Agatha Christie's Marple

Miss Marple (the marvelous Julia McKenzie,Cranford), follows a series of clues to the Pale Horse Inn in Hampshire, a spooky establishment run by three modern-day witches. The star-studded cast also included Oscar® nominee Pauline Collins (ShirleyValentine) and JJ Feild (Northanger Abbey).

Miss Marple accompanies Lady Virginia Revel to her family home of Chimneys, a great house once famed for its diplomatic gatherings. MP George Lomax has persuaded Virginia’s father to host an evening for an Austrian count.

Miss Marple turns to her old friend Sir Henry Clithering, retired from Scotland Yard, for help with a troubling case. Did the wealthy and unpopular Mary Pritchard really die of shock when the geranium on her wallpaper turned blue?

St. Mary Mead is abuzz with the news that Hollywood star Marina Gregg has moved into town. When Marina hosts a party, a fan drops dead after drinking a poisoned cocktail. Miss Marple ponders a cast of suspicious characters.