Miss Marple (radio series)

Miss Marple is a series of full cast BBC Radio drama adaptations of all twelve of Agatha Christie's Miss Marple novels, dramatised by Michael Bakewell and directed by Enyd Williams. They were broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between 1993 and 2001 and starred June Whitfield as Miss Marple.[1]

Miss Marple
GenreRadio drama
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Home stationBBC Radio 4
StarringJune Whitfield
Written byMichael Bakewell
Adapted from the works of Agatha Christie
Directed byEnyd Williams
Original release26 December 1993 (1993-12-26) – 8 December 2001 (2001-12-08)

Additionally, adaptations of three short Miss Marple stories, again featuring June Whitfield ("Tape-Measure Murder", "The Case of the Perfect Maid" and "Sanctuary") were broadcast under the collective title Miss Marple's Final Cases weekly 16 – 30 September 2015. These were adapted by Joy Wilkinson and directed by Gemma Jenkins.[2]

List of adaptations
No.TitleFirst broadcastNotes
1The Murder at the Vicarage26–30 December 19935 episodes[3]
2A Pocket Full of Rye11 February 1995Saturday Playhouse[4]
3At Bertram's Hotel25–29 December 19955 episodes[5]
44.50 from Paddington29 March 1997Saturday Playhouse[6]
5A Caribbean Mystery30 October – 27 November 19975 episodes[7]
6The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side29 August 1998Agatha Christie Special[8]
7Nemesis9 November – 7 December 19985 episodes[9]
8The Body in the Library22 May 1999The Saturday Play[10]
9A Murder Is Announced9 August – 6 September 19995 episodes[11]
10The Moving Finger5 May 2001The Saturday Play[12]
11They Do It with Mirrors23 July 2001 – 20 August 20015 episodes[13]
12Sleeping Murder8 December 2001The Saturday Play[14]
13 Tape-Measure Murder 16 September 2015 Part of the Miss Marple's Final Cases series[15]
14 The Case of the Perfect Maid 23 September 2015 Part of the Miss Marple's Final Cases series[16]
15 Sanctuary 30 September 2015 Part of the Miss Marple's Final Cases series[17]

See also

References
  1. "BBC Radio 4 Extra – Miss Marple". BBC.
  2. "Miss Marple's Final Cases". BBC Programmes. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "The Murder at the Vicarage". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  4. "A Pocket Full of Rye". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  5. "At Bertram's Hotel". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  6. "4.50 from Paddington". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  7. "A Caribbean Mystery". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  8. "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  9. "Nemesis". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. "The Body in the Library". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "A Murder Is Announced". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  12. "The Moving Finger". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  13. "They Do It with Mirrors". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  14. "Sleeping Murder". BBC Genome. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  15. "Tape-Measure Murder". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  16. "The Case of the Perfect Maid". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.
  17. "Sanctuary". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-01-04.

Miss Marple at BBC Programmes

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