Programme Index

Duration: 2 hours, 20 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2008, 14:50 on BBC Two Northern Ireland (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Mon 29^th Dec 2008, 14:50 on BBC Two Wales

When an old schoolfriend of Miss Marple invites her to stay, she finds herself in the midst of an eccentric extended family. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
Carrie-Louise Serrocold:: Jean Simmons
Lewis Serrocold:: Joss Ackland
Ruth van Rydock:: Faith Brook
Detective Chief Inspector Slack:: David Horovitch
Detective Sargeant Lake:: Ian Brimble
Edgar Lawson:: Neal Swettenham
Mildred Strete:: Gillian Barge
Alex Restarick:: Christopher Villiers
Stephen Restarick:: Jay Villiers
Gina Hudd:: Holly Aird
Walter Hudd:: Todd Boyce
Dr Maseryk:: Saul Reichlin
Christian Gulbrandson:: John Bott
Ernie:: Matthew Cottle
Neville:: David Doyle
Bert:: Jake Wood
Keithie:: Tom Kerridge
Mrs Rodgers:: Brenda Cowling
W.P.C.:: Anne Atkins
Writer:: TR Bowen
Producer:: George Gallaccio
Director:: Norman Stone

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Miss Marple

The Body in the Library

Part 1: Part One

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 23^rd Sep 2013, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Sep 2013, 19:00 on BBC Four

Period crime drama. The ordered tranquility of life in St Mary Mead is shattered by a mysterious discovery. Miss Marple's investigations lead her to a seaside hotel. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
Dolly Bantry:: Gwen Watford
Colonel Bantry:: Moray Watson
Lorrimer:: Valentine Dyall
Mary:: Karin Foley
Colonel Melchett:: Frederick Jaeger
Detective Inspector Slack:: David Horovitch
Conway Jefferson:: Andrew Cruickshank
Adelaide Jefferson:: Ciaran Madden
Mr Prescott:: Hugh Walters
Raymond Starr:: Jess Conrad
Josie Turner:: Trudie Styler
Basil Blake:: Anthony Smee
Dinah Lee:: Debbie Arnold
Malcolm:: Colin Higgins
PC Palk:: John Bardon
Mrs Palk:: Anne Rutter
Detective Constable Lake:: Ian Brimble
Director:: Silvio Narizzano
Writer:: TR Bowen
Author:: Agatha Christie
Producer:: Guy Slater

Miss Marple

The Body in the Library

Part 3: Part Three

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 7^th Oct 2013, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 13^th Oct 2013, 19:00 on BBC Four

Concluding part of an adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel. Miss Marple is convinced that the death of schoolgirl Pamela Reeve holds the key to the mystery of the double murder. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
Dolly Bantry:: Gwen Watford
Colonel Bantry:: Moray Watson
Lorrimer:: Valentine Dyall
Sir Henry Clithering:: Raymond Francis
Colonel Melchett:: Frederick Jaeger
Detective Inspector Slack:: David Horovitch
Conway Jefferson:: Andrew Cruickshank
Adelaide Jefferson:: Ciaran Madden
WPC:: Sarah Whitlock
Raymond Starr:: Jess Conrad
Josie Turner:: Trudie Styler
Basil Blake:: Anthony Smee
Detective Constable Lake:: Ian Brimble
Edwards:: John Moffatt
Mark Gaskell:: Keith Drinkel
Ruby Keene:: Sally Jane Jackson
Hugo McLean:: Martyn Read
Pamela Reeve:: Astra Sheridan
George Bartlett:: Arthur Bostrom
Peter Carmody:: Andrew Downer
Florrie Small:: Karen Seacombe
Dinah Lee:: Debbie Arnold
Mary:: Karin Foley
Director:: Silvio Narizzano
Writer:: TR Bowen
Author:: Agatha Christie
Producer:: Guy Slater

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Series

Miss Marple

A Caribbean Mystery

Duration: 1 hour, 44 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Dec 2008, 14:25 on BBC Two Wales (Analogue)Latest broadcast: Tue 30^th Dec 2008, 14:25 on BBC Two Wales

Mystery with Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth. Miss Marple is sent to recuperate in the lush green tropical paradise of Barbados - but a murderer strikes. Show more

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
Jason Rafiel:: Donald Pleasence
Tim Kendal:: Adrian Lukis
Molly Kendal:: Sophie Ward
Doctor Grahame:: TP McKenna
Edward Hillingdon:: Michael Feast
Evelyn Hillingdon:: Sheila Ruskin
Major Palgrave:: Frank Middlemass
Lucky Dyson:: Sue Lloyd
Esther Walters:: Barbara Barnes
Jackson:: Stephen Bent
Inspector Weston:: Joseph Mydell
Victoria Johnson:: Valerie Buchanan
Napier:: Shaughan Seymour
Raymond West:: Trevor Bowen
Producer:: George Gallaccio
Director:: Christopher Petit
Writer:: TR Bowen

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Miss Marple

The Murder at the Vicarage

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2023, 21:50 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Dec 2023, 21:50 on BBC Four HD

When the Colonel is found murdered in the vicar's study, Miss Marple has to whittle down her long list of suspects. After all, the Colonel was not a popular man.

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
The Vicar:: Paul Eddington
Anne Protheroe:: Polly Adams
Writer:: TR Bowen
Director:: Julian Amyes

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Miss Marple

The Body in the Library

Part 2: Part Two

Duration: 52 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 30^th Sep 2013, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Oct 2013, 19:00 on BBC Four

While the investigation centres on the Jefferson family and their entourage, Miss Marple's hunch about a second killing proves all too tragically justified.

Contributors

Miss Marple:: Joan Hickson
Dolly Bantry:: Gwen Watford
Colonel Bantry:: Moray Watson
Lorrimer:: Valentine Dyall
Sir Henry Clithering:: Raymond Francis
Colonel Melchett:: Frederick Jaeger
Detective Inspector Slack:: David Horovitch
Conway Jefferson:: Andrew Cruickshank
Adelaide Jefferson:: Ciaran Madden
Mr Prescott:: Hugh Walters
Raymond Starr:: Jess Conrad
Josie Turner:: Trudie Styler
Basil Blake:: Anthony Smee
Detective Constable Lake:: Ian Brimble
Malcolm:: Colin Higgins
PC Palk:: John Bardon
Edwards:: John Moffatt
Mark Gaskell:: Keith Drinkel
Ruby Keene:: Sally Jane Jackson
Hugo McLean:: Martyn Read
Bridget:: Kathleen Breck
George Bartlett:: Arthur Bostrom
Peter Carmody:: Andrew Downer
Mr Brogan:: Sidney Livingstone
Major Reeve:: Stephen Churchett
Director:: Silvio Narizzano
Writer:: TR Bowen
Author:: Agatha Christie
Producer:: Guy Slater

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Series