Miss Marple Episode Guide

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Episode Guide

Miss Marple: Season 2 (2003)

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Nemesis : Part Two

    Part two of two. Joan Hickson, in the guise of super-sleuth Miss Marple, concludes her investigation of an undivulged crime after being hired by a millionaire. Instructed only to go on a coach tour of historic homes, she soon uncovers a tangled tale of murder and intrigue. With Helena Mitchell, James Cossins, Caroline Blakiston and Robert Reynolds

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Miss Marple

    Part one of two. Joan Hickson, in the guise of super-sleuth Miss Marple, is hired by a millionaire to investigate an undivulged crime. Instructed only to go on a coach tour of historic homes, she soon uncovers a tangled tale of murder and intrigue. With Helena Mitchell, James Cossins, Caroline Blakiston and Robert Reynolds

  • Season 2 Episode 4: At Bertram's Hotel : Part Two

    Part two of two. While staying at Bertram's Hotel, Miss Marple is provided with ample evidence for a tantalising case, possibly linked to an Irish train robbery. Joan Hickson stars as the super-sleuth

  • Season 2 Episode 3: At Bertram's Hotel : Part One

    Feature-length mystery drama. While holidaying at the plush Bertram's Hotel in London, Miss Marple is presented with a fresh challenge to her deductive powers - a tantalising case involving a cleric whose disappearance is seemingly linked to an Irish train robbery. Joan Hickson, Caroline Blakiston and Joan Greenwood star

  • Season 2 Episode 2: Sleeping Murder : Part Two

    Feature-length episode. A newly-wed, recently arrived in England from New Zealand, sees disturbing visions of a strangled corpse in the hallway of her dream home. Joan Hickson stars as the elderly detective determined to get to the bottom of the mystery

  • Season 2 Episode 1: Sleeping Murder : Part One

    Part one of two. A newlywed, only recently arrived from New Zealand, begins to see disturbing visions of a strangled corpse in the hallway of her dream home. Joan Hickson stars as the elderly detective determined to get to the bottom of the mystery

Miss Marple: Season 1 (2003)

  • Season 1 Episode 7: A Pocketful of Rye : Part Two

    Part two of two. The poison used in the murder is identified and suspicion falls on the household and staff at Yew Tree Lodge. Joan Hickson stars

  • Season 1 Episode 6: A Pocketful of Rye : Part One

    Feature-length episode of the detective drama. Agatha Christie's elderly sleuth is intrigued by the case of a City businessman who died in his 'counting house' with a pocketfull of rye : and as she sets out to crack the 'crime by rhyme', suspicion soon falls on the household and staff at Yew Tree Lodge. Joan Hickson, Timothy West, Peter Davison, Tom Wilkinson, Stacy Dorning, Clive Merrison and Rachel Bell star

  • Season 1 Episode 5: A Murder is Announced : Part Three

    Part three of three. The perky pensioner disappears, leading Inspector Craddock to believe she's become another victim

  • Season 1 Episode 4: A Murder is Announced : Part Two

    Part two of three. The innocuous super sleuth's suspicions prove to be well-founded, prompting Inspector Craddock to turn up the pressure. Murder mystery, starring Joan Hickson

  • Season 1 Episode 3: A Murder is Announced : Part One

    Feature-length episode. An unusual advertisement appears in Chipping Cleghorn's local gazette, purporting to reveal details of a forthcoming murder, including the date, time and venue. It appears to be a morbid practical joke, but proves shockingly accurate. Puzzled by the mystery, and with more suspects than he can shake a stick at, Inspector Craddock quickly enlists Miss Marple's help in solving the crime. Joan Hickson stars

  • Season 1 Episode 2: The Moving Finger : Part Two

    Part two of two. As the murderer is revealed, the super-sleuth's instincts are proved correct yet again

  • Season 1 Episode 1: The Moving Finger : Part One

    Feature-length episode. A man arrives in an East Anglian village with his sister Joanna to convalesce following a flying accident - but the residents' warm welcome isn't all it seems. Joan Hickson stars as the elderly sleuth, with Andrew Bicknell and Sabrina Franklyn

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Miss Marple: Special (1993 - 2003)

  • Special Episode 1992: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side : Part One

    A famous film star arrives from America and throws a summer garden party for the entire village - where one of her fans drinks a poisoned cocktail and promptly drops dead. Fortunately, the guest list includes Miss Marple, who immediately sets about tracking down the killer. Feature-length drama, starring Joan Hickson, Claire Bloom and Barry Newman

  • Special Episode 1992: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side : Part Two

    Part two. Miss Marple continues her investigation into the suspicious death of a villager at the annual charity fete. Crime drama, starring Joan Hickson as the elderly sleuth, with Claire Bloom and Barry Newman

  • Special Episode 1991: They Do It with Mirrors : Part One

    Feature-length episode of the mystery drama. The sleuthing senior citizen is urged by an old friend to visit her sister as she is convinced something is wrong. Miss Marple heads for the country to investigate and it is not long before a heated argument in a locked room ends with a gunshot that leaves a man dead. Jean Simmons and Joss Ackland guest star, with Joan Hickson

  • Special Episode 1991: They Do It with Mirrors : Part Two

    Part two of two. The sleuthing senior citizen visits a girlhood friend who now runs a home for juvenile delinquents and soon finds herself with yet another mystery to solve : this time the murder of a secretive visitor. Drama, starring Joan Hickson and Jean Simmons

  • Special Episode 1989: A Caribbean Mystery : Part One

    The shrewd spinster is sent to convalesce in the tropical paradise of Barbados, where she finds life decidedly dull : until a grisly double murder relieves the monotony and presents her with a heaven-sent opportunity to do some serious sleuthing. Feature-length mystery, starring Joan Hickson, Donald Pleasence and Adrian Lukis

  • Special Episode 1989: A Caribbean Mystery : Part Two

    Part two of two. The shrewd spinster is sent to convalesce in the tropical paradise of Barbados, where she finds life decidedly dull : until a grisly double murder relieves the monotony and presents her with the opportunity to do some serious sleuthing

  • Special Episode 1987: 4.50 from Paddington : Part One

    The sleuth investigates a friend's claim to have witnessed a murder being committed on a passing train. However, everyone is stumped by the lack of a body. Agatha Christie drama, starring Joan Hickson, David Horovitch, Joanna David and Jill Meager

  • Special Episode 1987: 4.50 From Paddington - Part Two

    The discovery of a woman's body makes things look as though progress is being made, although as the residents at the Crackenthorpe estate are bumped off one by one, Miss Marple begins to piece the clues together

  • Special Episode 1986: Murder at the Vicarage : Part One

    Feature-length episode. An unpopular colonel is found dead in the vicarage of St Mary Mead and investigations reveal no shortage of suspects - including the vicar and members of the victim's family. Christmas edition from 1986, starring Joan Hickson, Paul Eddington and James Hazeldine

  • Special Episode 1986: Murder at the Vicarage : Part Two

    Part two of two. Colonel Protheroe is murdered in the vicar's study and the sleuthing spinster seems to be the only one who can unravel the clues to eventurally track down the culprit. Joan Hickson stars

  • Special Episode 1984: The Body in the Library : Part One

    Feature-length episode of the drama. A couple wake up to find a strangled corpse on the hearthrug in their library space: but help is at hand in the diminutive form of venerable amateur sleuth Miss Marple, who just happens to live next door. She agrees to investigate but, as her inquiries get under way, another body is discovered. Joan Hickson, Gwen Watford and Moray Watson star

  • Special Episode 1984: The Body in the Library : Part Three

    Part three of three. The sleuth solves the mystery about the body found in library. Detective drama, starring Joan Hickson

  • Special Episode 1984: The Body in the Library : Part Two

    Part two of three. The super-sleuth novelist's investigations into the Jefferson family are offset by a hunch about a second killing which, tragically, proves justified. Detective drama, starring Joan Hickson