PickFlick
Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

121984•52m•7.5/10
CrimeDramaMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb
7.5/10(39)

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.

Open in PickFlick

Production

BBC, A+E Studios, Seven Network, Agatha Christie

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

December 26, 1984

Last Aired

December 28, 1984

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Agatha Christie, T.R. Bowen

Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
US
No providers available for this region.
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
The Body in the Library (1)
E1
The Body in the Library (1)
Air date: 1984-12-26
The ordered tranquility of life in St Mary Mead is shattered by a mysterious discovery. Miss Marple's investigations lead her to a seaside hotel where some rather unusual people are staying.
The Body in the Library (2)
E2
The Body in the Library (2)
Air date: 1984-12-27
While the investigation centres on the Jefferson family and their entourage, Miss Marple's hunch about a second killing proves all too tragically justified.
The Body in the Library (3)
E3
The Body in the Library (3)
Air date: 1984-12-28
Miss Marple is convinced that the death of the schoolgirl Pamela Reeve holds the key to the mystery of the double murder. There are a number of suspects, but the police finally arrest Basil Blake. Miss Marple, however, draws an entirely different conclusion. After a train journey to London, she comes back with evidence that allows the police to stage a trap for the real killer.

Cast

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Miss Marple

Gwen Watford

Gwen Watford

Dolly Bantry

Andrew Cruickshank

Andrew Cruickshank

Conway Jefferson

Frederick Jaeger

Frederick Jaeger

Colonel Melchett

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Detective Inspector Slack

Ciaran Madden

Ciaran Madden

Adelaide Jefferson

Anthony Smee

Basil Blake

Jess Conrad

Jess Conrad

Raymond Starr

Recommended

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

7.5
1985
TV Show

The residents of a quiet English village begin to receive nasty, threatening letters. The wife of the local vicar calls in her friend Miss Marple to investigate.

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

1985
7.5
Ordeal by Innocence

Ordeal by Innocence

6.9
2018
TV Show

The black sheep of the Argyll family, Jack Argyll, was accused of murdering their matriarch a year ago, but now a man shows up on their doorstep claiming Jack’s innocence. The family must come to terms with this news and the fact that the real killer might still be among them.

Ordeal by Innocence

2018
6.9
Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

7.4
1987
TV Show

There's a murder at the elegant hotel where Miss Marple is staying and international adventurer Bess Sedgwick is the prime suspect.

Miss Marple: At Bertram's Hotel

1987
7.4
Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show

Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show

8.0
2000
TV Show

British sketch show starring Harry Enfield.

Harry Enfield's Brand Spanking New Show

2000
8.0
The Outsiders

The Outsiders

7.5
1990
TV Show

The story of the Curtis brothers, a group of troubled teens in 1960s Oklahoma, struggling to make it as a family. A follow-up to the novel and film of the same name.

The Outsiders

1990
7.5
Secret Smile

Secret Smile

6.3
2005
TV Show

After Miranda Cotton breaks off her affair with the manipulative Brendan Block, she and her family become targets of his depraved revenge scheme.

Secret Smile

2005
6.3
Mayday

Mayday

8.2
2003
TV Show

Major real-life air disasters are depicted in this series. Each episode features a detailed dramatized reconstruction of the incident based on cockpit voice recorders and air traffic control transcripts, as well as eyewitnesses recounts and interviews with aviation experts.

Mayday

2003
8.2
After Life

After Life

7.9
2019
TV Show

Tony had a perfect life. But after his wife Lisa suddenly dies, Tony changes. After contemplating taking his own life, he decides instead to live long enough to punish the world by saying and doing whatever he likes from now on.

After Life

2019
7.9
Over the Garden Wall

Over the Garden Wall

8.6
2014
TV Show

Two brothers, Wirt and Greg, find themselves lost in the Unknown; a strange forest adrift in time. With the help of a wise old Woodsman and a foul-tempered bluebird named Beatrice, Wirt and Greg must travel across this strange land, in hope of finding their way home. Join them as they encounter surprises and obstacles on their journey through the wood.

Over the Garden Wall

2014
8.6
NCIS

NCIS

7.6
2003
TV Show

From murder and espionage to terrorism and stolen submarines, a team of special agents investigates any crime that has any connection to Navy and Marine Corps personnel, regardless of rank or position.

NCIS

2003
7.6
Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones

8.5
2011
TV Show

Seven noble families fight for control of the mythical land of Westeros. Friction between the houses leads to full-scale war. All while a very ancient evil awakens in the farthest north. Amidst the war, a neglected military order of misfits, the Night's Watch, is all that stands between the realms of men and icy horrors beyond.

Game of Thrones

2011
8.5
The Boys

The Boys

8.4
2019
TV Show

A group of vigilantes known informally as “The Boys” set out to take down corrupt superheroes with no more than blue-collar grit and a willingness to fight dirty.

The Boys

2019
8.4

Similar TV Shows

Planet of the Apes

Planet of the Apes

6.9
1974
TV Show

Two astronauts and a sympathetic chimp friend are fugitives in a future Earth dominated by a civilization of humanoid apes. Based on the 1968 Planet of the Apes film and its sequels, which were inspired by the novel of the same name by Pierre Boulle.

Planet of the Apes

1974
6.9
The Crimson Field

The Crimson Field

7.5
2014
TV Show

In a tented field hospital on the coast of France, a team of doctors, nurses and women volunteers work together to heal the bodies and souls of men wounded in the trenches.

The Crimson Field

2014
7.5
Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

6.5
2014
TV Show

Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss. The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and kept for storage - but it soon becomes clear that it’s a cover, as Joss is the leader of a smuggling ring, and Jamaica Inn the hub of his ‘free’ trade.

Jamaica Inn

2014
6.5
Lucan

Lucan

7.1
2013
TV Show

Belgravia, London, November 7th, 1974. Sandra Rivett, nanny of the aristocratic Lucan family, is found beaten to death. Shortly thereafter, the prime suspect, John Bingham, 7th Earl of Lucan, mysteriously disappears. When the manhunt begins, the subsequent scandal shakes the foundations of the British ruling class like never before.

Lucan

2013
7.1
Secret State

Secret State

7.1
2012
TV Show

Secret State explores the relationship between a democratically elected government, big business and the banks.

Secret State

2012
7.1
Our World War

Our World War

7.6
2014
TV Show

Our World War is a gripping factual drama series offering viewers first-hand experience of the extraordinary bravery of young soldiers fighting 100 years ago. Drawing on real stories of World War One soldiers it uses the visual techniques and imagery familiar from modern warfare – POV helmet camera footage, surveillance images and night vision – to immerse the BBC Three audience in life on the Western Front. Each episode is closely based on first-hand testimony, interviews and memoirs that reveal often hidden and sometimes disturbing aspects of the combat experience.

Our World War

2014
7.6
Sleeping With Death

Sleeping With Death

7.0
2022
TV Show

This compelling edge-of-your-seat docu-series recounts some of the most bizarre and crazy murders in which someone wakes up to a dead body.. With access to lead investigators, key witnesses and those closest to the victim, the series uncovers the secrets and truth behind each twisted murder.

Sleeping With Death

2022
7.0
Giver Taker

Giver Taker

8.0
2023
TV Show

Former elementary school teacher and detective, Kurasawa Itsuki (Nakatani Miki), has a history with Kishi Ruoto (Kikuchi Fuma). At the age of 12 and her 6th grade student, Kishi murdered Kurasawa's daughter. The young age of the murderer caused the bizarre murder case to send shockwaves throughout Japan. Kurasawa experienced despair and quit her job as a teacher to become a detective with the desire of "saving as many people as possible from suffering like I did". Driven by her strong conviction, Kurasawa spends 12 years working hard to solve cases before learning that Kishi is to be discharged from a medical reformatory just before the anniversary of her daughter's death. One day, she receives a text message from the supposedly "completely rehabilitated" Kishi promising to "take away your precious things once again". This was the beginning of a new incident that would shock all of Japan again.

Giver Taker

2023
8.0
The Eccentric Family

The Eccentric Family

6.4
2013
TV Show

In Kyoto, humans and supernatural creatures live side-by-side. Soichiro Shimogamo used to be the head of tanuki society, but without warning one day he was made into tanuki stew, and no one knows how it happened. He left four sons behind who all live happily with their mother. What does fate have in store for this strongly bonded family?!

The Eccentric Family

2013
6.4
The State Counsellor

The State Counsellor

4.0
2005
TV Show

A special train from St. Petersburg to Moscow. General Khrapov is stabbed in his compartment. A mysterious "BG" mark was found on the handle of the bloody blade - the sign of an elusive terrorist group. Only Fandorin can neutralize it. Prince Pozharsky, who is also investigating the case, stands in his way. A deadly duel begins.

The State Counsellor

2005
4.0
A Very British Coup

A Very British Coup

7.8
1988
TV Show

A Very British Coup is a British political thriller series based on the novel by Chris Mullin. It stars Ray McAnally as the newly elected left-wing prime minister Harry Perkins, who soon finds himself up to his neck in conspiracy.

A Very British Coup

1988
7.8
Kane & Abel

Kane & Abel

7.6
1985
TV Show

Kane & Abel is a television miniseries, based on the novel of the same name written by Jeffrey Archer, that aired on CBS in 1985. It stars Peter Strauss as Rosnovski and Sam Neill as Kane.

Kane & Abel

1985
7.6