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''Miss Marple'' is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie. It starred Joan Hickson in the title role, and aired from 1984 to 1992. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The adaptations were written by T. R. Bowen, Julia Jones, Alan Plater, Ken Taylor and Jill Hyem, and the series was produced by George Gallaccio. In addition to its availability on VHS and DVD, the series began to be released on Blu-ray Disc in October 2014, marking its 30th anniversary. ==Background== Christie had never been very happy with most filmed adaptations of her works, and according to her grandson Mathew Pritchard, who handled her estate after her death, "did not care much for television" either. Producer Pat Sandys of LWT first approached Pritchard and the Christie estate with a researched, detailed plan to film the novels ''Why Didn't They Ask Evans?'' and ''The Seven Dials Mystery'' in the early 1980s. Although indifferently treated by critics, the projects were popular with audiences and led to the filming of a number of short stories and the Tommy and Tuppence Beresford stories including ''The Secret Adversary'' and in the subsequent series ''Agatha Christie's Partners in Crime''. With the success of that series, the BBC got the approval to produce the stories of one of Christie's most famous detectives.〔The New Bedside, Bathtub & Armchair Companion to Agatha Christie, Edited by Dick Riley and Pam McAllister. Ungar Publishing, New York 1979, rev 1986. "Christie on the BBC" Tennenbaum, Michael, p 339 ISBN 0-8044-5803-0〕 Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple, was an octogenarian herself during most of the series' production. Decades before, she had appeared in a minor role in ''Murder, She Said'', in which Margaret Rutherford played Miss Marple. The adaptations are mainly true to the original novels. Hickson had also appeared in a stage adaptation of the novel ''Appointment with Death'' in 1946, after which Christie sent Hickson a note "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple."〔Agatha Christie: Murder in Four Acts, Haining, Peter, Virgin Books, London, 1990. ISBN 1-85227-273-2〕 There were two other semi-regular characters in ''Miss Marple''. The first was Inspector Slack (later Superintendent), played by David Horovitch, the second was Constable (later Sergeant) Lake, played by Ian Brimble. Inspector/Superintendent Slack and Detective Constable/Sergeant Lake appeared in five episodes, ''Body in the Library'', ''Murder at the Vicarage'', ''4.50 From Paddington'', ''They Do It with Mirrors'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side''. They are the official detectives and both (particularly Slack) originally dislike and are exasperated by Miss Marple, her interference and her methods, but they eventually come to respect (and indeed, in the case of Lake, like) her. There were also four other recurring characters. John Castle appeared as Inspector Dermot Eric Craddock in ''A Murder Is Announced'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side''. Gwen Watford appeared in ''Body in the Library'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'' as Mrs Dolly Bantry. Barbara Hicks appeared in ''The Murder at the Vicarage'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side'' as Miss Amanda Hartnell. Christopher Good appeared as Ronnie Hawes in ''Murder at the Vicarage'' and ''The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Miss Marple (TV series)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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