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'''Jane Marple''', | {{Update|Info from ''[[Iris at the V&A (short story)|Iris at the V&A]]'' needs to be added.}} | ||
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'''Jane Marple''', ([[PROSE]]: "[[The Doctor: His Lives and Times|Agatha Christie's Letter to Sir Godfrey Collins]]") often referred to simply as '''Miss Marple''', was a fictional [[detective]] created by [[Agatha Christie]], from her ''[[Miss Marple (series)|Miss Marple]]'' [[book]] series. Christie was unconsciously inspired to create the character by a meeting with [[Donna Noble]] and the [[Tenth Doctor]] in [[1926]], in which Donna made an [[anachronism|anachronistic]] remark about Miss Marple, a character Christie hadn't created yet. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Unicorn and the Wasp (TV story)|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 (TV story)|The Unicorn and the Wasp]]'') | |||
The [[Eighth Doctor]] had a complete collection of the ''Miss Marple'' series, all signed by Christie herself. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Time Lord's Story (short story)|The Time Lord's Story]]'') | |||
[[ | When [[Sararti]] began to sob, after the Eighth Doctor deduced that she and [[Kalkin]] had planned to kill themselves, [[Lucie Miller]] responded "Now look what you've done, you and your Miss Marple routine". ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Immortal Beloved (audio story)|Immortal Beloved]]'') | ||
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[[Lavinia Smith]] liked to think of herself as a Miss Marple type, sending [[Sarah Jane Smith|Sarah Jane]] to investigate and report on her behalf, such as when she sent her to [[Egypt]]. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[City of Devils (comic story)|City of Devils]]'') | |||
[[Peri Brown]] once said "seem[ed] to find [herself] coming over all Miss Marple". ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Canvey Angels (short story)|The Canvey Angels]]'') | |||
When [[Clyde Langer]] was trying to remember the name of [[St 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 (TV story)|Eye of the Gorgon]]'') | |||
== Behind the scenes == | |||
* Miss Marple was played by [[Julia McKenzie]] in the [[ITV]] series ''Marple''. [[Julie Cox]] played her in a flashback in one episode. She has also been played by [[June Whitfield]] on [[BBC Radio]]. | |||
* The amateur detective [[Jane (The Sleuth Slayers)|Miss Jane]] from the short story ''[[The Sleuth Slayers (short story)|The Sleuth Slayers]]'' was a pastiche of Miss Marple. | |||
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Jane Marple, (PROSE: "Agatha Christie's Letter to Sir Godfrey Collins") often referred to simply as Miss Marple, was a fictional detective created by Agatha Christie, from her Miss Marple book series. Christie was unconsciously inspired to create the character by a meeting with Donna Noble and the Tenth Doctor in 1926, in which Donna made an anachronistic 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)
The Eighth Doctor had a complete collection of the Miss Marple series, all signed by Christie herself. (PROSE: The Time Lord's Story)
When Sararti began to sob, after the Eighth Doctor deduced that she and Kalkin 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, sending Sarah Jane to investigate and report on her behalf, such as when she sent her to Egypt. (COMIC: City of Devils)
Peri Brown once said "seem[ed] to find [herself] coming over all Miss Marple". (PROSE: The Canvey Angels)
When Clyde Langer was trying to remember the name of St 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 by Julia McKenzie in the ITV series Marple. Julie Cox played her in a flashback in one episode. She has also been played by June Whitfield on BBC Radio.
- The amateur detective Miss Jane from the short story The Sleuth Slayers was a pastiche of Miss Marple.
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