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Murder, She Wrote

7.5/10 481 votes
MysteryCrimeDrama

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Created by:
Richard Levinson, William Link, Peter S. Fischer
Cast:
Angela Lansbury
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
CBS

Episode guide

Seasons

12 available

Season 4

Episodes

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Still from A Fashionable Way to Die E01

Episode 1

★ 7.7

A Fashionable Way to Die

1987-09-20 · 45m

Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.

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Episode 2

★ 7.3

When Thieves Fall Out

1987-09-27 · 45m

A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.

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Episode 3

★ 7.2

Witness for the Defense

1987-10-04 · 45m

Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.

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Episode 4

★ 7.5

Old Habits Die Hard

1987-10-11 · 45m

A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.

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Episode 5

★ 6.8

The Way To Dusty Death

1987-10-25 · 45m

After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.

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Episode 6

★ 7.5

It Runs In The Family

1987-11-01 · 45m

Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.

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Episode 7

★ 5.5

If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

1987-11-08 · 45m

When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.

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Episode 8

★ 6.4

Steal Me a Story

1987-11-15 · 45m

The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.

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Episode 9

★ 4.8

Trouble in Eden

1987-11-22 · 45m

Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.

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Episode 10

★ 6.8

Indian Giver

1987-11-29 · 45m

A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.

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Episode 11

★ 6.8

Doom with a View

1987-12-13 · 45m

Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.

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Episode 12

★ 7.2

Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?

1988-01-03 · 45m

Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.

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Episode 13

★ 6.3

Harbinger of Death

1988-01-24 · 45m

Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.

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Episode 14

★ 7.5

Curse of the Daanav

1988-02-07 · 45m

Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.

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Episode 15

★ 7.0

Mourning Among the Wisterias

1988-02-14 · 45m

Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.

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Episode 16

★ 7.2

Murder Through the Looking Glass

1988-02-21 · 45m

Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.

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Still from A Very Good Year for Murder E17

Episode 17

★ 7.3

A Very Good Year for Murder

1988-02-28 · 45m

The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.

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Episode 18

★ 8.4

Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

1988-03-13 · 45m

Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.

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Episode 19

★ 7.0

Just Another Fish Story

1988-03-27 · 45m

Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.

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Episode 20

★ 6.5

Showdown in Saskatchewan

1988-04-10 · 45m

Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.

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Episode 21

★ 7.5

Deadpan

1988-05-01 · 45m

Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.

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Episode 22

★ 5.0

The Body Politic

1988-05-08 · 45m

The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.

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Cast

Angela Lansbury

Angela Lansbury

Jessica Fletcher

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