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  • Miss Marple - The Body In The Library
  • Miss Marple - The Body In The Library review by robertconnor from London, England
    Rated - 5 stars Hickson Is Perfection 16 June 2005
    ... new interpretation), for the definitive version there's no need to look beyond Joan Hickson. She could say more with a tilt of her head and a glance downwards than half a...  
  • Clockwise
  • Clockwise review by from Glamorgan
    Rated - 4 stars A definite for Fawlty fans! 5 June 2005
    ... cameos from a host of people including Tony Haygarth as the dry wit farmer and Joan Hickson as she witters on about the sherry glasses. Brit comedy at its best....  
  • Miss Marple - A Pocketful of Rye
  • Miss Marple - A Pocketful of Rye review by A customer from London, England
    Rated - 4 stars Joan Hickson Lights up the Stage 4 August 2004
    ...t TV adaptations of both of these magnificently avoid falling into these traps. Joan Hickson positively sparkles as Miss Marple, apparently dotty, but underneath it fiendis...  

Joan Hickson - filmography


  • Miss Marple - The Mirror Crack'd from Si... on DVD (1992)
    Starring: Joan Hickson,  Claire Bloom,  Glynis Barber
    Director: Norman Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    After the death of her husband, Dolly Bantry sold Gossington Hall to the former film star Marina Gregg and her husband. When the glamorous couple decide to throw a benefit for the local hospital, the grounds are thronged with curious visitors, and for one of them, the day ends in tragedy...
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 747 members
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  • Miss Marple - Nemesis on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Joan Hickson,  Magaret Tyzack,  Helen Cherry
    Director: David Tucker
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Miss Marple is shocked to receive a letter from the recently deceased Mr Rafiel, an acquaintance she had met briefly on her travels. The letter leaves instructions for Miss Marple to investigate a crime after his death. There are absolutely no details about the crime or where or when it had been ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 800 members
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  • Miss Marple - At Bertram's Hotel on DVD (1987)
    Starring: Joan Hickson,  George Baker,  Caroline Blakiston
    Director: Mary McMurray
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    Miss Marple is being treated to a few days' holiday by her niece, staying at Bertram's Hotel. But Miss Marple begins to feel uneasy. Something sinister lurks beneath the polished veneer. Why are so many crimes associated with the hotel or somehow implicate eminently respectable people staying there?
    Rate this: 3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 701 members
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  • Miss Marple - A Murder is Announced on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Joan Hickson,  Renee Anderson,  Joan Sims
    Director: David Giles
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The villagers of Chipping Cleghorn, including Miss Marple, are agog with curiosity over an advertisment in the local gazette which reads: 'A murder is announced and will take place on Friday 29th October, at Little Paddocks at 6.30pm.' Is it a hoax? As the time approaches, the crowds gather at ..read more »
    Rate this: 4 stars out of 5 76% from 761 members
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  • The Taming Of The Shrew on DVD
    Starring: John Cleese,  Anthony Pedley,  Joan Hickson
    Director: Johathan Miller
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    In 1978, the BBC set itself the task of filming all of William Shakespeare's plays for television. The resulting productions, renowned for their loyalty to the text, utilised the best theatrical and television directors and brought great performances from leading contemporary actors. Baptista, a ..read more »
    Rate this: 3 stars out of 5 59% from 154 members
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