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
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,