Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

Miss Marple: The Moving Finger

1985•1h 0m•7.5/10

CrimeMystery

Ratings

🎬TMDb

7.5/10(29)

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.

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Production

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

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

February 21, 1985

Last Aired

February 22, 1985

Networks

BBC One

Created By

Agatha Christie

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

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Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

Part One

E1

Part One

Air date: 1985-02-21

When everyone in a small town receives malicious letters detailing a future murder, it is Miss Marple who is called upon to help reveal the clues.

Part Two

E2

Part Two

Air date: 1985-02-22

Miss Marple's instinct - that one murder will always follow another - proves to be true when more bodies are found in the sleepy town.

Cast

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Miss Marple

Michael Culver

Michael Culver

Edward Symmington

Sandra Payne

Sandra Payne

Eryl Griffith

Richard Pearson

Richard Pearson

Mr. Pye

Andrew Bicknell

Andrew Bicknell

Gerry Burton

Sabina Franklyn

Sabina Franklyn

Joanna Burton

Dilys Hamlett

Dilys Hamlett

Maud Calthrop

Patsy Smart

Mrs. Cleat

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