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How many episodes of Miss Marple did Joan Hickson make? ›

Joan Hickson played Miss Marple in 12 episodes and all 12 of them are included in this Complete Collection.

But in the case of her beloved Miss Marple, Christie thought Hickson would be perfect for the role after seeing her in a play and wrote her a letter saying, “I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple.” Hickson initially thought she wouldn't be right for the role, but Christie eventually got her wish when the ...

She is best known, however, for the role she earned at age 78: Agatha Christie's pesky, matronly sleuth, Miss Marple, in the popular BBC series seen widely in the U.S. on the A&E cable channel. Her mannish looks and arched eyebrows in the series made her an indelible presence. She played the role until she was 90.

Time and again Joan Hickson features as the best Miss Marple of all time. The Mirror Crack'd was to be her last TV outing as Jane Marple. She is thoughtful, gracious and always courteous even when she's telling someone she suspects they committed a murder. She's Marple at her most intelligent and shrewd.

Vowed not to do another film after Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery (1989), but was persuaded to return for the final two films in 1991 and 1992. She then retired from the role, believing that she should stop while the programme was still at the peak of its popularity.

A reduction in vocabulary is a common symptom of Alzheimer's patients, which led the University of Toronto researchers to conclude that Agatha Christie did, in fact, have Alzheimer's. While Christie may not have received a clear diagnosis, she certainly noticed that something was up.

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 early in 2008, after appearing in 12 films; she had fallen and broken a hip late the ...

Although Christie's then husband, the archaeologist Sir Max Mallowan, was Roman Catholic, she herself wasn't. Christie didn't defend the old rite, nor contest the new, on the grounds that either was good or bad for the Church.

Christie attributed the inspiration for the character to multiple 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".

Geraldine McEwan, a British actress who was best known for playing the Agatha Christie detective Miss Marple in 12 episodes of a BBC series based on the character, died on Friday in London. She was 82.

Was Miss Marple a spinster? ›

Miss Marple, as she is generally called, is portrayed as an elderly spinster woman of Victorian sensibilities – typically one of the oldest characters in each story where she appears – who has lived her entire life in the small village of St. Mary Mead.

The 1980s also saw Helen Hayes in three Miss Marple TV films, as a sprightlier sleuth. Joan Hickson's portrayal in the BBC series from 1984 to 1992 is often considered most faithful to the original character, and Hickson also reads many of the audiobooks.

You could begin at the beginning with Murder at the Vicarage, of course, but I recommend getting a feel for Miss Marple by reading Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories, then move on to A Murder is Announced, my favorite.

Geraldine McEwan played Miss Marple in ITV's adaptations from 2004-2009. She filmed 12 episodes before announcing her retirement in 2008.

Margaret Rutherford, who first played Miss Marple in The Mirror Crack'd Side to Side, set the standard for future actresses with her comedic and quirky portrayal of the character. Her performance was imitated for years and she became the most definitive and iconic Miss Marple actress.

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 early in 2008, after appearing in 12 films; she had fallen and broken a hip late the ...