Kingsthorpe Joan Hickson, who played Miss Marple in the Miss Marple BBC television series, was born in the village. Actress Judy Carne's parents were greengrocers in the village. Lesley Joseph, who played Dorien Green in the television comedy series Birds of a Feather, was raised here until the age of 18. See also Kingsthorpe College References Bibliography External links Areas of Northampton Civil parishes in Northamptonshire