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Miss Marple

1984–1992 · 2 seasons

A calm, cosy armchair mystery: gentle puzzles in tweed-and-tea English villages, more pleasant than perilous.

Created by: Agatha Christie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joan Hickson, John Castle, David Horovitch

Overview: The definitive adaptation of all twelve Miss Marple novels, starring Joan Hickson in the title role and featuring one of the all-time TV themes, composed by Ken Howard and Alan Blaikley. The series was produced by George Gallaccio, written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Parker, Ken Taylor, and Jill Hyem, and co-stars David Horovitch and Ian Brimble as officers Slack and Lake. Over the course of the series it also features John Castle, Joan Sims, Sylvia Syms, Samantha Bond, Peter Davison, Timothy West, Tom Wilkinson, Paul Eddington, Cheryl Campbell, Maurice Denham, Donald Pleasence, Sophie Ward, Jean Simmons, and Joss Ackland.

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Created by: Agatha Christie
Genres: Drama
Starring: Joan Hickson, John Castle, David Horovitch

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Tone: warmstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 1 of 3
Pacing: slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
deception
justice
class
memory
Places: small town
countryside
single country house
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language none
Violence mild
Sex none

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Action	1
Horror	2
Humour	3
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	4
Complexity	6
Emotional weight	4

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Genres: drama
Created by: Agatha Christie
Written by: Agatha Christie, Alan Plater, T.R. Bowen, Julia Jones
Starring: Joan Hickson, John Castle, David Horovitch, Ian Brimble, Imogen Bickford-Smith, Valentine Dyall, Frederick Jaeger, Gwen Watford
Length: 2 seasons, 21 episodes

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