Miss Marple: The Body in the Library
'The Body in the Library' is set in the deceptively sleepy English village of St. Mary Mead during the late 1940's. One morning Colonel and Mrs. Bantry awake to discover the strangled corpse of an unknown platinum blonde on the hearth rug in their library. Mrs Bantry turns to her neighbour Jane Marple, who comes at once to investigate... with the local constabulary close on her heels. The police follow their official lines of inquiry, but Miss Marple has her own ideas. Her instincts warn her that another disaster is close at hand, and when she is proved right she sets out to trap the ruthless double murderer...
Year: 1984
Genre: TV Drama, Agatha Christie, Television Shows
Country: UK
Director: Silvio Narizzano
Starring: Joan Hickson
Duration: 154 Minutes
Rating: PG
7.7/10
Location in store: Drama (TV: Agatha Christie)
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