"Marple was benign and chirpy. She had earlier appeared in a TV movie adaptation of the non-Marple Christie story ""Murder Is Easy"", playing an elderly lady somewhat similar to Miss Marple. From 1984 to 1992, the BBC adapted all of the original Miss Marple novels as a series titled ""Miss Marple"". Joan Hickson played the lead role. In the 1940s, she appeared on-stage in an Agatha Christie play, ""Appointment with Death"", which was seen by Christie who wrote in a note to her, ""I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple"". (Coincidentally, Hickson had played a housekeeper"
"Butler, at Sidbury Cemetery in Devon. Series 1 Series 2 Series 3 Joan Hickson Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series ""Miss Marple"". She also narrated a number of ""Miss Marple"" stories on audio books. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Hickson was a daughter of Edith Mary (née Bogle) and Alfred Harold Hickson, a shoe manufacturer. Boarding at Oldfield School at Swanage in Dorset she went on to train at RADA in London."
"Margaret Rutherford Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was a British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple. She first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"", and Oscar Wilde's ""The Importance of Being Earnest"". She won the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for her role as The Duchess of Brighton in ""The V.I.P.s"" (1963). Rutherford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 1961 and a Dame"
"Spall in drag) tells her life story in cabaret form before an audience. ""Without Walls"" TV Series (UK) 5 October 1993. The English PEN International Centre included several readings of poems by Rutherford on a list entitled Library of Recordings.pdf (1953). The works listed were: Margaret Rutherford Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, (11 May 1892 – 22 May 1972) was a British character actress of stage, television and film, probably best known for her later career as Agatha Christie's character Miss Marple. She first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's ""Blithe Spirit"", and"
"Joan Hickson Joan Bogle Hickson, OBE (5 August 1906 – 17 October 1998) was an English actress of theatre, film and television. She was known for her role as Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in the television series ""Miss Marple"". She also narrated a number of ""Miss Marple"" stories on audio books. Born in Kingsthorpe, Northampton, Hickson was a daughter of Edith Mary (née Bogle) and Alfred Harold Hickson, a shoe manufacturer. Boarding at Oldfield School at Swanage in Dorset she went on to train at RADA in London. Making her stage debut in 1927, she worked for several years throughout"
"Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (née Miller; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer. She is known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around her fictional detectives Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Christie also wrote the world's longest-running play, a murder mystery, ""The Mousetrap"", and, under the pen name Mary Westmacott, six romances. In 1971 she was appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) for her contribution to literature. Christie was born into a wealthy upper-middle-class family in Torquay, Devon."
"Miss Marple) worked at a cosmetic company. After lukewarm reviews of her two previous novels, Francis Iles (Anthony Berkeley Cox) felt that the writer was back on form in his review in ""The Guardian""'s issue of 11 December 1964: ""Mrs Agatha Christie has done it again. In ""A Caribbean Mystery"" she tells the reader explicitly what is going to happen; and yet when it does, nine out of ten will be taken completely by surprise – as I was. How ""does"" she do it? For the rest, it is Miss Marple this time who is in charge of the story;"
"of Miss Marple was made the chief sleuth of the plot, several changes were made for the adaptation: The novel has been adapted twice for BBC Radio: The novel was first serialised in the British weekly magazine ""Woman’s Mirror"" in eight abridged instalments from 2 September to 21 October 1961 with illustrations by Zelinski. In the US a condensed version of the novel appeared in the April 1962 (Volume LXXIX, Number 4) issue of the ""Ladies Home Journal"" with an illustration by Eugenie Louis. The Pale Horse The Pale Horse is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and"
"George Pollock (director) George Pollock (March 27, 1907 – December 22, 1979) was a British film director, best known for bringing Agatha Christie's famous detective Miss Marple to the big screen for the first time, starring Margaret Rutherford. Born in Leicester, England in 1907, Pollock began his career as an assistant director in the mid 30s. He collaborated with David Lean on such films as ""Brief Encounter"", ""Great Expectations"" and ""Oliver Twist"". His first film as director was ""Stranger in Town"" in 1957. However, he is most famous for bringing Miss Marple to the big screen for the first time"
"Murder Most Foul Murder Most Foul is the third of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Loosely based on the novel ""Mrs McGinty's Dead"" by Agatha Christie, it stars Margaret Rutherford as Miss Jane Marple, Bud Tingwell as Inspector Craddock, and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) as Mr. Stringer. The story is ostensibly based on the original Christie story, but notably changes the action and characters. Hercule Poirot is replaced by Miss Marple and most other characters are not in the original story. The film was released in 1964 and directed by George Pollock, with David Pursall credited with"
"The Murder at the Vicarage The Murder at the Vicarage is a work of detective fiction by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1930 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. It is the first novel to feature the character of Miss Marple, although the character had previously appeared in short stories published in ""The Royal Magazine"" and ""The Story-Teller Magazine"", starting in December 1927. These earlier"
"Highly ingenious – at this point she is still able to vary the tricks she plays, not repeat them."" The novel was adapted by MGM in 1964 as the film ""Murder Most Foul"". However, in an unusual move, the character of Poirot was replaced with Christie's other most famous detective Miss Marple (portrayed by Margaret Rutherford), who comes onto the case when she is a juror in the trial of the lodger who is accused of the murder. As she is the only juror to believe the lodger is innocent and will not join with the others to vote guilty."
"Adaptations of Agatha Christie Adaptations of the works of Agatha Christie: Episodes of the television series ""Miss Marple"" include: Episodes of the television series ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" include: Episodes of the television series ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" include: Many of Christie's novels have been adapted for BBC Radio over the course of several years. However the most prominent productions were the dramatisations of the Poirot and Miss Marple stories: Starring Jonathan Forbes as Mike and Lizzy Watts as Ellie Starring Hugh Bonneville as Nevile and Marcia Warren as Lady Tresselian Starring Melinda Walker as Emily Trefusis, Stephen Tompkinson as Charles Enderby,"
"a photograph by James Viles. A BBC television film adaptation from 1987 starred Joan Hickson in the title role as Miss Marple. ITV broadcast its adaptation on 23 September 2007 as part of the third series of ""Marple"", starring Geraldine McEwan. This version included many substantial changes to the plot, characters, atmosphere and the finale of the original novel: At Bertram's Hotel At Bertram's Hotel is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club on 15 November 1965 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company the following"
"production, the part of Jason Rafiel was portrayed by Frank Gatliff, rather than Donald Pleasence. In 2013, the book was adapted for the sixth series of ITV's ""Agatha Christie's Marple"", starring Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple and co-starring Antony Sher as Jason Rafiel, Oliver Ford Davies as Major Palgrave, and Robert Webb and Charity Wakefield as the Kendalls. The characters are much the same as in the novel, and the location is the same. At the end, Tim tries to shoot Molly rather than poison her, but the bullets of the gun have been removed. Like some of the other"
"is practically in the background in this story, watching closely as a nihilistic young man (James D'Arcy) comes out of his cynical, alcohol-laced haze to investigate the source of so much misery."" and is ""set shortly after World War II."" A radio adaptation was broadcast in BBC Radio 4 on May 2001 in the ""Saturday Play"" slot, starring June Whitfield as Miss Marple. The novel's first true publication was the US serialisation in ""Collier's Weekly"" in eight instalments from 28 March (Volume 109, Number 13) to 16 May 1942 (Volume 109, Number 20) with illustrations by Mario Cooper. The UK"
"Morton adapted the novel for the stage, he replaced the character of Caroline with a young girl. This change saddened Christie and she determined to give old maids a voice: Miss Marple was born. Christie may have taken the name from Marple railway station, through which she passed, or from Marple Hall, near her sister Madge's home at Abney Hall. The character of Jane Marple in the first Miss Marple book, ""The Murder at the Vicarage"", is markedly different from how she appears in later books. This early version of Miss Marple is a gleeful gossip and not an especially"
"in 1961 with ""Murder She Said"". He directed three more Miss Marple adaptations, each well received: ""Murder at the Gallop"", ""Murder Most Foul"" and ""Murder Ahoy"" (which was based on an original screenplay). He also directed a 1965 adaptation of Christie's ""Ten Little Indians"". As well as film, Pollock directed episodes of the TV programmes ""Interpol Calling"", ""Zero One"", ""Gideon's Way"" and ""Danger Man"". He died in 1979. George Pollock (director) George Pollock (March 27, 1907 – December 22, 1979) was a British film director, best known for bringing Agatha Christie's famous detective Miss Marple to the big screen for"
"from Side to Side"" to Rutherford. Rutherford presented the character as a bold and eccentric old lady, different from the prim and birdlike character Christie created in her novels. As penned by Christie, Miss Marple has never worked for a living, but the character as portrayed by Margaret Rutherford briefly works as a cook-housekeeper, a stage actress, a sailor and criminal reformer, and is offered the chance to run a riding establishment-cum-hotel. Her education and genteel background are hinted at when she mentions her awards at marksmanship, fencing and equestrianism (although these hints are played for comedic value). ""Murder, She"
"Rosemary Anne Sisson Rosemary Anne Sisson (13 October 1923 – 28 July 2017) was an English television dramatist and novelist. She was described by playwright Simon Farquhar in 2014 as being ""one of television's finest period storytellers"", and in 2017 fellow dramatist Ian Curteis referred to her as ""the Miss Marple of British playwriting"". Sisson was born in Enfield Town, Middlesex to Shakespeare scholar Charles Jasper Sisson (1885–1966) and his wife, Vera (née Ginn). She had an elder sister. She attended Cheltenham Ladies' College, where she developed a love of literature. She started reading English at University College London during"
"is more to modern taste than the touch of syrup in later presentations."" The story was adapted into a play by Moie Charles and Barbara Toy in 1949 and opened at the Playhouse Theatre on 16 December 1949. Miss Marple was played by Barbara Mullen. The BBC adapted the book into a film on 25 December 1986, with Joan Hickson as Miss Marple, Paul Eddington as the vicar, and Polly Adams as Anne Protheroe. The adaptation was generally very close to the original novel with four major exceptions: the trap which exposes the killer is changed to involve another murder"
"musical score by Dave Brubeck was criticised as inappropriate for its style of mystery. Brubeck had taken over from Pino Donaggio, who had already composed many pieces for the project, but was too busy to work on the project when various film edits needed re-scoring. His original score had swirling strings, lush melodies and tension-filled passages. The novel was adapted for the third season of the ITV television series ""Marple"" featuring Geraldine McEwan as the titular Miss Marple in 2007, although the character was not in the original novel. The episode guest-starred Denis Lawson as Leo, Stephanie Leonidas as Hester,"
"The Thirteen Problems The Thirteen Problems is a short story collection by British writer Agatha Christie, first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in June 1932 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company in 1933 under the title The Tuesday Club Murders. The UK edition retailed at seven shillings and sixpence (7/6) and the US edition at $2.00. The thirteen stories feature the amateur detective Miss Marple, her nephew Raymond West, and her friend Sir Henry Clithering. They are the earliest stories Christie wrote about Miss Marple. As in some of her other short story collections"
"Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories Miss Marple's Final Cases and Two Other Stories is a short story collection written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Collins Crime Club in October 1979 retailing at £4.50. It was the last Christie book to be published under the Collins Crime Club imprint although HarperCollins continue to be the writer's UK publishers. The book contains eight short stories and did not appear in the United States; however, in 2010, an audio book and the Kindle edition were released, which included six stories from the book, plus ""Greenshaw's"
"found irresistible."" The millionaire Jason Rafiel appears again, posthumously, in the novel ""Nemesis"" where he sends Miss Marple on a case specifically because of her success in solving the events related in ""A Caribbean Mystery"". A 1983 US TV movie adaptation starred Helen Hayes as Miss Marple and Barnard Hughes as Mr Rafiel. ""The New York Times"" says that Miss Marple has ""a carload of suspects"" to figure out why her friend was killed, in this film that first aired 22 October 1983. The screenplay was credited to Sue Grafton, later a mystery writer, and Steve Humphrey. A BBC TV"
"in two abridged instalments from July (Volume XCIII, Number 7) to August 1976 (Volume XCIII, Number 8) with an illustration by Fred Otnes. Sleeping Murder Sleeping Murder: Miss Marple's Last Case is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by the Collins Crime Club in October 1976 and in the US by Dodd, Mead and Company later in the same year. The UK edition retailed for £3.50 and the US edition for $7.95. The book features Miss Marple. It was the last Christie novel, published posthumously, although not the last one Christie wrote"
"movie ""The Unexpected Mrs. Pollifax"" in 1999. Dorothy Gilman Dorothy Edith Gilman (June 25, 1923 – February 2, 2012) was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series. Begun in a time when women in mystery meant Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and international espionage meant young government men like James Bond and the spies of John Le Carre and Graham Greene, Emily Pollifax, her heroine, became a spy in her 60s and is very likely the only spy in literature to belong simultaneously to the CIA and the local garden club. Dorothy Gilman was born in"
"Hildegarde Withers Hildegarde Withers is a fictional character who appeared in several novels and films. She was created by Stuart Palmer. Miss Withers ""whom the census enumerator had recently listed as 'spinster, born Boston, age thirty-nine, occupation school teacher'"" becomes an amateur sleuth in the first book of the series. Her adventures are usually comic but are nevertheless straightforward mysteries. She is a partial variation on Agatha Christie's Miss Marple. ""A lean, angular spinster lady, her unusual hats and the black cotton umbrella she carries are her trademark. ... Hildegarde collects tropical fish, abhors alcohol and tobacco, and appears to"
"1986 as a part of PBS's ""Mystery!"". In his review in ""The New York Times"", critic John J. O'Connor wrote: Miss Christie would no doubt approve of Joan Hickson, the veteran British character actress who plays Miss Marple... This BBC/Arts & Entertainment co-production offers an especially good example of Agatha Christie in adaptation. The characters are nicely realized and the suspense holds. Miss Hickson is lovely, neither as awesome as Miss Rutherford nor as overly cute as Helen Hayes. And the supporting cast is admirable, particularly Gwen Watford as Dolly and David Horovitch as Inspector Slack. As someone notes about"
"Dorothy Gilman Dorothy Edith Gilman (June 25, 1923 – February 2, 2012) was an American writer. She is best known for the Mrs. Pollifax series. Begun in a time when women in mystery meant Agatha Christie's Miss Marple and international espionage meant young government men like James Bond and the spies of John Le Carre and Graham Greene, Emily Pollifax, her heroine, became a spy in her 60s and is very likely the only spy in literature to belong simultaneously to the CIA and the local garden club. Dorothy Gilman was born in New Brunswick, New Jersey, to minister James"
"Miss Seeton Emily D. Seeton, aka Miss Seeton or MissEss is the fictional heroine of a series of British cosy mystery novels by Heron Carvic, Roy Peter Martin writing as Hampton Charles, and Sarah J. Mason writing as Hamilton Crane. Cosy Mysteries lists the books as the ""Retired British Art Teacher in England Series"". Miss Seeton inadvertently draws psychologically and, perhaps, psychically informative sketches that allow Inspector Delphick and his assistant Bob Ranger to solve the crime. The primary plot element is Miss Seeton finding herself in an awkward situation as a result of logical and ladylike actions. The series"
"cast for this adaptation included: Julia McKenzie as Miss Marple Sean Biggerstaff as Bobby Attfield David Buchanan as John Carstairs Siwan Morris as Florrie Helen Lederer as Marjorie Attfield Georgia Moffett as Frankie Derwent Samantha Bond as Sylvia Savage Richard Briers as Wilson Freddie Fox as Tom Savage Rik Mayall as Alec Nicholson Hannah Murray as Dorothy Savage Rafe Spall as Roger Bassington Natalie Dormer as Moira Nicholson Warren Clarke as Commander Peters Mark Williams as Claud Evans Why Didn't They Ask Evans? Why Didn't They Ask Evans? is a work of detective fiction by Agatha Christie, first published in"
"read by numerous enthusiasts who decided to comply with a request from Christie's daughter not to reveal its existence. Twenty years later, another copy surfaced in Canada, where it received its world premiere on 16 October 2003. An adaptation was produced for the fifth series of ""Marple"", with Julia McKenzie as the lead. The adaptation retains Chimneys as the setting. However, the substitution of Miss Marple as the main detective is only the first of many changes made to the story, which amalgamates and renames several characters, turns the political connection (transferred from the fictitious Herzoslovakia to Austria) into one"