Miss Marple: The Body in the Library

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Amateur detective Miss Jane Marple investigates the murder of a young woman whose body is found in the library at Gossington Hall, home of Colonel and Mrs. Arthur Bantry.

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Languages: English

Director: Silvio Narizzano

Starring Cast: Joan Hickson, Gwen Watford, Andrew Cruickshank, Frederick Jaeger, David Horovitch, Ciaran Madden

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Joan Hickson

Miss Marple

Gwen Watford

Dolly Bantry

Andrew Cruickshank

Conway Jefferson

Frederick Jaeger

Colonel Melchett

David Horovitch

Detective Inspector Slack

Ciaran Madden

Adelaide Jefferson

Anthony Smee

Basil Blake

Jess Conrad

Raymond Starr

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