
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 young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.

Joan Hickson
Miss Jane Marple

Geraldine Alexander
Gwenda Reed

John Moulder-Brown
Giles Reed
Frederick Treves
Doctor James Kennedy

Jean Anderson
Mrs. Fane

Terrence Hardiman
Walter Fane

John Bennett
Richard Erskine
Geraldine Newman
Janet Erskine

Jack Watson
Mr. Foster
Joan Scott
Mrs. Cocker
Miss Marple: Sleeping Murder is a drama, crime, mystery series that first aired in 1987 exploring themes of detective, based on novel or book, amateur detective, miniseries. Created by Agatha Christie, it stars Joan Hickson, Geraldine Alexander, John Moulder-Brown. When a young bride moves into a country manor, long repressed childhood memories of witnessing a murder come to the surface.
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