The adventures of Miss Jane Marple, an elderly spinster living in the quiet little village of St Mary Mead. During her many visits to friends and relatives in other villages, Miss Marple often stumbles upon mysterious murders which she helps solve. Although the police are sometimes reluctant to accept Miss Marple's help, her reputation and unparalleled powers of observation eventually win them over.
Agatha Christie's Marple (Season 5)
The Pale Horse (Episode 1) 7.5
Air date: 2010-08-30
Overview: Miss Marple's friend - a Catholic priest - is battered to death after visiting a woman dying under strange circumstances. Seeking justice, she becomes entangled in a nefarious organization centered around an inn run by purported witches.
The Secret of Chimneys (Episode 2) 6.8
Writer: Paul Rutman
Air date: 2010-12-27
Overview: An attempt to bring a famed stately home back to its former glory is marred when a visiting Austrian diplomat is shot to death decades after the disappearance of a priceless diamond.
The Blue Geranium (Episode 3) 6.3
Writer: Stewart Harcourt
Air date: 2010-12-29
Overview: A cruel, superstitious woman dies of apparent fright after her fate is foretold by a medium. Miss Marple, however, is convinced of foul play when another death occurs.
The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side (Episode 4) 7.1
Writer: Kevin Elyot
Air date: 2011-01-02
Runtime: 120 min
Overview: A troubled Hollywood actress and her director husband move to St. Mary Mead, but their arrival becomes clouded in tragedy when an ardent fan is fatally poisoned during a garden fête.
