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10 Episodes 1984 - 1985
Episode 1
Sun, Dec 23, 1984 60 mins
Part 1 of three of "The Body in the Library" begins with the discovery of a strangled blonde. Miss Marple: Joan Hickson. Mrs. Bantry: Gwen Watford. Bantry: Moray Watson. Colonel Melchett: Frederick Jaeger. Insp. Slack: David Horovitch.
Episode 2
Mon, Dec 24, 1984 60 mins
Suspects gather at a seaside resort in Part 2 of three of "The Body in the Library." Joan Hickson. Jefferson: Andrew Cruikshank.
Episode 3
Tue, Dec 25, 1984 60 mins
In the conclusion of "The Body in the Library," the discovery of a car wreck and the interrogation of a schoolgirl are linked. Miss Marple: Joan Hickson. Sir Henry: Raymond Francis. Josie Turner: Trudie Styler.
Episode 4
Thu, Feb 21, 1985 60 mins
"The Moving Finger." Part 1 of two. The vicar's wife (Dilys Hamlett) calls on the sleuth to identify the sender of poison-pen letters. Burton: Andrew Bicknell. Symmington: Michael Culver. Pye: Richard Pearson. Joanna: Sabina Franklyn.
Episode 5
Fri, Feb 22, 1985 60 mins
A second corpse arouses police interest and everyone's suspicion in the conclusion of "The Moving Finger." Jane Marple: Joan Hickson. Symmington: Michael Culver. Eryl: Sandra Payne. Megan: Deborah Appleby.
Episode 6
Mon, Dec 23, 1985 60 mins
In Part 1 of the three-part "A Murder Is Announced," the residents of Chipping Cleghorn receive an invitation to a murder through the paper. Miss Marple: Joan Hickson. Miss Blacklock: Ursula Howells. Julia: Samantha Bond.
Episode 7
Tue, Dec 24, 1985 60 mins
In Part 2 of "A Murder Is Announced," Miss Blacklock thinks a murder attempt was prompted by a possible inheritance. Miss Marple: Joan Hickson. Inspector Craddock: John Castle. Miss Bunner: Renee Asherson. Julia: Samantha Bond.
Episode 8
Wed, Dec 25, 1985 60 mins
In the conclusion of "A Murder Is Announced," a Chipping Cleghorn resident figures out the killer's identity and is murdered. Joan Hickson. Craddock: John Castle. Miss Blacklock: Ursula Howells. Julia: Samantha Bond.
Episode 9
Thu, Mar 7, 1985 60 mins
In Part 1 of the two-part "A Pocketful of Rye," a murdered man is found with grain in his pocket. Miss Marple: Joan Hickson. Rex Fortescue: Timothy West. Adele: Stacy Dorning. Lance: Peter Davison.
Episode 10
Fri, Mar 8, 1985 60 mins
In the conclusion of "A Pocketful of Rye," Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) is convinced that the nursery rhyme is the key, but even she can't decipher the blackbird reference. Inspector Neele: Tom Wilkinson. Percival: Clive Merrison. Lance: Peter Davison.