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While staying at an old schoolfriend's house, Miss Marple is faced with a murder mystery.

Miss Marple: They Do it with Mirrors

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Miss Marple

Joan Hickson is Christie’s sharp-eyed sleuth in this hit mystery series

Award-winning Joan Hickson stars as Agatha Christie’s sharp-eyed sleuth in this much-loved mystery series. Miss Marple has a knack for noticing crucial clues in murderous crimes.

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One morning, Mary the maid makes a grim discovery in the library of Gossington Hall.

The Body in the Library (Part 1)

Just outside St Mary Mead stands Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Dolly Bantry. One morning, Mary the maid discovers a dead body in the library - a young, peroxide blonde lying on the hearth rug. She has been strangled.

When the body count rises, Miss Marple is convinced that they're connected.

The Body in the Library (Part 2)

A second body has been found by Malcolm, the village simpleton. It is 16-year-old schoolgirl, Pamela Reeve. Miss Marple is convinced that the two murders are connected.

The police arrest a man accused of a terrible crime, but Miss Marple has other ideas.

The Body in the Library (Part 3)

Miss Marple is convinced that the death of the schoolgirl, Pamela Reeve, holds the key to the mystery of the double murder. There are a number of suspects but the police finally arrest Basil Blake.

An epidemic of poison-pen letters brings Miss Marple to the village of Lymston.

The Moving Finger (Part 1)

Gerry Burton, accompanied by his sister Joanna, is convalescing in Lymston after an air accident. Shortly after their arrival he receives a poison-pen letter.

Is there a link between the poison pen letters and what happened to Mrs Symmington?

The Moving Finger (Part 2)

The verdict of the inquest on Mrs Symmington is suicide. A police investigation is underway when the village, already in a state of shock, is thrown into further turmoil by a second death.

An intriguing advert predicts a crime at Little Paddocks.

A Murder is Announced (Part 1)

Everyone in Chipping Cleghorn is intrigued by the advertisement predicting a murder at Little Paddocks. But when the lights go out at the appointed hour and three gunshots ring out, no one thinks it's a game anymore.

Miss Marple finds that the more she knows, the more everything is shrouded in doubt.

A Murder is Announced (Part 2)

Inspector Craddock is pursuing his investigations methodically, while Miss Marple finds that the more she gets to know the people in the village, the more everything becomes shrouded in doubt.

Just as Miss Marple gets closer to solving a case, events take an astonishing turn.

A Murder is Announced (Part 3)

While Miss Marple comforts Miss Blacklock, Inspector Craddock is trying to trace two people from her past, Pip and Emma, who would also be beneficiaries. But the past remains bafflingly obscure.

Miss Marple hears something tragic on the radio and thinks there are clear connections.

A Pocketful of Rye (Part 1)

Rex Fortescue, head of a family firm of financiers, dies suddenly in his office in the City. Yew poisoning is diagnosed. Inspector Neele's only clue is a handful of rye found in the deceased's jacket pocket.

The police dismiss Miss Marple's warnings until tragedy strikes again.

A Pocketful of Rye (Part 2)

Miss Marple sets out for the Fortescue's home, Yew Tree Lodge, to find it besieged by the press and cordoned off by police. Gladys the maid is missing.

When an unpopular Colonel is attacked, there are plenty of suspects.

Murder at the Vicarage (Part 1)

No one likes Colonel Protheroe. In fact most people hate him, including his own family. But when he is found dead in the vicar's study, Miss Marple wonders why so many people want to confess.

With the help of Hawes' landlady, Miss Marple suggests it's time to set a trap.

Murder at the Vicarage (Part 2)

Inspector Slack has taken over the village hall as a police incident room. During the Sunday sermon, the vicar pleas for the murderer to come forward.

A couple's dream home becomes a nightmare when the young wife sees a horrifying vision.

Sleeping Murder (Part 1)

A couple's dream home becomes a nightmare when the young wife sees a vision of a strangled woman in the hall. Was she murdered or is she yet to be killed?

Miss Marple discovers that a former maid, Lily, always doubted that Helen disappeared.

Sleeping Murder (Part 2)

After systematic investigation, Giles and Gwenda eventually trace and contrive meetings with three men who had been amorously involved with Helen.

Beneath the Edwardian facade of Bertram's Hotel, Miss Marple can sense something sinister.

At Bertram's Hotel (Part 1)

Miss Marple is staying at Bertram's Hotel in London. She loved the place as a girl and is delighted to find it remarkably unchanged. In fact, everything is too perfect.

The sudden disappearance of Canon Pennyfather arouses Miss Marple's suspicions.

At Bertram's Hotel (Part 2)

Canon Pennyfather is found to be missing and his disappearance has aroused Miss Marple's suspicions. Inspector Davy and his junior, Inspector Campbell, arrive and begin interrogating the staff.

A recently deceased friend leaves Miss Marple instructions to investigate a crime.

Nemesis (Part 1)

A recently deceased friend leaves Miss Marple instructions asking her to investigate a crime. There are no clues - just a coach tour of historic homes and gardens.

Miss Marple is slowly piecing together the clues to this highly complex case.

Nemesis, Part 2

Miss Marple is slowly piecing together the clues to this highly complex case. She sets out her plan of campaign and heads back to the three sisters at the Manor House.

A woman is poisoned during a village fete. Can Miss Marple find the culprit?

Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

When a woman is poisoned during a village fete, the police think the intended victim was a film star - but another murder complicates matters.

Miss Marple is called to help a friend who sees a murder on a train, but there’s no body. 

Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington

A bizarre riddle starts with a murder on a train and a missing body.

Miss Marple ends up on the trail of a serial killer while holidaying in the Caribbean.

Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

Miss Marple ends up on the trail of a serial killer when she holidays in the Caribbean.

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Other Episodes

1. Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

1. Miss Marple: The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side

1. Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington

1. Miss Marple: 4:50 From Paddington

1. Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1. Miss Marple: A Caribbean Mystery

1. Miss Marple: They Do it with Mirrors

1. Miss Marple: They Do it with Mirrors