
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library(1984)
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.


When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.

Joan Hickson
Miss Jane Marple

Timothy West
Rex Fortescue

Tom Wilkinson
Detective Inspector Neele

Peter Davison
Lance Fortescue

Clive Merrison
Percival Fortescue

Rachel Bell
Jennifer Fortescue

Fabia Drake
Miss Henderson
Frances Low
Patricia Fortescue
Stacy Dorning
Adele Fortescue
Martyn Stanbridge
Vivian Dubois
Miss Marple: A Pocketful of Rye is a crime, drama, mystery series that first aired in 1985 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, amateur detective, miniseries. Created by Agatha Christie, it stars Joan Hickson, Timothy West, Tom Wilkinson. When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.
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