Agatha Christie's Marple 

Dolly Bantry calls upon her old friend Miss Marple when the strangled corpse of an unknown blonde girl is found in the library of her home, Gossington Hall.

Director:

Andy Wilson

Writers:

Kevin Elyot (screenplay), Agatha Christie (novel)

Stars:

Geraldine McEwan, Ian Richardson, Tara Fitzgerald

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 2 nominations.

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Geraldine McEwan	...	Miss Marple
Ian Richardson	...	Conway Jefferson
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Adelaide Jefferson
Jamie Theakston	...	Mark Gaskell
Giles Oldershaw	...	Edwards
Florence Hoath	...	Pamela Reeves
Joanna Lumley	...	Dolly Bantry
James Fox	...	Colonel Arthur Bantry
Simon Callow	...	Colonel Melchett
Ben Miller	...	Basil Blake
Emma Cooke	...	Dinah Lee
Robin Soans	...	Dr. Haydock
Bruce Mackinnon	...	Scamper (as Bruce MacKinnon)
Jack Davenport	...	Superintendent Harper
Mary Stockley	...	Josie Turner

Storyline

A young woman's corpse is dumped in the library of Gossington Hall, home of Jane Marple's friend Dolly Bantry and her husband Arthur. Pompous Chief Constable Melchett suspects a connection with Basil Blake, an arty young man who lives locally but Blake is dismissive when Melchett visits him. Then Superintendent Harper rings from the coastal town of Danemouth. Ruby Keane, a young girl employed as a dancer at the Majestic Hotel there, has gone missing, and her cousin Josie Turner identifies the corpse as Ruby's. Ruby is in favour with millionaire Conway Jefferson, whose own son and daughter were killed in a wartime air raid, and he wants to adopt her. His son-in-law Mark Gaskell, and daughter-in-law Adelaide react variously to the news. Miss Marple is convinced that the solution to Ruby's murder may be found at the hotel and she and Dolly book into a suite to investigate. There is no shortage of suspects, not only family members but the handsome Raymond Starr, another of the hotel's ...

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Plot Keywords:

library | murder | amateur detective | secret marriage | detective | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Official Sites:

PBS [United States]

Country:

UK USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

17 April 2005 (USA)

Also Known As:

Agatha Christie's Marple

Filming Locations:

Dorney Court, Dorney, Buckinghamshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

Granada, WGBH, Agatha Christie

Technical Specs

Runtime:

94 min

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The producers of this series of Miss Marple TV dramas have set her home village of St Mary Mead in Oxfordshire. From clues given in the Agatha Christie books, if a real county was guessed at, Hampshire would be the likely location for St Mary Mead.

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Goofs

In the scene showing the Pier at "Danemouth", a modern double decker bus is visible driving past.

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Quotes

[repeated line]
Dolly Bantry: Isn't she marvellous?

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Connections

Followed by Marple: Agatha Christie's Marple: The Murder at the Vicarage (2004)

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Soundtracks

All of Me
(uncredited)
Music by Gerald Marks
(dance music)

User Reviews

An Invigorated Miss Marple!

Very enjoyable, very star studded, very high production value version of the well know tale.

Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple is delightful, lots of life, energy, whimsey and knowing so much much better than previous leaden, "definitve" interpretations...

Whislt Joanna Lumley is a wonderful foil, she perhaps overplays he comedy. However the rest of the supporting cast are extremely impressive. Some of the adventurous casting working extremely well, who'd have thought that Little Britain could transfer to the 1950's...

Looking forward to next Sunday!