![]() ![]() These BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisations, based on four novels and three short stories by Agatha Christie, showcase seven of Miss Marple's most ingenious mysteries. While Hercule Poirot, a professional detective, displayed his expertise in fingerprints from the start, Miss Marple, an amateur, was given to improvisation. ![]() The sharp-witted sleuth looks into the problem of a lady's maid who has been mysteriously sacked.Īn unknown man dies in the local church - can Miss Marple deduce his identity from What is the dark secret behind Gwenda Reed's uncanny intuition? Miss Marple investigates.Ī wife is killed, her husband is under suspicion - and Miss Marple is called to provide an alibi. ![]() Visiting an old friend at Stoneygates School, Miss Marple senses danger.Ī posthumous letter sends the spinster sleuth on a mystery tour to find a murderer. Miss Marple must find out who is behind an outbreak of hate mail and a tragic death. June Whitfield stars as Miss Marple in seven suspenseful full-cast radio dramatisations. ![]()
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