Miss Marple (Joan Hickson) and Sir Henry (Raymond Francis)
Sir Henry Clithering is the former head of Scotland Yard. He is the godfather of Dermot Craddock, and was an old friend of Elizabeth Temple. He is friends with Jane Marple and welcomes her input into investigations.
Appearances[]
- The Tuesday Night Club (short story) (1927)
- The Idol House of Astarte (short story) (1928)
- Ingots of Gold (short story) (1928)
- The Blood-Stained Pavement (short story) (1928)
- Motive v. Opportunity (short story) (1928)
- The Thumb Mark of St. Peter (short story) (1928)
- The Blue Geranium (short story) (1929)
- The Murder at the Vicarage (1930)
- The Companion (short story) (1930)
- The Four Suspects (short story) (1930)
- A Christmas Tragedy (short story) (1930)
- The Herb of Death (short story) (1930)
- The Affair at the Bungalow (short story) (1930)
- Death by Drowning (short story) (1931)
- The Body in the Library (1942)
- A Murder is Announced (1950)
- A Pocket Full of Rye (1953)
- 4.50 from Paddington (1957)
- Nemesis (1971) (mention)
Sir Henry exists in the Miss Marple universe but there is an intriguing mention of one "Sir Henry" in relation to a "high official from Scotland Yard" in chapter 16 of Peril at End House, a book in the Poirot universe.
Portrayals[]
- In the 1984 Miss Marple adaptation The Body in the Library, Sir Henry is played by actor Raymond Francis.
- In the 1999 BBC Radio adaptations The Body in the Library and A Murder is Announced, Sir Henry is played by actor Graham Crowden.
- In the 2010 Agatha Christie's Marple episode The Blue Geranium, Sir Henry is played by actor Donald Sinden.