Miss Marple (TV series) In addition to Miss Marple, there are two semi-regular characters in the series. The first is Inspector (later Superintendent) Slack, played by David Horovitch; the second is Constable (later Sergeant) Lake, played by Ian Brimble. Slack and Lake appear in five episodes: "The Body in the Library", "The Murder at the Vicarage", "4.50 From Paddington", "They Do It with Mirrors" and "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". They are the official detectives and both (particularly Slack) originally dislike and are exasperated by Miss Marple, her interference and her methods, but they eventually come to respect (and indeed, in the
Miss Marple (TV series) the bestowal of an OBE award to the role, as Queen Elizabeth II was a fan of the series and Hickson's performance. All 12 episodes were shown in the United States on the PBS "Mystery!" series. "Miss Marple" was also seen in over 30 countries, including Spain, the former Soviet Union and China. "Miss Marple" was first released in DVD in the UK (Region 2) in 2000. A complete box set of all 12 stories was released in 2005 by 2 Entertain Video. In North America (Region 1), episodes were first released in 2001. In summer 2009 the Sunday edition