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Miss Marple•Season 1•Episode 6

A Murder is Announced Part 1

8.0/10 · 297 votesFeb 28, 198560 min

Ranked #3 of 11 in Season 1•+0.2 vs season avg

A third murder occurs, and Miss Marple is only just able to prevent a fourth.

Directed byDavid Giles

Written byAlan Plater

Previous episodeE5 · The Moving Finger Part 2 Next episodeE7 · A Murder is Announced Part 2

Seasons2

Season 1 Episodes11

The Body in the Library Part 1

The Body in the Library Part 2

The Body in the Library Part 3

The Moving Finger Part 1

The Moving Finger Part 2

E6 8.0Now viewing

A Murder is Announced Part 1

A Murder is Announced Part 2

A Murder is Announced Part 3

A Pocketful of Rye Part 1

A Pocketful of Rye Part 2

The Murder at the Vicarage

Cast4

Joan Hickson

Joan Hickson

Miss Marple

John Castle

John Castle

Inspector Craddock

David Horovitch

David Horovitch

Inspector Slack / Superintendent Slack

Ian Brimble

Ian Brimble

Constable Lake / Sergeant Lake

Crew2

D

David Giles

Director

A

Alan Plater

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Murder is Announced Part 1" is episode 6 of Miss Marple season 1. It scored 8.0/10 from 297 votes, ranking #3 of 11 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by David Giles and written by Alan Plater, it aired on February 28, 1985.

Next: E7 · A Murder is Announced Part 2 Best of Season 1