What is Miss Marple's first name?
"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"
"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 was in ""The Murder at the Vicarage"""
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"St. Mary Mead St. Mary Mead was the fictional village created by popular crime fiction author Dame Agatha Christie. The quaint, sleepy village was home to the renowned detective spinster Miss Marple. However, Christie first described a village of that name prior to Marple's introduction, in the 1928 Hercule Poirot novel ""The Mystery of the Blue Train"". In that novel, St. Mary Mead is home to the book's protagonist Katherine Grey. The village was first mentioned in a Miss Marple book in 1930, when it was the setting for the first Marple novel, ""The Murder at the Vicarage"". Miss Marple's"
"nurses. As well as this there were some very large hotels and three film studios: Lemville, Elstree and Hellingforth. St. Mary Mead St. Mary Mead was the fictional village created by popular crime fiction author Dame Agatha Christie. The quaint, sleepy village was home to the renowned detective spinster Miss Marple. However, Christie first described a village of that name prior to Marple's introduction, in the 1928 Hercule Poirot novel ""The Mystery of the Blue Train"". In that novel, St. Mary Mead is home to the book's protagonist Katherine Grey. The village was first mentioned in a Miss Marple book"
"""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"
"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"
"sometimes when simply being at home), Miss Marple often stumbles upon or hears about mysterious murders, which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over. During her adventures, Miss Marple is aided by close friends, relatives, or other allies that she meets, which include Tommy and Tuppence - protagonists of another series of Christie novels. The only character to appear in every episode is Miss Marple herself, played by Geraldine McEwan until series 3 and by Julia McKenzie from series 4 onwards. A"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"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"
"in 1930. The character of Miss Marple is based on Christie's step grandmother/aunt (Margaret Miller, née West), and her cronies. Agatha Christie attributed the inspiration for the character of Miss Marple to a number of sources, stating that Miss Marple was ""the sort of old lady who would have been rather like some of my step grandmother's Ealing cronies – old ladies whom I have met in so many villages where I have gone to stay as a girl"". Christie also used material from her fictional creation, spinster Caroline Sheppard, who appeared in ""The Murder of Roger Ackroyd"". When Michael"
"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"
"a daughter, Raymond's cousin Mabel Denham, who was accused of murdering her husband, Geoffrey (""The Thirteen Problems""). Raymond and Joan had two sons, one of whom is named David and works in British Railways. David was able to help his great-aunt solve a mystery regarding a missing corpse by sending her a map of a certain patch of railway (""4.50 from Paddington""). His other son, Lionel, is a keen stamp collector and has shown Miss Marple every single one, and told her about the rare 1855 Blue Stamp, which helps her solve a case regarding a lost inheritance (""Miss Marple's"
"part of ITV's ""Marple"", starring Geraldine McEwan and Sophia Myles, as Miss Marple and Gwenda, respectively. This adaptation had numerous plot changes. The most significant change is at the end it is revealed that Gwenda's mother and stepmother were one and the same person. Claire was a jewel thief and to escape the Indian Police-Detectives, she faked her death and assumed the identity of ""Helen Marsden"". Other changes include the deletion of some of Helen's suitors, and the addition of a travelling company of performers called ""The Funnybones"", which Helen was performing with at the time of her death. Dr"
"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;"
"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"
"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"
"also has a remarkable ability to latch onto a casual comment and connect it to the case at hand. In several stories, she is able to rely on her acquaintance with Sir Henry Clithering, a retired commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, for official information when required. Miss Marple never married and has no close living relatives. Her nephew, the ""well-known author"" Raymond West appears in some stories including ""Sleeping Murder"" and ""Ingots of Gold"", which also feature his wife Joan, a modern artist (though prior to their marriage she is referred to as ""Joyce Lemprière"", in ""The Thirteen Problems"" stories)."
"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."
"Marple: An elderly spinster detective with an eye for detail and unexpected clues, with a ""mind like a sink"". She is sent on a Caribbean holiday by her nephew. Major Palgrave: An elderly, garrulous man with a glass eye who tells stories from past, some of which stories have photographs or news clips to illustrate them. Tim Kendal: A man in his thirties married to Molly Kendal, who marries her using false references and starts the hotel with her, using her money. Molly Kendal: Tim's pretty young wife who starts the hotel where the story takes place with him. She"
"the plot of this novel. Miss Marple receives a post card from the recently deceased Jason Rafiel, a millionaire whom she had met during a holiday on which she had encountered a murder, which asks her to look into an unspecified crime; if she succeeds in solving the crime, she will inherit £20,000. Rafiel has left her few clues. She begins by joining a tour of famous British houses and gardens with fifteen other people, arranged by Mr Rafiel prior to his death. Elizabeth Temple is the retired school headmistress who relates the story of Verity, who was engaged to"
"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"
"the board of management of the Trust, Miss Marple (Margaret Rutherford) witnesses the sudden death of a fellow trustee, who has just returned from a surprise visit to the ship, much disturbed by something he has discovered there. He dies without being able to reveal his discovery. Miss Marple manages to obtain a small sample of his snuff, which is found to have been poisoned. Resolving to learn what the murdered trustee had discovered, she visits the ship, while her dear friend and confidante, Mr. Jim Stringer (played by Margaret Rutherford's real-life husband Stringer Davis), investigates on shore. The Captain"
"special cake, which Patrick has nicknamed ""Delicious Death"". After the party, Bunny has a headeache, but she cannot find her recently purchased aspirin so takes some from a bottle in Letitia's room. The next day, Bunny is found dead. Miss Marple visits the mourning Miss Blacklock and asks to see photo albums which might contain pictures of Sonia Goedler, Pip and Emma's mother, but all photos of Sonia have been removed from the albums. When Miss Blacklock receives a letter from the real Julia Simmons, she confronts the impostor, who reveals herself to be ""Emma""; however, she denies attempting to"
"Julie Cox in a flashback), Miss Marple had an affair with a married soldier, Captain Ainsworth, who was killed in action in World War I, in December 1915. It is also said (in ""A Murder Is Announced"") that she served as an ambulance driver during World War I. Listing of the TV series featuring Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie: From 2004 to 2005, Japanese TV network NHK produced a 39 episode anime series titled ""Agatha Christie's Great Detectives Poirot and Marple"", which features both Miss Marple and Hercule Poirot. Miss Marple's voice is provided by Kaoru Yachigusa. Episodes adapted both"