Mr Sims (Sleeping Murder)

In the novel Sleeping Murder, Mr Sims is the builder and decorator who Gwenda Reed hired to undertake the renovations at Hillside. He is described as "a persuasive  middle-aged  man with  a  husky  voice  and  a  little  notebook  which  he  always  held  at  the ready,  to  jot  down  any  expensive  idea  that  might  occur  to  his  patrons."

BBC's Miss Marple
In the BBC 1987 adaptation of the novel, Mr Sims is portrayed by Edward Jewesbury. The portrayal is fairly faithful to the original complete with notebook in hand. Some of the lines and activities of Taylor, his leading workman, are given to Sims in the adaptation as Taylor is not featured.

ITV's Agatha Christie's Marple
In the ITV 2006 adaptation of the novel, Mr Sims is portrayed by Richard Bremmer.