in the 1980s. It combines new Victorianism in moral standards and a sanitised version of England's past. Mostly set in a rural past, English

neg: Renée Asherson Lady Margaret, opposite Alec Guinness' Sir Fennimore, Truscott, in the full-length, 1984 television play, "Edwin", by John Mortimer, which also starred Paul Rogers. In 1985, she played the slow-witted Dora Bunner “Bunny” in the "Miss Marple" mystery "A Murder is Announced" starring Joan Hickson and Ursula Howells. In 1989, she played Mrs Bartholomew in the BBC children's series, "Tom's Midnight Garden", from the novel for children by Philippa Pearce. In 1996, she played Emily Simpson in 'The Killings at Badger's Drift', the pilot episode (approximately 20 minutes longer than the other episodes) in the long-running "Midsomer Murders" series; the original

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) filmed out of order. "Nemesis" was produced in February 1987 and "A Caribbean Mystery" in December 1989. The significance of this is the character Jason Rafiel, who is introduced in "A Caribbean Mystery" and in "Nemesis" has died and made a request of Miss Marple to solve a years-old mystery. Because the two episodes were filmed out of order, viewers of "Nemesis" are clueless as to what part Jason Rafiel played in Miss Marple's life until they watch "A Caribbean Mystery". Rafiel was portrayed by Frank Gatliff in "Nemesis", and by Donald Pleasence in "A Caribbean Mystery". The character of

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) of the prison where Michael was incarcerated; he came to the conclusion that Michael was not capable of murder. He tells Miss Marple how uninterested Michael's father seemed. He mentions a missing young local woman, Nora Broad, and he fears she will be found murdered. Wanstead takes Miss Marple to see Miss Temple; in a moment of consciousness, Miss Temple had asked for Miss Marple. Miss Temple wakes long enough to tell Miss Marple to "search for Verity Hunt", and dies that night. The three sisters extend their invitation to Miss Marple when she decides not to return to the

neg: The Adventure of the Christmas Pudding by a comment from Miss Greenshaw to the effect that she thought they were policemen when she saw them in her grounds… When discussing the visit later in the company of Miss Marple, Joan West and her niece, Louise Oxley, the latter offers to undertake the work of editing the diaries while Miss Marple ponders the similarity between Miss Greenshaw and a Mr Naysmith who liked to give false impressions for fun, sometimes leading to trouble. Louise Oxley is employed to work on the diaries and begins work at Miss Greenshaw's house. The next day she is asked to invite

neg: Why Didn't They Ask Evans? with Joan Hickson (who had a minor role in "Evans"), "Agatha Christie's Poirot" with David Suchet and "Marple" with Geraldine McEwan, until her retirement, and now with Julia Mackenzie, can all trace their style and successes back to this 1980 adaptation. Given a generous budget of one million pounds, a large sum for the time, it had an all-star cast and a three-month shooting and videotaping schedule. Problems were encountered during the 1979 ITV strike which lasted three months and led to replacement production personnel when the strike ended, including a second director. The original intention was that the 180-minute

neg: Joan Collins hit British television series "Footballer's Wives" for a limited run. She also guest-starred in the BBC series "Hotel Babylon" in 2006 as a lonely aristocrat desperate for romance. Collins appeared in "They Do It with Mirrors," a two-hour episode of the murder-mystery drama "Marple" in 2009, as Ruth Van Rydock, a friend of detective Miss Jane Marple. On 24 January 2010, it was announced that Collins was joining the German soap opera "Verbotene Liebe" ("Forbidden Love") for a short run. She played an aristocratic British woman, Lady Joan, who takes a young prince, portrayed by German actor Stephan Kaefer (Stephan

neg: Joan Hickson that she had no intention of retiring from acting altogether. From 1958, Hickson lived in Rose Lane, Wivenhoe, along the River Colne 43 miles from London in Essex, until her death in 1998. A plaque now marks the house where she lived for 40 years. In October 1932 in Hampstead, London, Hickson married Eric Norman Butler (born 2 September 1902 in Westbury, Wiltshire), a physician with whom she had two children. Her husband died in June 1967 in Colchester, Essex. Hickson died in Colchester General Hospital from a stroke, aged 92. She is interred under her married name, Joan Bogle

neg: The Thirteen Problems how Sir Henry knew. He recalls the note Miss Marple gave him, naming Mrs Bartlett as the murderer. In "The Tuesday Night Club", Raymond's future spouse is named as Joyce Lemprière, but in later works involving Miss Marple, Joyce is rechristened Joan. Similarly, a guest at the Bantry's household, Doctor Lloyd, is general practitioner of St. Mary Mead as opposed to the later physician, Doctor Haydock. The change in names is unexplained, maybe as Lloyd retired later on (but in "Death by Drowning", the police surgeon is named Haydock). Jane Helier makes a return in "Miss Marple's Final Cases", still

neg: Miss Marple also has a remarkable ability to latch onto a casual comment and connect it to the case at hand. In several stories, she is able to rely on her acquaintance with Sir Henry Clithering, a retired commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, for official information when required. Miss Marple never married and has no close living relatives. Her nephew, the "well-known author" Raymond West appears in some stories including "Sleeping Murder" and "Ingots of Gold", which also feature his wife Joan, a modern artist (though prior to their marriage she is referred to as "Joyce Lemprière", in "The Thirteen Problems" stories).

neg: Miss Marple the Perfect Maid" and "Sanctuary") were also broadcast under the collective title "Miss Marple's Final Cases" weekly 16 – 30 September 2015. Miss Marple was also referred to several times in the episode "Paris" of the BBC Radio 4 comedy programme "Cabin Pressure". Marple was highlighted in volume 20 of the "Case Closed" manga's edition of "Gosho Aoyama's Mystery Library", a section of the graphic novels (usually the last page) where the author introduces a different detective (or occasionally, a villain) from mystery literature, television, or other media. In the 1976 Neil Simon spoof "Murder by Death", Miss Marple is

neg: Miss Marple in 1930. The character of Miss Marple is based on Christie's step grandmother/aunt (Margaret Miller, née West), and her cronies. Agatha Christie attributed the inspiration for the character of Miss Marple to a number of sources, stating that Miss Marple was "the sort of old lady who would have been rather like some of my step grandmother's Ealing cronies – old ladies whom I have met in so many villages where I have gone to stay as a girl". Christie also used material from her fictional creation, spinster Caroline Sheppard, who appeared in "The Murder of Roger Ackroyd". When Michael

neg: Caroline Blakiston Blakiston played the villain Bess Sedgwick opposite Joan Hickson's Miss Marple, in the episode "At Bertram's Hotel" of the BBC's "Miss Marple" series. She also appeared as Lionel Hardcastle's ex-wife in an episode of "As Time Goes By". She and Geoffrey Palmer (Lionel) had previously played estranged spouses a decade earlier in Carla Lane's series "The Last Song". Since 2015, Blakiston has played Aunt Agatha in the BBC adaptation "Poldark". In 1970, Blakiston married the actor Russell Hunter after they had played together in "A Midsummer Night's Dream" at the Open Air Theatre, Regent's Park. They had a son and

neg: A Murder Is Announced Murgatroyd remembers the one person not in the room, the phone rings, summoning Miss Hinchcliffe to the veterinarian. As Miss Hinchcliffe drives away, Murgatroyd runs into the driveway, shouting "She wasn't there!". When Miss Hinchcliffe returns, she meets with Miss Marple, and together they discover Murgatroyd's body, strangled. The distraught Hinchcliffe informs Miss Marple of Murgatroyd's cryptic statement. When the vicar's cat shorts out a lamp at the vicarage, the final clue falls into place for Miss Marple. Inspector Craddock gathers everyone at Little Paddocks, where Mitzi claims to have seen Miss Blacklock shoot Scherz. But Craddock dismisses her and

neg: Miss Marple Morton adapted the novel for the stage, he replaced the character of Caroline with a young girl. This change saddened Christie and she determined to give old maids a voice: Miss Marple was born. Christie may have taken the name from Marple railway station, through which she passed, or from Marple Hall, near her sister Madge's home at Abney Hall. The character of Jane Marple in the first Miss Marple book, "The Murder at the Vicarage", is markedly different from how she appears in later books. This early version of Miss Marple is a gleeful gossip and not an especially

neg: The Thirteen Problems criminals were caught. Sir Henry Clithering invites Miss Marple to a dinner party, where the next set of six stories are told. The group of guests employ a similar guessing game, and once more Miss Marple triumphs. The thirteenth story, "Death by Drowning", takes place some time after the dinner party when Miss Marple finds out that Clithering is staying in St Mary Mead and asks him to help in the investigation surrounding the death of a local village girl. At the start of the story Miss Marple secretly works out who the murderer is and her solution proves correct.

neg: The Mirror Crack'd The Mirror Crack'd The Mirror Crack'd is a 1980 British mystery film based on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novel "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side" (1962) and directed by Guy Hamilton. It stars Angela Lansbury, Kim Novak, Elizabeth Taylor, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, Edward Fox, Rock Hudson and, in his film debut, Pierce Brosnan. This crime/mystery was adapted by Jonathan Hales and Barry Sandler. Scenes were filmed at Twickenham Film Studios, Twickenham, London, UK, and on location in Kent. In 1953 in the English village of St. Mary Mead, home of Miss Jane Marple, a big Hollywood production company

neg: Miss Marple of Miss Marple, this one smoked cigarettes. In 1983, Estonian stage and film actress Ita Ever starred in the Russian language film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel "A Pocket Full of Rye" (using the Russian edition's translated title, "The Secret of the Blackbirds") as the character of Miss Marple. American TV was the setting for the first dramatic portrayal of Miss Marple with Gracie Fields, the legendary British actress, playing her in a 1956 episode of "Goodyear TV Playhouse" based on "A Murder Is Announced", the 1950 Christie novel. In 1970, the character of Miss Marple was portrayed by Inge

neg: They Do It with Mirrors at the house when the first murder takes place and Lawson attempts to swim across the lake, and does not use a rotted boat. A third adaptation was aired on 1 January 2010 for the fourth season of the ITV series "Agatha Christie's Marple", starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, Penelope Wilton as Carrie Louise, Brian Cox as Lewis Serrocold, and Joan Collins as Ruth Van Rydock. This adaptation has several notable changes and additions: There is a French television production aired in 2013, "Les Petits Meurtres d'Agatha Christie", season two, first episode, "Jeux de glaces", which can mean "Game

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) another few nights with the three sisters when the tour moves on. Professor Wanstead travels to London by train on an errand for Miss Marple. Miss Barrow and Miss Cooke decide they will visit a nearby church. Later that evening, Miss Marple talks with the sisters about what she thinks may have happened and, while they are doing so, Miss Barrow and Miss Cooke appear, to talk to Miss Marple. They stay for a time and are then invited back for coffee that evening. As they talk about Miss Temple, Miss Marple suggests, albeit dissembling, that Joanna Crawford and Emlyn

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) stories including "The Secret Adversary" and in the subsequent series "Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime". With the success of that series, the BBC received approval to produce the stories of one of Christie's most famous detectives. At the time the BBC was granted the screen rights to all 12 Marple novels, the rights to three already co-existed. "The Mirror Crack'd From Side to Side" had already been filmed and theatrically released in 1980 with Angela Lansbury in the role, and the same production company was in the process of filming "A Caribbean Mystery" and "They Do It With Mirrors" with

neg: Miss Marple short stories and novels. The anime series dramatised the following Miss Marple stories: In 1974, Barbara Mullen played Miss Marple in "Murder at the Vicarage" at the Savoy Theatre, London. In September 1977, veteran actress and author Dulcie Gray played the Miss Marple character in a stage adaptation of "A Murder Is Announced" at the Vaudeville Theatre in London, England that also featured Dinah Sheridan, Eleanor Summerfield, Patricia Brake and Barbara Flynn. BBC Radio 4 dramatised all of the novels from 1993 to 2001 with June Whitfield as Miss Marple. Three short stories with Whitfield ("Tape-Measure Murder", "The Case of

neg: A Caribbean Mystery found irresistible." The millionaire Jason Rafiel appears again, posthumously, in the novel "Nemesis" where he sends Miss Marple on a case specifically because of her success in solving the events related in "A Caribbean Mystery". A 1983 US TV movie adaptation starred Helen Hayes as Miss Marple and Barnard Hughes as Mr Rafiel. "The New York Times" says that Miss Marple has "a carload of suspects" to figure out why her friend was killed, in this film that first aired 22 October 1983. The screenplay was credited to Sue Grafton, later a mystery writer, and Steve Humphrey. A BBC TV

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) Nemesis (Christie novel) Nemesis is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie (1890–1976) and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in November 1971 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at £1.50 and the US edition at $6.95. It was the last Miss Marple novel the author wrote, although "Sleeping Murder" was the last Christie novel to be published. Miss Marple first encounters Jason Rafiel in "A Caribbean Mystery", where they solve a mystery. Miss Marple receives communications from him, sent posthumously, setting up

neg: The Mirror Crack'd series of popular Miss Marple films in the 1960s starring Margaret Rutherford. Hamilton said Rutherford "was a divine clown but she was no more Miss Marple than... fly to the moon. We are doing Miss Christie's Miss Marple, a more serious person, a gossip, a bit of a snob. And she doesn't fall off her bicycle into the village duckpond." Lansbury said she played the part of Marple "absolutely straight. I'm trying to get at the woman Agatha Christie created: an Edwardian maiden lady imbued with great humanity and a mind of tremendous breadth. She's very exactly described in the

neg: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side Lake are written in and the character of Hailey Preston is removed. The novel was the final adaptation for the BBC series "Miss Marple". Margaret Courtenay appeared in this adaptation as Miss Knight, having previously portrayed Dolly Bantry in the 1980 feature film version. ITV Studios and WGBH Boston produced another adaptation for the "Marple" television series starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple, with Joanna Lumley reprising her role as Dolly Bantry, Lindsay Duncan as Marina Gregg and Hannah Waddingham as Lola Brewster. Investigating the murder along with Miss Marple is Inspector Hewitt, played by Hugh Bonneville. This version, while

neg: Miss Marple Julie Cox in a flashback), Miss Marple had an affair with a married soldier, Captain Ainsworth, who was killed in action in World War I, in December 1915. It is also said (in "A Murder Is Announced") that she served as an ambulance driver during World War I. Listing of the TV series featuring Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie: From 2004 to 2005, Japanese TV network NHK produced a 39 episode anime series titled "Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple", which features both Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Miss Marple's voice is provided by Kaoru Yachigusa. Episodes adapted both

neg: Miss Marple appear alongside her as the character 'Mr Stringer'. The Rutherford films are frequently repeated on television in Germany, and in that country Miss Marple is generally identified with Rutherford's quirky portrayal. In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in "The Mirror Crack'd" (EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton), based on Christie's 1962 novel. The film featured an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, and Kim Novak. Edward Fox appeared as Inspector Craddock, who did Miss Marple's legwork. Lansbury's Marple was a crisp, intelligent woman who moved stiffly and spoke in clipped tones. Unlike most incarnations

neg: Agatha Christie's Marple feature-length episodes, except series six which only has three episodes. The first six episodes were all adaptations of "Miss Marple" novels by Christie. Subsequent episodes were derived both from works featuring Miss Marple but also Christie novels that did not feature the character. The title of the series removes the word "Miss" from Miss Marple, to match the title of the "Agatha Christie's Poirot" series. "Agatha Christie's Marple" follows the adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages (and

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) tour, and she promptly accepts. That night, Mrs Glynne tells the story of Verity in their household to Miss Marple. After the inquiry into Miss Temple's death, Miss Marple is visited by Archdeacon Brabazon, a friend of Miss Temple. He tells Miss Marple that he was going to marry Verity Hunt and Michael Rafiel in a secret ceremony. While he disapproved of the secrecy and worried about their prospects, he agreed to marry them because he could see they were in love. He was most surprised when neither turned up for the wedding, nor sent a note. Miss Marple stays

neg: Raymond West (character) Final Cases and Two Other Stories"). Raymond West (character) Raymond West is a fictional character who appears in several of Agatha Christie's novels featuring Jane Marple. He is a well known author and Marple's nephew. He is not interested in Marple's cases, but in some novels (like "A Caribbean Mystery" and "At Bertram's Hotel") he supports Marple financially. His wife Joan (née Lemprière), an artist, is also sympathetic to Marple. In "The Thirteen Problems", his future wife's name was given as Joyce, not Joan. Raymond's mother was one of three girls, with Marple being the eldest and his mother having

neg: Raymond West (character) Raymond West (character) Raymond West is a fictional character who appears in several of Agatha Christie's novels featuring Jane Marple. He is a well known author and Marple's nephew. He is not interested in Marple's cases, but in some novels (like "A Caribbean Mystery" and "At Bertram's Hotel") he supports Marple financially. His wife Joan (née Lemprière), an artist, is also sympathetic to Marple. In "The Thirteen Problems", his future wife's name was given as Joyce, not Joan. Raymond's mother was one of three girls, with Marple being the eldest and his mother having another sister. This other sister had

neg: A Pocket Full of Rye at the office and in the home. The older son, Percival, tells the Inspector that his father was erratic and ruining the business. After the story of the three murders is in the newspapers, Miss Marple arrives at Yewtree Lodge, as she can shed light on Gladys Martin. Gladys learned serving and cleaning at Miss Marple's home. Miss Ramsbottom invites Miss Marple to stay at Yewtree Lodge. Inspector Neele agrees to work with Miss Marple, seeing that she can talk with people in a different way than he can. Neele learns that the taxine was ingested in marmalade, with a

neg: Sleeping Murder tells her story to Miss Marple. She was born in India where her father was stationed, then raised in New Zealand by her mother’s sister from a toddler, once her mother died. Her father died a few years after her mother. She has memories of being on a ship, but it is clearly two ships. Miss Marple suggests that for at least a short time, Gwenda lived in England with her father and his second wife, which proves to be the case. Her stepmother, Helen Kennedy Halliday, met her father travelling from India back to England, where their shipboard romance

neg: Joan Benham Demetrius. Joan Benham appeared in sixteen episodes of "Upstairs, Downstairs", from the first to the last series, as Bellamy family friend, Lady Prudence Fairfax. Other television programmes she appeared in include, "Doctor in the House", "Doctor in Charge", "Father Brown", "The Duchess of Duke Street", "Doctor on the Go", "Just William" and "Take My Wife". Her film credits include the "Miss Marple" movie "Murder Ahoy!" (1964), "Ladies Who Do" (1963), "Perfect Friday" (1970), and "Carry On Emmannuelle" (1978). Her last role was as Melinda Spry in the sitcom "Terry and June". This episode, "The Lawnmower", was broadcast on 13 November

neg: A Murder Is Announced suggests to the police that this is a strange suicide or accidental death, but Inspector Craddock is not satisfied. Craddock is advised to involve Miss Marple, currently a guest at the spa hotel where Scherz was employed, in the case, and the two work together. They learn that Scherz has a criminal background of petty theft and forgery. Scherz's girlfriend, a waitress at the spa, reveals that he had been paid to appear as the holdup man; he believed it was "a silly English joke". Craddock returns to Chipping Cleghorn, where Miss Marple stays with the local vicar's wife. Establishing

neg: The Murder at the Vicarage of Miss Weatherby, the changing of Mrs. Price-Ridley's first name from "Martha" to "Marjorie", the renaming of Bill Archer to Frank Tarrent and the addition of a plotline in which the Colonel stole 10,000 francs from the French Resistance, which led to the death of an agent. Two major departures from the book are the portrayal of Miss Marple as Anne's close friend and the addition of a series of flashbacks to December 1915, where a younger Miss Marple was engaged in a forbidden love affair with a married soldier. In both versions, the vicar's role is reduced and he

neg: JJ Hickson with the Denver Nuggets. On February 25, 2014, Hickson recorded 16 points and a career-high 25 rebounds in a 95-100 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. On March 22, 2014, it was announced that Hickson would miss the rest of the season after tearing his ACL in the March 21 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. On September 17, 2014, Hickson was suspended by the NBA for the first five games of the 2014–15 season for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy. On February 19, 2016, Hickson was waived by the Nuggets. On February 25, 2016, Hickson signed with the Washington Wizards.

neg: 4.50 from Paddington who passes the report for investigation. When arriving at Miss Marple's cottage, she tells all to her. Mrs McGillicuddy describes the dying woman as having blonde hair and wearing a fur coat and the man as tall and dark, though she saw only his back. Miss Marple believes her story, knowing her friend to be trustworthy in description. With no report of a body found in the next day's news, Miss Marple sets out to determine where the body is. With a good map and several rides on the trains to feel the effect of a sharp curve on standing

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) Price (two of those on the tour) pushed the boulder, and their alibis are mere fabrication. As they get ready to leave, Miss Cooke suggests that the coffee would not suit Miss Marple, as it will keep her up all night. Clotilde then offers some warm milk. The two ladies soon depart, although each returns to retrieve a forgotten item. At three o'clock in the morning, Clotilde enters Miss Marple's room, surprised when Miss Marple turns on the light. Miss Marple tells her that she did not drink the milk. Clotilde offers to warm it up, but Miss Marple tells

neg: Stuart Palmer "The Gargoyle's Throat." Palmer tried his hand at writing a murder mystery with "The Penguin Pool Murder", published in 1931 and filmed the following year by RKO Radio Pictures. Character actress Edna May Oliver starred as Palmer's heroine, Hildegarde Withers, a spinster schoolteacher who was an amateur sleuth – something of an American version of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple although considerably more comic and caustic. "The model for the unusual sleuth had been his high school teacher, a Miss Fern Hakett, he later admitted." The casting of Oliver for the role was a happy coincidence, as Palmer had been influenced

neg: A Pocket Full of Rye Fortescue tells Miss Marple she is, and the Inspector confirms it. Jennifer put out the dead blackbirds near Rex to remind him of his past offense. She knew her mother's vengeance lesson was wrong. Miss Marple and Inspector Neele realize this gave the theme to the murderer. Miss Marple explains what Gladys did: put the poison in the marmalade not knowing it was poison, and the rye in his pocket, at the direction of her boyfriend, Albert Evans. Dove immediately blackmails Jennifer; Inspector Neele says if Dove pays the money back, he will not charge her. Miss Marple explains that

neg: A Pocket Full of Rye so offends Miss Marple to match the line in the rhyme, "and pecked off her nose." Gladys was very easy to persuade to assist him, never questioning his motives, and flattered by his attentions. She believed she was adding a truth drug to the marmalade, to help Albert when he met with Rex. Miss Marple deduces this from knowing Gladys and seeing her things. When Miss Marple returns home, a letter from Gladys awaits her. She explains all she did and begs Miss Marple's help, as she does not know what to do. The letter was waylaid in the post.

neg: Miss Marple (TV series) Marple: Volume One", released on 28 October 2014, included the episodes "The Body in the Library", "A Murder Is Announced", "The Moving Finger," and "Murder at the Vicarage" and the first part of the three-part documentary special, "A Very British Murder, Part 1: A New Taste for Blood". "Miss Marple: Volume Two", released on 31 March 2015, included the episodes "They Do It with Mirrors", "The Mirror Crack’d from Side to Side", "4.50 from Paddington", and "A Pocketful of Rye" along with the bonus material "A Very British Murder, Part 2: Detection Most Ingenious". "Miss Marple: Volume Three," released on

neg: Agatha Christie's Marple due to the involvement of War-period China. In Norway, the series has been airing on state broadcaster NRK1 as "Miss Marple." In Sweden, "Marple" airs on TV4, the biggest commercial TV station. In Poland, the series airs on Ale Kino+. In the Czech Republic it is broadcast under the name "Slečna Marplová," the Czech for "Miss Marple." In Brazil, the series airs on HBO Brasil. The show has sparked controversy with some viewers for its adaptations of the novels. The first series of "Marple" was released in March 2005 in the UK, followed by the second series in July 2006.

neg: Miss Silver Miss Silver Miss Silver is a fictional detective featured in 32 novels by British novelist Patricia Wentworth. Miss Maud Silver is a retired governess-turned-private detective. Like Miss Marple, Miss Silver's age and demeanor make her appear harmless. Some admire the character, believing that "while Miss Marple may receive ten times the attention as Miss Silver, ... the woefully neglected Miss Silver is the real deal - a professional investigator and stand-up woman, a true forerunner of all future female private eyes." Others disagree, claiming that the character "has none of the credibility of ... Miss Marple... Her spinsterish appearance is

neg: Raymond West (character) a daughter, Raymond's cousin Mabel Denham, who was accused of murdering her husband, Geoffrey ("The Thirteen Problems"). Raymond and Joan had two sons, one of whom is named David and works in British Railways. David was able to help his great-aunt solve a mystery regarding a missing corpse by sending her a map of a certain patch of railway ("4.50 from Paddington"). His other son, Lionel, is a keen stamp collector and has shown Miss Marple every single one, and told her about the rare 1855 Blue Stamp, which helps her solve a case regarding a lost inheritance ("Miss Marple's

neg: Murder Ahoy! 4.50 from Paddington" ("Murder, She Said" – the only Miss Marple novel used), "After the Funeral" (a Poirot mystery, adapted for Miss Marple with the title "Murder at the Gallop") and "Mrs. McGinty's Dead" (another Poirot novel, adapted as "Murder Most Foul") – this film used an original screenplay that was not based on any of Christie's stories. It does, however, employ elements of the Miss Marple story "They Do It With Mirrors". Specifically, the "Battledore" is a training ship for teenage boys with criminal tendencies, who are supposedly being set on the straight and narrow path – when, in

neg: Murder Most Foul Harrow. The scene of the murder and associated village scenes were filmed in the village of Sarratt near Rickmansworth in Hertfordshire. The name of the first film in the series, "Murder She Said", is also the title of the Cosgood Players production that appears on the playbills in the murder victims suitcase. Marple performs a section of the poem "The Shooting of Dan McGrew" by Robert W. Service in the film. Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul is the third of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Loosely based on the novel "Mrs McGinty's Dead" by Agatha Christie, it

neg: Miss Marple at an Italian finishing school with Americans Ruth Van Rydock and Caroline "Carrie" Louise Serrocold. While Miss Marple is described as 'an old lady' in many of the stories, her age is mentioned in "At Bertram's Hotel", where it is said she visited the hotel when she was fourteen and almost sixty years have passed since then. Excluding "Sleeping Murder", 41 years passed between the first and last-written novels, and many characters grow and age. An example would be the Vicar's nephew: in "The Murder at the Vicarage", the Reverend Clement's nephew Dennis is a teenager; in "The Mirror Crack'd

neg: Agatha Christie's Marple sometimes when simply being at home), Miss Marple often stumbles upon or hears about mysterious murders, which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over. During her adventures, Miss Marple is aided by close friends, relatives, or other allies that she meets, which include Tommy and Tuppence - protagonists of another series of Christie novels. The only character to appear in every episode is Miss Marple herself, played by Geraldine McEwan until series 3 and by Julia McKenzie from series 4 onwards. A

neg: A Murder Is Announced Blacklock as "Lotty" (short for "Charlotte") instead of "Letty" (short for "Letitia"), and her conversation with Miss Marple in the cafe proved fatal. Amy Murgatroyd was killed for realising that Charlotte was the one person whose face was not illuminated by Rudi Scherz's torch. Miss Marple persuaded Mitzi and Edmund to play parts in tripping up Charlotte Blacklock; Phillipa's admission to being Pip was not planned, but Inspector Craddock managed to keep up the act and claim Edmund was after Phillipa's money. Mitzi had agreed to serve as the bait, and Miss Marple imitated Bunny's voice to cause Charlotte to

neg: Nemesis (Christie novel) Rafiel's ne'er-do-well son, Michael, but the marriage did not happen. Another member of the tour group, Miss Cooke, is a woman she had met briefly in St Mary Mead. Her next clue comes from Lavinia Glynne; Rafiel had written to Mrs Glynne and her two sisters before his death, suggesting that Miss Marple spend the most physically challenging few days of the tour with them. Miss Marple accepts Lavinia's invitation. She then meets Lavinia's spinster sisters, Clotilde and Anthea Bradbury-Scott. On talking with the servant, Miss Marple learns that Verity joined the family after both her parents died, becoming quite

neg: Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul is the third of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Loosely based on the novel "Mrs McGinty's Dead" by Agatha Christie, it stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell as Inspector Craddock, and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Mr. Stringer. The story is ostensibly based on the original Christie story, but notably changes the action and characters. Hercule Poirot is replaced by Miss Marple and most other characters are not in the original story. The film was released in 1964 and directed by George Pollock, with David Pursall credited with