

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library 1984
Created by Agatha Christie, T.R. Bowen
- Crime, Drama, Mystery
- 52 min episodes
- 1 season
- 3 episodes
- Ended
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.
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Classical in form, earnest, resolved and cool.
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- earnestironic
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Cast
- 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
Crew
- Agatha ChristieCreator
- T.R. BowenCreator
- Silvio NarizzanoDirector
- T.R. BowenScreenplay
- T.R. BowenWriter
- Agatha ChristieNovel
- John WalkerDirector of Photography
- Bernard AshbyEditor
- Guy SlaterProducer
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Seasons
- Miniseries3 eps · 1984
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Film · Both classical in form, earnest, resolved.
Film · Both classical in form, earnest, resolved.
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