The definitive adaptation of all twelve Miss Marple novels, starring Joan Hickson in the title role and featuring one of the all-time TV themes, composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. The series was produced by George Gallaccio, written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Parker, Ken Taylor, and Jill Hyem, and co-stars David Horovitch and Ian Brimble as officers Slack and Lake. Over the course of the series it also features John Castle, Joan Sims, Sylvia Syms, Samantha Bond, Peter Davison, Timothy West, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Maurice Denham, Donald Pleasence, Sophie Ward, Jean Simmons, and Joss Ackland.

Cast & crew

Agatha Christie

Creator

Joan Hickson

Miss Marple

John Castle

Inspector Craddock

David Horovitch

Inspector Slack / Superintendent Slack

I

Ian Brimble

Constable Lake / Sergeant Lake

Imogen Bickford-Smith

Elsie Holland

Valentine Dyall

Lorrimer

Frederick Jaeger

Colonel Melchett

Gwen Watford

Mrs. Bantry

Moray Watson

Colonel Bantry

Michael Culver

Edward Symmington

Elizabeth Counsell

Angela Symmington

Deborah Appleby

Megan Hunter

Hilary Mason

Emily Barton

Sabina Franklyn

Joanna Burton

U

Ursula Howells

Miss Blacklock

Samantha Bond

Julia Simmons

Simon Shepherd

Patrick Simmons

Sylvia Syms

Mrs. Easterbrook

Joan Sims

Miss Murgatroyd

Timothy West

Rex Fortescue

Seasons

21 episodes

Season 11984 · 11 episodes

Season 21987 · 10 episodes