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Miss Marple: The Body in the Library (1984)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

IMDb rating: 7.7 (3,053 votes)
Episode average: 7.6 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Cast

Joan Hickson Miss Marple
Gwen Watford Dolly Bantry
Andrew Cruickshank Conway Jefferson
Frederick Jaeger Colonel Melchett
David Horovitch Detective Inspector Slack
Ciaran Madden Adelaide Jefferson

Seasons

Season 1 (1984)

7.63 avg 3 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 53 min avg

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Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Part 1	7.6	217
2	Part 2	7.6	192
3	Part 3	7.7	185