The twenty-three episodes of this series are adapted from Dame Agatha Christie's twelve feature-length novels featuring Miss Marple, two Miss Marple short stories, and nine feature-length novels that do not feature Miss Marple in them at all.
The title of the series removes the word Miss from Miss Marple, to match the title of the Dame Agatha Christie's Poirot series.
Geraldine McEwan was nominated for a Satellite Award in 2005 for her role as Miss Marple in season one.
Following the conclusion of the sixth season, it was announced that the BBC had acquired the rights for the production of Dame Agatha Christie adaptations, suggesting that ITV would be unable to make a seventh season of this show.
Dame Agatha Christie's "Greenshaw's Folly" and "The Thumb Mark of St. Peter" were combined into one story for the series.