Why did they change the actress who played Miss Marple?

Why did they change the actress who played Miss Marple?

Miss Marple actress Geraldine McEwan is to quit playing the genteel sleuth after five years, she announced yesterday. The star, 75, said her decision was influenced by a fall before Christmas in which she broke a hip.

How many Miss Marples have there been?

The BBC once adapted all 12 Christie novels about the character in a series simply titled Miss Marple. Joan Hickson, who first played the role on stage in 1940, played Marple in all dozen.

Who played Miss Marple the most?

Margaret Rutherford Joan Hickson (1984-1992) Still viewed by many fans as the iconic Miss Marple on screen, Joan Hickson narrowly beat Margaret Rutherford to top our poll with 41.30% of the votes!

Who was the original Miss Marple?

American TV was the setting for the first screen portrayal of Miss Marple with Gracie Fields, the British actress and singer, playing her in a 1956 episode of Goodyear TV Playhouse based on A Murder Is Announced, the 1950 Christie novel.

What is Tetrauwolfide?

In the BBC 1989 adaptation, Major Palgrave is portrayed by Frank Middlemass. Here he has the initials "C. J." The poison used on him here is called "tetrauwolfide", also used for high blood pressure.

What year is Miss Marple set in?

1950s All of the episodes take place in the 1950s. "The Murder at the Vicarage" is set in 1954, according to a sign about money being raised for the church fund. This takes place after the events of "The Body in the Library", which Miss Marple relates briefly when describing how she first came across Inspector Slack.

How many Miss Marples did Joan Hickson make?

12 Miss Marple The Body in the Library (1984) was the first of the 12 Miss Marple mysteries in which Hickson starred for the BBC, and which were seen (and still are) in 32 different countries.

Which actresses played Miss Marple?

• Joan Hickson (1984-1992)
• Margaret Rutherford (1961-1964)
• Geraldine McEwan (2004–2008)
• Julia McKenzie (2009–2013)
• Angela Lansbury (1980)

Who all has played Miss Marple?

• Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple, was an octogenarian herself during most of the series' production. Decades before, she had appeared in a minor role in Murder, She Said, in which Margaret Rutherford played Miss Marple.

Who played Miss Marple first?

• The first Miss Marple was played by British stage star Gracie Fields in a US TV play entitled "A Murder is Announced " in 1956.