Which actress played Agatha Christie's Miss Marple in five films?
"architecture and country mansion houses are featured. Like many BBC programmes, production values are impeccable and costumes, houses and decor, cars, hairstyles and make-up could all be described as ""sumptuous"". McKee also praises the series for ""being as faithful as possible to the source material. Miss Marple does not chase the villains herself as Margaret Rutherford does in her film series, nor are the titles of the books altered to make them more sensational."" As for Hickson personally, she is frequently described as the ""definitive"" Miss Marple as Christie would have pictured her, and Hickson personally credited in large part"
"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"
"Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple (or simply Marple) is a British ITV television series loosely based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first to third series, until her retirement from the role, and by Julia McKenzie from the fourth series onwards. Following the conclusion of the sixth series, it was announced that the BBC had acquired the rights for the production of Agatha Christie adaptations, suggesting that ITV would be unable to make a seventh series of ""Marple"". Each series consists of four"
"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"
"""Endless Night"". The exterior of Marina Gregg's house in ""The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side"" were filmed at North Mymms Park. The cemetery in ""Nemesis"" was filmed at Waverley Abbey. Agatha Christie's Marple Agatha Christie's Marple (or simply Marple) is a British ITV television series loosely based on the books and short stories by British crime novelist Agatha Christie. The title character was played by Geraldine McEwan from the first to third series, until her retirement from the role, and by Julia McKenzie from the fourth series onwards. Following the conclusion of the sixth series, it was announced that"
"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,"
"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."
"9 June 2015, included the episodes ""A Caribbean Mystery"", ""At Bertram’s Hotel"", "" Sleeping Murder"", and ""Nemesis"" along with the bonus material ""A Very British Murder, Part 3: The Golden Age"". Miss Marple (TV series) Miss Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie, starring Joan Hickson in the title role. It aired from 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992 on BBC One. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The adaptations were written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Plater, Ken Taylor and Jill Hyem, and"
"the film the cat was female and called Delilah. In 2005, it was part of the first season of the ITV series ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" which featured Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple, Zoë Wanamaker as Letitia Blacklock, Keeley Hawes as Phillipa Haymes, Elaine Paige as Dora Bunner, Cherie Lunghi as Sadie Swettenham, and Catherine Tate as Mitzi. While the basic plot is retained from the novel, most of the characters in this adaptation have been heavily altered. The novel was serialised in eleven parts in the ""Daily Express"" from Tuesday, 28 February to Saturday, 11 March 1950. Five instalments carried"
"in 2004, ITV broadcast a series of adaptations of Agatha Christie's books under the title ""Agatha Christie's Marple"", usually referred to as ""Marple."" Geraldine McEwan starred in the first three series. Julia McKenzie took over the role in the fourth season. The adaptations are notable for changing the plots and characters of the original books (e.g. incorporating lesbian affairs, changing the identities of some killers, renaming or removing significant characters, and even using stories from other books in which Miss Marple did not originally feature). In the Geraldine McEwan series it is revealed that when she was young (portrayed by"
"- Miss Marple and Mystery: The Complete Short Stories (Miss Marple)"" by Agatha Christie A 1972 film was made, starring Hayley Mills, Britt Ekland, Per Oscarsson, Hywel Bennett and George Sanders (who committed suicide before the film's release). Christie reportedly had some reservations about the use of sex scenes to enliven the plot (there is only one in the finished film, with very brief nudity from Ms Ekland). ""Endless Night"" was presented as a one-hour radio play in the ""Saturday Theatre"" strand on BBC Radio 4 on 30 August 2008 at 2.30pm. The play's recording took place at Broadcasting House"
"viewers. Hayes reprised her role as Marple in ""Murder with Mirrors"" (1985). The film was seen on TV by writer Richard Levinson who noted its ratings success. He thought of doing a regular mystery show about a Marple-like detective, who was a mystery writer like Agatha Christie. This led to ""Murder, She Wrote"". A Caribbean Mystery (film) A Caribbean Mystery is a 1983 American made-for-television mystery film based on the Agatha Christie novel ""A Caribbean Mystery"" and starring Helen Hayes as Miss Marple. Stan Margulies had the rights to eight Christie books. He made a TV movie of Christie's ""Murder"
"of Miss Marple, this one smoked cigarettes. In 1983, Estonian stage and film actress Ita Ever starred in the Russian language film adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel ""A Pocket Full of Rye"" (using the Russian edition's translated title, ""The Secret of the Blackbirds"") as the character of Miss Marple. American TV was the setting for the first dramatic portrayal of Miss Marple with Gracie Fields, the legendary British actress, playing her in a 1956 episode of ""Goodyear TV Playhouse"" based on ""A Murder Is Announced"", the 1950 Christie novel. In 1970, the character of Miss Marple was portrayed by Inge"
"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"
"Miss Marple (TV series) Miss Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie, starring Joan Hickson in the title role. It aired from 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992 on BBC One. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The adaptations were written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Plater, Ken Taylor and Jill Hyem, and the series was produced by George Gallaccio. In addition to its availability on VHS and DVD, the series began to be released on Blu-ray Disc in October 2014, marking its 30th"
"Right Jack"" (1959). In the early 1960s she appeared as Miss Jane Marple in a series of four George Pollock films loosely based on the novels of Agatha Christie. The films depicted Marple as a colourful character, respectable but bossy and eccentric. Authors Marion Shaw and Sabine Vanacker in their book ""Reflecting on Miss Marple"" (1991) complained that the emphasis on the ""dotty element in the character"" missed entirely ""the quietness and sharpness"" that was admired in the novels. The actress, then aged in her 70s, insisted on wearing her own clothes for the part and having her husband appear"
"ten films based on the ever-popular novels of Agatha Christie have been released. Two with eccentric sleuth Hercule Poirot, ""Evil Under the Sun"" (1982), ""Appointment with Death"" (1988), and one with Miss Marple ""The Mirror Crack'd"" (1980). Christie herself became the subject of a mystery film in 1979's ""Agatha"" starring Vanessa Redgrave. The film was a fictional speculation on her famous 11-day disappearance in 1926. Complex murder mysteries related to military men began with ""Crossfire"" (1947). More recent examples include ""A Soldier's Story"" (1984), ""No Way Out"" (1987), ""The Presidio"" (1988), ""A Few Good Men"" (1992), ""Courage Under Fire"" (1996),"
"Mary Stockley Mary Stockley is a British stage, television and film actress. A former member of the National Youth Music Theatre, Stockley studied drama at university. She made her first television appearance in 2001 in the TV film ""Being Dom Jolly"", in 2002 going on to play Kate Matherson in thirty episodes of ""Family Affairs"" on Five. Stockley played Josie Turner in ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" (2004), Gina Way in ""Jericho"" (2005), Edie Covington in ""The Inspector Lynley Mysteries"" (2006), Mrs Clay in ""Persuasion"" (2007), Tess in ""Britz"" (2007), Miss Jay in ""Ballet Shoes"" (2007) and Eve Carpenter in ""Agatha Christie's"
"at the Menier Chocolate Factory. She played Judy in the National Theatre's production of ""The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time"". Mary Stockley Mary Stockley is a British stage, television and film actress. A former member of the National Youth Music Theatre, Stockley studied drama at university. She made her first television appearance in 2001 in the TV film ""Being Dom Jolly"", in 2002 going on to play Kate Matherson in thirty episodes of ""Family Affairs"" on Five. Stockley played Josie Turner in ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" (2004), Gina Way in ""Jericho"" (2005), Edie Covington in ""The Inspector Lynley"
"Julia McKenzie Julia Kathleen Nancy McKenzie, (born 17 February 1941) is an English actress, singer, presenter, and theatre director. On television, she is known for her BAFTA Award nominated role as Hester Fields in the sitcom ""Fresh Fields"" (1984–86) and its sequel ""French Fields"" (1989–91), and as Miss Marple in ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" (2008–13). McKenzie has also starred in numerous musicals, receiving a 1977 Tony Award nomination for her work in the Broadway revue, ""Side by Side by Sondheim"". A six-time Olivier Award nominee, she has twice won the Olivier Award for Best Actress in a Musical; for the 1982"
"Marple"", introducing Mabel West (daughter of Miss Marple's mystery-writer nephew Raymond West, a canonical Christie character) and her duck Oliver as new characters. 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"
"feature-length episodes, except series six which only has three episodes. The first six episodes were all adaptations of ""Miss Marple"" novels by Christie. Subsequent episodes were derived both from works featuring Miss Marple but also Christie novels that did not feature the character. The title of the series removes the word ""Miss"" from Miss Marple, to match the title of the ""Agatha Christie's Poirot"" series. ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" follows the adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages (and"
"The following is a list of 12 BBC Radio 4 adaptations of Miss Marple Novels by Agatha Christie in which Whitfield plays Marple. June Whitfield Dame June Rosemary Whitfield, (born 11 November 1925) is an English actress. Her first big break was a lead role in the radio comedy ""Take It From Here"" from 1953. Television soon followed, including appearances with Tony Hancock throughout his television career. In 1966, Whitfield played the leading role in the television sitcom ""Beggar My Neighbour"" which ran for three series. She was also in four ""Carry On"" films: ""Nurse"", ""Abroad"", ""Girls"" and ""Columbus"". In"
"Murder with Mirrors Murder with Mirrors is a 1985 British-American made-for-television mystery film starring Helen Hayes in her final appearance as Miss Marple and, as well, her final film role. It also stars Bette Davis, John Mills, Leo McKern, Dorothy Tutin and Tim Roth. ""Murder with Mirrors"" is based on Agatha Christie's novel ""They Do It with Mirrors"" (1952), using the novel's American title. The novel has since been dramatized twice more on two separate Miss Marple television series: first with Joan Hickson on ""Miss Marple"" (1991) and then with Julia McKenzie on ""Agatha Christie's Marple"" (2010). Both of these"
"York Times"" in a 2005 interview when the series was first being screened by PBS, ""I do enjoy playing very original and slightly eccentric characters. It is very amusing that Agatha Christie should have created this older woman who lives a very conventional life in a little country village and yet spends all her time solving violent crimes."" She announced her retirement from the role in 2008 after appearing in 12 films. She was succeeded as Miss Marple in the series by Julia McKenzie. In 2005, she provided the voice of Miss Thripp in the film """" and again in"
"A Caribbean Mystery (film) A Caribbean Mystery is a 1983 American made-for-television mystery film based on the Agatha Christie novel ""A Caribbean Mystery"" and starring Helen Hayes as Miss Marple. Stan Margulies had the rights to eight Christie books. He made a TV movie of Christie's ""Murder Is Easy"". It was a success and the Christie estate liked it, enabling him to get the rights to ""Caribbean Mystery"". He made it around the time of another Christie adaptation, ""Sparkling Cyanide"". Marguiles had to update the stories to the present day because he was unable to do period pieces on a"
"appear alongside her as the character 'Mr Stringer'. The Rutherford films are frequently repeated on television in Germany, and in that country Miss Marple is generally identified with Rutherford's quirky portrayal. In 1980, Angela Lansbury played Miss Marple in ""The Mirror Crack'd"" (EMI, directed by Guy Hamilton), based on Christie's 1962 novel. The film featured an all-star cast that included Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, Geraldine Chaplin, Tony Curtis, and Kim Novak. Edward Fox appeared as Inspector Craddock, who did Miss Marple's legwork. Lansbury's Marple was a crisp, intelligent woman who moved stiffly and spoke in clipped tones. Unlike most incarnations"
"Captain turns to Matron and remarks, ""You know, the moment I clapped eyes on her, I said to myself, 'What an old darling'!"" Matron, remembering his actual first reaction, raises her eyebrows archly. Murder Ahoy! Murder Ahoy! is the last of four Miss Marple films made by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer that starred Margaret Rutherford. As in the previous three, the actress plays Agatha Christie's amateur sleuth Miss Jane Marple, with Charles 'Bud' Tingwell as (Chief) Inspector Craddock and Stringer Davis (Rutherford's real-life husband) playing Mr Stringer. The film was made in 1964 and directed by George Pollock, with David Pursall and Jack"
"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."
"Agatha Christie bibliography Agatha Christie (1890–1976) was an English crime novelist, short-story writer and playwright. Although she wrote six romance novels under the pseudonym Mary Westmacott, her reputation rests on the 66 detective novels and 14 short-story collections that she wrote under her own name, which have sold over two billion copies—an amount only surpassed by the Bible and the works of William Shakespeare. Her works contain several regular characters with whom the public became familiar, including Hercule Poirot, Miss Marple, Tommy and Tuppence Beresford, Parker Pyne and Harley Quin. Christie wrote more Poirot stories than any of the others,"
"parodied as ""Miss Marbles"" by Elsa Lanchester. Miss Marple Miss Marple is a fictional character in Agatha Christie's crime novels and short stories. An elderly spinster who lives in the village of St. Mary Mead and acts as an amateur consulting detective, she is one of the most loved and famous of Christie's characters and has been portrayed numerous times on screen. Her first appearance was in a short story published in ""The Royal Magazine"" in December 1927, ""The Tuesday Night Club"", which later became the first chapter of ""The Thirteen Problems"" (1932). Her first appearance in a full-length novel"