Episode Guide · Miss Marple
The Best Episodes of Miss Marple, Ranked
All twelve Joan Hickson Miss Marple adaptations dramatise a complete Agatha Christie novel, so there's no wrong place to start. Here are the five most consistently cited as standouts among fans and critics, spoiler-free throughout.
The Top Five, Ranked
The Body in the Library
The series opener, and often cited as the best-paced of the whole run. A young woman's body turns up in the Bantrys' library, sending Miss Marple to a glamorous seaside hotel to investigate.
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A newspaper advertisement announces a murder at a specific time and place in the village of Chipping Cleghorn — and then it actually happens. Widely regarded as one of the strongest entries.
Get the DVDThe Moving Finger
Poison-pen letters throw a small town into suspicion and paranoia, and Miss Marple arrives to sort truth from malice. A frequent fan favourite for its atmosphere and cast.
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A young wife's new dream home stirs a vision of a strangled woman from her past. Often named among Hickson's very best outings.
Get the DVDThe Murder at the Vicarage
The hated Colonel Protheroe is found shot in the vicar's study of St Mary Mead, in the very first Miss Marple novel Christie ever wrote.
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