Editing Miss Marple (section)

===Joan Hickson===
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From 1984 to 1992, the [[BBC]] adapted all of the original Miss Marple novels as a series titled ''Miss Marple''. [[Joan Hickson]] played the lead role. In the 1940s, she had appeared on stage in an Agatha Christie play ''[[Appointment with Death]]'', seen by Christie, who wrote in a note to her, "I hope one day you will play my dear Miss Marple".<ref name="celebration140">{{cite book| last = Haining| first = Peter| title = Agatha Christie: Murder in four acts : a centenary celebration of 'The Queen of Crime' on stage, films, radio & TV| year = 1990| publisher = Carol Pub Group| isbn = 978-1-85227-273-9| page = 140 }}</ref> Hickson portrayed a maid in the 1937 film ''[[Love from a Stranger (1937 film)|Love from a Stranger]]'', which starred Ann Harding and Basil Rathbone, another Agatha Christie play adaptation. As well as portraying Miss Marple on television, Hickson narrated Miss Marple stories for audio books. In the "Binge!" article of ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' Issue #1343–1344 (26 December 2014 – 3 January 2015), the writers picked Hickson as "Best Marple" in the "Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple" timeline.<ref>{{cite magazine |title=Binge! Agatha Christie: Hercule Poirot & Miss Marple |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |issue=1343–44 |date=26 December 2014|pages=32–33}}</ref>

Listing of the TV series featuring Joan Hickson:
* ''[[The Body in the Library (film)|The Body in the Library]]'' (1984)
* ''[[The Moving Finger]]'' (1985)
* ''[[A Murder Is Announced]]'' (1985)
* ''[[A Pocket Full of Rye]]'' (1985)
* ''[[The Murder at the Vicarage]]'' (1986) – BAFTA nomination
* ''[[Sleeping Murder]]'' (1987)
* ''[[At Bertram's Hotel]]'' (1987)
* ''[[Nemesis (Christie novel)|Nemesis]]'' (1987) – BAFTA nomination
* ''[[4.50 from Paddington]]'' (1987)
* ''[[A Caribbean Mystery]]'' (1989)
* ''[[They Do It with Mirrors|They Do It With Mirrors]]'' (1991)
* ''[[The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side]]'' (1992)