Miss Marple (TV series) Inspector Craddock presents another inconsistency in the series. The character is clearly unknown to Miss Marple in "A Murder is Announced" but in his second appearance in "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side", Craddock is Miss Marple's nephew. All of the episodes take place in the 1950's. "The Murder at the Vicarage" is set in 1954, according to a sign about money being raised for the church fund. This takes place after the events of "The Body in the Library", which Miss Marple relates briefly when describing how she first came across Inspector Slack. "Nemesis" is set in 1955
Marple, Greater Manchester are operated by Stagecoach Manchester and High Peak. Education in Marple is run by Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council. There are two primary schools, the secondary Marple Hall School which occupies the site of the ancestral home of the Bradshaw-Isherwood family. Marple Sixth Form College (formerly "Ridge Danyers College") offers courses to young people and adults. There is also an independent school and nursery, Brabyns Preparatory School. Marple Rugby Club has three adult teams, and a "Marple Minis Rugby" outfit with teams from age 7 to 17. Marple Cricket Club was formed in 1900 and has been based at Bowden Lane