I grew up loving Poirot, Tommy and Tuppence, and Miss Marple. Prudence'Tuppence' Beresford (née Cowley ) is a fictional detective in the work of Agatha Christie. With Tommy away on business, who better to help her than Miss Marple, who is visiting an old friend at the nursing home. Tuppence realises there could be more to the old lady's words than she originally thought, especially when Tommy's aunt dies weeks later, and Mrs. Lancaster mysteriously disappears. In this story, it is Marple and Tuppence are the detectives. I also watched all the PBS/BBC adaptations over the years and yep Hickson was, in my mind and obviously in the minds of the majority of the raters here, the best personification of Jane Marple. It aired from 26 December 1984 to 27 December 1992 on BBC One. Agatha Christie's Marple season 2 episode guide on TV.com. Watch all 4 Agatha Christie's Marple episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. All 12 original Miss Marple Christie novels were dramatised. The novel was also made into a “Marple” episode, even though Miss Marple was not in the novel. She is married to Tommy Beresford, and is the fifth daughter of Archdeacon Cowley. Her full name is Prudence Beresford (née Cowley). Although Christie only wrote 5 books in the series, the characters aged realistically - from giddy young detectives in the Jazz Age, to grandparents losing their memory of the past in the… More Miss Marple is a British television series based on the Miss Marple murder mystery novels by Agatha Christie, starring Joan Hickson in the title role. You can also enjoy spotting actors who you’ll recognise from other adaptations – this is one of John Gielgud’s four appearances in Christie screen productions, and Joan Hickson has fun playing a character quite unlike Miss Marple, while James Warwick and Francesca Annis seem to be rehearsing their later appearances as Tommy and Tuppence. In France, the third novel “By the Pricking of My Thumbs” was adapted into a movie as well. Tommy and Tuppence Beresford are two of Agatha Christie's delightful detectives. I read and reread all of the stories. Agatha Christie's Marple follows 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 (and sometimes when simply being at home), Miss Marple often stumbles upon or hears about mysterious murders, which she helps solve.