Agatha Christie's Miss Marple: A Pocket Full of Rye (1985)

Director
Guy Slater

Main cast
Joan Hickson

Genres
Crime, Drama, Mystery

Description
When a handful of grain is found in the pocket of a murdered businessman, Miss Marple seeks a murderer with a penchant for nursery rhymes.


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