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Miss Marple (radio series)

Miss Marple is a series of full cast BBC Radio drama adaptations of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple stories. The original series consisted of adaptations of all twelve Miss Marple novels, dramatised by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd Williams. They were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1993 and 2001 and starred June Whitfield as Miss Marple.[1]

Miss Marple
GenreRadio drama
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringJune Whitfield
Written by
Adapted from the works of Agatha Christie
Directed by
  • Enyd Williams (1993–2001)
  • Gemma Jenkins (2015)
Original release26 December 1993 (1993-12-26) –
30 September 2015 (2015-09-30)

Subsequently, adaptations of three Miss Marple short stories (again starring Whitfield) were broadcast under the collective title Miss Marple's Final Cases weekly 16–30 September 2015. These were adapted by Joy Wilkinson and directed by Gemma Jenkins.[2]

List of adaptations

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No. Title First broadcast Series
1 The Murder at the Vicarage 26–30 December 1993 (5 episodes)[3] —
2 A Pocket Full of Rye 11 February 1995[4] Saturday Playhouse
3 At Bertram's Hotel 25–29 December 1995 (5 episodes)[5] —
4 4.50 from Paddington 29 March 1997[6] Saturday Playhouse
5 A Caribbean Mystery 30 October – 27 November 1997 (5 episodes)[7] —
6 The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side 29 August 1998[8]
7 Nemesis 9 November – 7 December 1998 (5 episodes)[9]
8 The Body in the Library 22 May 1999[10] The Saturday Play
9 A Murder Is Announced 9 August – 6 September 1999 (5 episodes)[11] —
10 The Moving Finger 5 May 2001[12] The Saturday Play
11 They Do It with Mirrors 23 July 2001 – 20 August 2001 (5 episodes)[13] —
12 Sleeping Murder 8 December 2001[14] The Saturday Play
13 "Tape-Measure Murder" 16 September 2015[15] Miss Marple's Final Cases[16]
14 "The Case of the Perfect Maid" 23 September 2015[17]
15 "Sanctuary" 30 September 2015[18]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "BBC Radio 4 Extra – Miss Marple". BBC.
  2. ^ "Miss Marple's Final Cases". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. ^ "The Murder at the Vicarage". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. ^ "A Pocket Full of Rye". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. ^ "At Bertram's Hotel". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. ^ "4.50 from Paddington". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. ^ "A Caribbean Mystery". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. ^ "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. ^ "Nemesis". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. ^ "The Body in the Library". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. ^ "A Murder Is Announced". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. ^ "The Moving Finger". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. ^ "They Do It with Mirrors". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. ^ "Sleeping Murder". BBC Programme Index. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. ^ "Tape-Measure Murder". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  16. ^ "Miss Marple's Final Cases". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  17. ^ "The Case of the Perfect Maid". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  18. ^ "Sanctuary". BBC Radio 4. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
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Miss Marple at BBC Online  

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