Miss Marple: Nemesis

Mr Jason Rafiel seeks Miss Marple's help to solve a crime but he does gives her any details. In fact, he can't be sure that a crime was committed at all.

Miss Marple: Nemesis (1987) is a British television miniseries created by T.R. Bowen for BBC One, a two-episode adaptation of an Agatha Christie novel in the BBC's long-running Miss Marple series. Joan Hickson stars as Miss Jane Marple, the elderly amateur sleuth whose quiet powers of observation outmatch the people around her. Jason Rafiel, played by Frank Gatliff, comes to her with a request that is deliberately vague: he cannot say what happened, or even be certain that anything did. Frank Gatliff's Rafiel and Bruce Payne's Michael Rafiel anchor a family tangle, while Peter Tilbury's Lionel Peel supports the inquiry. The engine of the story is Marple's patient method, sifting small conversations, household habits and half-remembered details until a pattern emerges. The two episodes unfold at an unhurried pace across English village and country-house settings. Its tone is genteel, measured and wry, with a cozy, polished surface beneath which the puzzle slowly tightens. Fans of Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder, She Wrote and Agatha Christie's Marple will find the same pleasures of reasoning, manners and an elegant whodunit atmosphere here.

Viewers rate this two-part Agatha Christie adaptation positively, with Joan Hickson's Miss Marple singled out as the centre of a neat, well-acted mystery.

• Agatha Christie's Poirotclassic british detective mystery, amateur sleuth solving puzzles through observation of village life
• Murder, She Wrotegentle amateur sleuth cozy mystery with an elderly protagonist
• Agatha Christie's Marpleperiod british whodunit adapted from agatha christie with a patient investigative tone

Created by

T.R. Bowen

Release Date

1987-02-08

Episode runtime

51 min

Rating

7.8 / 10 (50)

What is Miss Marple: Nemesis about?

An elderly amateur sleuth, Miss Marple, is drawn into a case where no one is even sure a crime took place.

What is Miss Marple: Nemesis like to watch?

Ember's analysis rates the pacing of Miss Marple: Nemesis as measured, its intensity as mild and its storytelling as easy to follow.

Is Miss Marple: Nemesis violent?

No — Ember's analysis finds no violence in Miss Marple: Nemesis.

What did critics think of Miss Marple: Nemesis?

Viewers rate this two-part Agatha Christie adaptation positively, with Joan Hickson's Miss Marple singled out as the centre of a neat, well-acted mystery.

Which shows are like Miss Marple: Nemesis?

Shows with a similar feel include Agatha Christie's Poirot, Murder, She Wrote, and Agatha Christie's Marple.

How long is Miss Marple: Nemesis?

Miss Marple: Nemesis: 1 season, 2 episodes.

Is Miss Marple: Nemesis still running?

No, Miss Marple: Nemesis has ended.