



Starring June Whitfield – reprising her role as Miss Marple for the first time since 2001 – they are dramatised for BBC Radio 4 by Joy Wilkinson. Poor Gladys has been accused of stealing a precious brooch belonging to her employers, the reserved Misses Skinner. In The Case of the Perfect Maid (1950), Miss Marple has a chance to re. When her maid asks Miss Marple to intervene in the delicate problem of her rather opinionated cousin Gladys, she doesnt think much can be done. Can Miss Marple deduce his identity – and his killer – from his last words?įirst published in the collection Miss Marple's Final Cases, these three delightfully clever tales will keep you guessing till the end. Agatha Christies first detective novel, The Mysterious Affair at Styles, was. Sanctuary: Miss Marple and her god-daughter Bunch are horrified when they discover a dying man in the local church. The Case of the Perfect Maid: Miss Marple investigates the problem of a lady's maid who has been mysteriously sacked – while also helping her crime writer nephew Raymond West to cure his writer's block. Tape-Measure Murder: When Mrs Spenlow is murdered in St Mary Mead, the village gossips all agree that her husband must have killed her – until Miss Marple is called as an alibi. Specially broadcast to mark the 125th anniversary of Agatha Christie's birth, these brand new dramas are based on three of her best short stories. The Case of the Perfect Maid: Miss Marple investigates the problem of a ladys maid who has been mysteriously sacked while also helping her crime writer. June Whitfield returns as the deceptively mild spinster sleuth in three full-cast BBC Radio 4 dramatisations.
