Jane Marple, (PROSE: "Agatha Christie's Letter to Sir Godfrey Collins") often referred to simply asMiss Marple, was a fictionaldetective created byAgatha Christie, from herMiss Marplebook series. Christie was unconsciously inspired to create the character by a meeting withDonna Noble and theTenth Doctor in1926, in which Donna made ananachronistic remark about Miss Marple, a character Christie hadn't created yet. (TV:The Unicorn and the Wasp)

The character would frequently overhear vital information to a case, because the murderer would think she was just a harmless old lady. (TV:The Unicorn and the Wasp)

TheEighth Doctor had a complete collection of theMiss Marple series, all signed by Christie herself. (PROSE:The Time Lord's Story)

WhenSararti began to sob, after the Eighth Doctor deduced that she andKalkin had planned to kill themselves,Lucie Miller responded "Now look what you've done, you and your Miss Marple routine". (AUDIO:Immortal Beloved)

Lavinia Smith liked to think of herself as a Miss Marple type, sendingSarah Jane to investigate and report on her behalf, such as when she sent her toEgypt. (COMIC:City of Devils)

Peri Brown once said "seem[ed] to find [herself] coming over all Miss Marple". (PROSE:The Canvey Angels)

WhenClyde Langer was trying to remember the name ofSt Agnes Abbey, he thought it was like the lady writer who wrote about the "old lady detective", which prompted Sarah Jane to say Miss Marple. (TV:Eye of the Gorgon)

Behind the scenes[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Miss Marple was played byJulia McKenzie in theITV seriesMarple.Julie Cox played her in a flashback in one episode. She has also been played byJune Whitfield onBBC Radio.
• The amateur detectiveMiss Jane from the short storyThe Sleuth Slayers was a pastiche of Miss Marple.

External links[[edit] |[edit source]]

• Jane Marple atAgatha Christie Wiki