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.
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.
