For many fans, Joan Hickson is the definitive Miss Marple — a sharp-eyed spinster whose gentle, knitting-by-the-fire manner conceals a mind that misses nothing. The BBC's 1980s adaptations are faithful, beautifully mounted, and quintessentially cozy: village fêtes, vicarage tea, and a body in the library. Agatha Christie reportedly thought Hickson was the perfect Marple, and it's easy to see why. Miss Marple streams on BritBox in the US.
About the show
In 1946, Agatha Christie watched Joan Hickson on stage and afterwards let her know she hoped Hickson would one day play Miss Marple — a wish fulfilled nearly forty years later when Hickson took the role at 78.
Over eight years, the series dramatised all twelve Miss Marple novels, filmed on location across England — with Nether Wallop in Hampshire standing in for St Mary Mead — and Barbados for A Caribbean Mystery.
Hickson is widely considered the definitive screen Miss Marple, a standard later adaptations with Geraldine McEwan and Julia McKenzie have been measured against ever since.
Where to watch in the US
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