Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)

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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.

• Released: 1984-12-26
• Genres: Crime, Drama, Mystery
• Seasons: 1, 3 episodes
• Episode length: 52m
• Network: BBC One
• Status: Ended
• TMDB rating: 7.5/10 from 51 votes

Created by Agatha Christie, T.R. Bowen.

Top cast

• Joan Hickson as Miss Marple
• Gwen Watford as Dolly Bantry
• Andrew Cruickshank as Conway Jefferson
• Frederick Jaeger as Colonel Melchett
• David Horovitch as Detective Inspector Slack
• Ciaran Madden as Adelaide Jefferson
• Anthony Smee as Basil Blake
• Jess Conrad as Raymond Starr

Full cast & crew

Where to watch Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

• United States: buy on Google Play Movies
• Canada: stream on BritBox Amazon Channel; watch free on Amazon Prime Video

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