Agatha Christie's Marple was voiced by Herbert Lom (who also made an on-screen appearance as Mr Dufosse in "The Murder at the Vicarage") in "Nemesis" and played by Antony Sher in "A Caribbean Mystery". The series also featured real-life characters: Winston Churchill appeared in "The Sittaford Mystery", Noël Coward in "", Louis Armstrong in "At Bertram's Hotel", and Ian Fleming and James Bond in "A Caribbean Mystery". Christie wrote twelve novels about Miss Marple, all of which have been adapted for the series. They are: In addition, a short story featuring Miss Marple, "The Blue Geranium," was adapted into a full-length episode. Three
Agatha Christie's Marple is aired in the United States on PBS on "Mystery!", where it is presented as "Agatha Christie's "Miss Marple."" The series is broadcast to the whole of Canada on CBC and in French on Radio-Canada. In Australia, "Agatha Christie's Marple" airs on ABC1. "Marple" is also being broadcast on ATV World in Hong Kong, on "EBS" and MegaTV in South Korea and on CCTV-8 in China. China, however, refused to show "The Body in the Library" and "Murder Is Easy," due to the involvement of a lesbian and an incestuous relationship respectively. "Why Didn't They Ask Evans?" was extensively edited,