Henry Clithering

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)

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.