Miss Marple (TV series) case of Lake, like) her. There are other recurring characters in "Miss Marple". John Castle appears as Inspector Dermot Eric Craddock in "A Murder Is Announced" and "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". Craddock was unknown to Miss Marple in the former story, but had become her nephew by the latter. Gwen Watford appears as Mrs Dolly Bantry in "The Body in the Library" and "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". Barbara Hicks appears as Miss Amanda Hartnell in "The Murder at the Vicarage" and "The Mirror Crack'd from Side to Side". Christopher Good appears as Christopher Hawes
Miss Silver inconsistent with her sensational behavior and also with the far-fetched plots of the novels she features in." Miss Silver Miss Silver is a fictional detective featured in 32 novels by British novelist Patricia Wentworth. Miss Maud Silver is a retired governess-turned-private detective. Like Miss Marple, Miss Silver's age and demeanor make her appear harmless. Some admire the character, believing that "while Miss Marple may receive ten times the attention as Miss Silver, ... the woefully neglected Miss Silver is the real deal - a professional investigator and stand-up woman, a true forerunner of all future female private eyes." Others disagree,