Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
Seen it?1984 | 1 seasons | 52 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Weeknight Watchearly ratingWhy it’s a Weeknight Watch
With a small audience and little lasting buzz, it's a mixed bag. Fine if it's on; don't plan your night around it.
Based on critics, audiences, awards, box office and buzz. Details below.Is it for you?
- Who'll love it
- Made for crime-drama fans and anyone who likes to be kept guessing. If you loved Agatha Christie's Poirot or Moonlighting, start here.
- The mood
- Tense, dark and gritty.
- The pace
- One season: easy to finish in a weekend or two, episodes of about 52 minutes, about 3 hours in all.
- What might put you off
- Nothing much for most grown-ups.
Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.
How it earned its rating
- CriticsNot counted
Not enough reviews on record yet
- AudiencesNot counted
Not measured yet: not enough ratings
- AwardsNot counted
No major awards or nominations
- Reach & staying powerBelow par
Limited series that reached a small audience so far; still draws a steady audience long after release
- Buzz & cultural impactBelow par
About 26K people sought it out in the past year
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Cast & crew
Created by Agatha Christie, T.R. Bowen
- Joan HicksonMiss Marple
- Gwen WatfordDolly Bantry
- Andrew CruickshankConway Jefferson
- Frederick JaegerColonel Melchett
- David HorovitchDetective Inspector Slack
- Ciaran MaddenAdelaide Jefferson
- Anthony SmeeBasil Blake
- Jess ConradRaymond Starr