Miss Marple was abook series byAgatha Christie (PROSE:The Time Lord's Story) about an "old lady detective" named MissMarple. (TV:Eye of the Gorgon,The Unicorn and the Wasp)

Christie was unconsciously inspired to create the series 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. Donna tried to get her to agree on jointcopyright for the idea. (TV:The Unicorn and the Wasp)

TheEighth Doctor had a full set ofMiss Marples, all of which were signed personally by Agatha Christie. He claimed never to have asked her to sign them. The Doctor toldTianna that when their current predicament was all over, he'd lend her the set—"Just lending, mind"; he wouldn't fully part with his signed copies. (PROSE:The Time Lord's Story)

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• InThe Unicorn and the Wasp, the Doctor makes reference to the first book in the series,Murder at the Vicarage, by summing up their own adventure asMurder at the Vicar's Rage.
• George Gallaccio went on fromDoctor Who toproduce many television adaptations ofMiss Marple stories.
• Miss Marple herself has at various points been played byJune Whitfield andJulia McKenzie.