Diagnosis Murder Episode Guide

Episode Guide

Diagnosis Murder: Season 8 (2000 - 2001)

• Season 8 Episode 22: The Blair Nurse Project

  A film-maker begins using Community General Hospital as the location for an eerie documentary - and it is not long before Dr Sloan discovers the building may genuinely be haunted

• Season 8 Episode 21: Deadly Mirage - Part Two

  Part two of two. In a storyline reminiscent of Hitchcock's Rear Window, Mark takes a keen interest in his neighbour's activities while convalescing from an injury : and soon begins to suspect him of murder

• Season 8 Episode 20: Deadly Mirage - Part One

  Part one of two. Dr Sloan's son Steve falls for a mysterious woman who is the spitting image of his murdered ex-girlfriend. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 19: No Good Deed

  A controversial lawyer believes he is dying and confesses to Dr Sloan that he has committed a murder. Unfortunately, he later makes a full recovery and denies any memory of the alleged crime. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 18: The Red's Shoes

  Amanda tries to help a famous Chinese ballet dancer defect to America, but her efforts threaten to cause an international incident - and Dr Sloan finds himself caught in the diplomatic crossfire. Medical mystery, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 8 Episode 17: Dance of Danger

  Dr Sloan helps a reporter whose dance partner, the source of one of her stories, was fatally stabbed at a disco. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 8 Episode 16: Being of Sound Mind

  Dr Sloan tries to protect Jesse and Amanda from a murderer determined to get his hands on a multi-million-dollar inheritance. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 15: Bachelor Fathers

  The intrepid Dr Sloan investigates the murder of a woman whose twin sister claims her infant son was fathered by Dr Jesse Travis. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Charlie Schlatter

• Season 8 Episode 14: You Bet Your Life

  Dr Sloan sets out to investigate the apparent suicide of a colleague whose skill and dedication as a heart surgeon were matched only by his sheer recklessness as a gambler. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 8 Episode 13: Sins of the Father : Part Two

  Part two of two. Dr Sloan continues the investigation into the assassination, despite being disturbed by the dark childhood memories it evokes

• Season 8 Episode 12: Sins of the Father : Part One

  Part one of two. A woman is murdered while Dr Sloan is examining her, setting off an investigation which reawakens dark, disturbing memories of his own childhood

• Season 8 Episode 11: Less Than Zero

  A beautiful but very slender TV star dies of heart failure, prompting Dr Sloan to suspect her nutritionist of professional negligence. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 10: Playing God

  The intrepid Dr Sloan hunts down a crazed killer who murdered a medical student, drained his blood and stored the body in the Community General morgue. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 9: Confession

  Dr Sloan, Steve and Dr Bentley intervene in the case of a priest accused of murdering an old friend. Starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 8: All Dressed Up and No Place to Die

  Dr Sloan finds himself thrust into the hurly-burly world of high fashion as he investigates the case of a bridegroom killed during his own wedding. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 7: Hot House

  To investigate a possible murder, Dr. Sloan goes into a house of roommates who are monitored 24 hours a day by cameras for a national television series.

• Season 8 Episode 6: The Cradle Will Rock

  A teenager is suspected of murdering his lover's husband - but Mark becomes convinced the real culprit is to be found elsewhere. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 5: The Patient Detective

  Steve is involved in a car accident and, while under the influence of drugs in hospital, he witnesses a murder in one of the rooms. Although initial evidence points to the victim's wife as the main suspect, his investigation soon reveals the bigger picture : and the true culprit. Medical detective drama, starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 4: By Reason of Insanity

  Dr Sloan tries to help a former student who has been charged with murder, but it is no simple matter as the man has been diagnosed as a schizophrenic. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 3: Sleight of Hand

  Jim the hospital caretaker is found dead on the beach in what appears to be a routine case with no suspicion of foul play - until his identical twin brother Jeff turns up to identify the body. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 8 Episode 2: Blind Man's Bluff

  Dr Sloan applies his deductive powers to the case of a murdered fellow medic who was shot dead the day after his wife was blinded in a traffic accident. Medical drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 8 Episode 1: Death by Design

  Mark's office decorator is murdered and the prime suspect is soon behind bars : but a spate of similar killings makes him fear they have the wrong man. Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell star

Diagnosis Murder: Season 7 (1999 - 2000)

• Season 7 Episode 24: Getting Mad, Getting Even - Part Two

  Part two of two. Madison moves in with her new love, unaware of his true identity and murderous intentions. Meanwhile, Jesse falls under suspicion of writing a scandalous novel revealing spicy details about hospital workers. Joanna Cassidy and Dick Van Dyke star

• Season 7 Episode 23: Out of the Past - Part One

  Feature length edition of the mystery series. Medical student Alex asks Mark to help clear an old friend mixed up in the murder of a Los Angeles madam, while Madison Wesley is stalked by a killer who's recently undergone plastic surgery. Dick Van Dyke and Joanna Cassidy star, with a guest appearance by Barry Van Dyke's son Shane

• Season 7 Episode 22: Swan Song

  Mark's old friend, jazz singer Danielle Marsh, visits : and begins exhibiting signs of erratic behaviour. However, the detective is soon alerted to the fact that someone is trying to kill her. Medical detective drama, guest starring Helen Reddy, with Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 21: Two Birds with One Sloan

  Mark appears on a game show in a bid to uncover the killer responsible for murdering a previous contestant. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 20: Murder at BBQ Bob's

  Steve investigates the alleged suicide of a US Marine, but has to deal with a female NIS agent who is determined to place the case under military jurisdiction. Barry Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 19: A Resting Place

  Mark goes undercover as a patient in a residential home to solve the murder of a retired policeman. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 18: The Unluckiest Bachelor in LA

  Steve meets an attractive woman on a TV game show, but unfortunately she's killed only a few days later - apparently by her estranged brother, a doctor at Community General. Barry Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 17: Teacher's Pet

  A medical student is suspected of killing her abusive husband, but tries to divert suspicion by blaming his death on burglars. Details of an extra-marital affair involving the woman soon emerge which cast doubt on her account of events. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 7 Episode 16: Murder by Remote

  Steve investigates the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of a woman living in a hi-tech house. Dick and Barry Van Dyke star

• Season 7 Episode 15: Jake's Women

  The murder of a bigamist leaves Mark wondering which of the victim's wives is the likely culprit - until he unearths evidence suggesting other parties may be involved. Molly Cheek guest stars

• Season 7 Episode 14: Too Many Cooks

  Dr Sloan investigates the case of a French TV chef murdered during a charity cookery show, and soon discovers the victim had no shortage of enemies. Crime drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Charlie Schlatter

• Season 7 Episode 13: Frontier Dad

  Steve poses as a stuntman to unmask the mystery assailant attempting to kill a TV star, whose abrasive manner has earned him plenty of enemies. Medical detective drama, starring Barry Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 12: Man Overboard

  Mark takes on a temporary assignment as a physician on a cruise ship, where he finds himself investigating the killing of a passenger with more than his fair share of enemies. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 11: Santa Claude

  A terminally ill patient begs for Dr Sloan's help. Ten years ago, he was wrongly convicted of his wife's murder - now he wants to find the culprit and prove his innocence before he dies. Seasonal episode of the medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 10: The Seven Deadly Sins

  Dr Sloan and Steve track down an infamous diamond thief suspected of murder - although she protests her innocence. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 9: The Mouth that Roared

  A DJ who was given up for adoption succeeds in finding her birth mother. However, her hopes of a happy reunion are dashed when the woman is found dead. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 8: Gangland : Part Two

  Part two of two. Dr Sloan's double is shot in an assassination attempt, putting the lives of both men in danger. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 7: Gangland - Part One

  Feature-length drama. Dr Sloan is targeted by Mob gunmen who have mistaken him for the notorious Mr G, a Mob boss to whom he bears an uncanny resemblance. Meanwhile, Amanda fears a foster child is being abused. Starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 6: The Killer Within

  Dr Sloan investigates a series of deaths among drug addicts trying to kick the habit, and soon realises their counsellor could be responsible. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 5: The Flame

  The husband of one of Dr Sloan's old flames is suspected of a murder motivated by jealousy, and it is up to the surgical sleuth to get to the bottom of the mystery. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 7 Episode 4: Murder at Midterm

  Dr Sloan investigates the case of a pregnant medical student who has been poisoned - and he soon suspects her boyfriend could be the culprit. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 3: Bringing Up Barbie

  Dr Sloan volunteers to look after a friend's wild-child teenage daughter Barbie - whose wayward behaviour soon lands both of them up to their necks in trouble. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 2: Sleeping Murder

  Dr Sloan's brother is implicated in an accidental death, so it is up to the sleuthing medic to discover what really happened and prove his sibling's innocence. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 7 Episode 1: The Roast

  A night out at a party honouring Mark as Man of the Year ends in the murder of a comedian, forcing the surgical sleuth to spend the rest of the evening narrowing down the suspects. Dick Van Dyke stars

Diagnosis Murder: Season 6 (1998 - 1999)

• Season 6 Episode 22: Today Is the Last Day of the Rest of My Life

  Sloan tries to stop new colleague Kate Delibe helping her terminally ill patients commit suicide. He alerts staff about her unorthodox methods and vows to end her unethical activities, but the case also forces him to confront painful memories of his wife's agonising death from cancer. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Kathleen Quinlan

• Season 6 Episode 21: Blood Ties

  Vice officers close the net on four corrupt female homicide cops who murder felons to sell their organs to those they believe are more deserving. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 6 Episode 20: Trash TV : Part Two

  Part two. Dr Sloan believes he's found the killer while dining with one of the executives : but will he be able to convince his colleagues? Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 19: Trash TV : Part One

  Steve and Mark investigate the murder of a mysterious masked magician unpopular with his fellow illusionists for revealing some of their most closely guarded professional secrets on TV. Feature-length episode, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 18: Never Say Die

  Mark and Steve delve behind the scenes at an outwardly respectable boxing club and discover its sports drink is drugged, promoting aggressive tendencies in many fighters. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 6 Episode 17: Down Among the Dead Men

  Steve finds himself targeted by assassins - one of whom later turns up dead in bizarre circumstances. Medical detective drama, starring Barry Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 16: Rescue Me

  Jesse saves a car crash victim - but she proves to be dangerously unbalanced and repays his heroism by luring him into a fatal confrontation with her ex-boyfriend. Medical detective drama, starring Charlie Schlatter

• Season 6 Episode 15: Murder on the Hour

  A serial killer wreaks havoc at the hospital, with every murder taking place on the hour and the perpetrator targeting people who have had near-death experiences. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 14: Murder, My Suite

  A man contracts Legionnaires' disease and it soon becomes clear the fatal bacteria were deliberately emptied into a hotel's air conditioning system. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 13: Voices Carry

  Newly retired detective Harry Trumble returns to the force, convinced his old adversary the Clown Killer has re-emerged from obscurity to claim fresh victims - but Mark is reluctant to help in his investigation. Jack Klugman guest stars

• Season 6 Episode 12: Trapped in Paradise

  Steve teams up with a tabloid reporter to investigate the death of a man shot while trying to leave the close-knit, outwardly idyllic community in which he lived. Medical detective drama, starring Barry Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 11: Dead in the Water

  Susan gets stranded in a small town, where she is aghast to learn her former fiance, believed dead, is actually alive and well - presenting Dr Sloan and Jesse with a perplexing mystery to unravel. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 6 Episode 10: Murder X 4

  Dr Sloan and Steve race to find the link between three murder victims before the killer strikes again. Medical detective drama, guest starring George Lazenby

• Season 6 Episode 9: The Last Resort

  Steve kills a suspect during a routine stake-out, prompting his disillusioned new partner to suggest covering up the death. Medical detective drama, starring Barry Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 8: Rear Windows 98

  Amanda witnesses a murder on the internet and soon finds her own life in danger as the killer tracks her down. Detective drama, starring Victoria Rowell

• Season 6 Episode 7: Write, She Murdered

  Dr Sloan is drawn into a case of literary murder involving an author who resorts to desperate measures to cure writer's block. Medical detective drama, with a guest appearance by Cheers star Shelley Long

• Season 6 Episode 6: Alienated

  Jesse goes missing during a trip into a remote area of the mountains - only to return convinced he has been the victim of an alien abduction. Star Trek's Wil Wheaton and George Takei guest star

• Season 6 Episode 5: Blood Will Out

  Reports of a man's death turn out to be somewhat exaggerated and a reign of terror ensues at Community General as Doctor Sloan attempts to discover the identity of the seemingly resurrected maniac. Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston guest stars

• Season 6 Episode 4: Wrong Number

  A kidnapper calls his victim's family to demand a hefty ransom - but dials Dr Sloan's number by mistake, thus sowing the seeds of his own downfall. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 3: Till Death Do Us Part

  An engaged couple meet the night before their wedding to draw up a plan to murder the bride-to-be's father. Medical detective drama, featuring a guest appearance by former Dallas star Patrick Duffy

• Season 6 Episode 2: Resurrection : Part Two

  Part two of two. Dr Sloan strikes a bargain with Caitlin Sweeney's imprisoned brother in an attempt to bring the bomber to justice. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 6 Episode 1: Resurrection : Part One

  An explosion destroys Community General Hospital, leaving Steve Sloan facing the daunting task of helping FBI agent Wagner search the rubble for his missing father and the rest of the team. Feature-length edition of the medical drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

Diagnosis Murder: Season 5 (1997 - 1998)

• Season 5 Episode 25: Obsession : Part Two

  Part two of two. The bombing campaign continues remorselessly, but Dr Sloan thinks he may be closing in on the perpetrator. Crime drama, starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke, with Victoria Rowell

• Season 5 Episode 24: Obsession : Part One

  Dr Sloan's detective work results in the execution of a suspected serial bomber, but as the blasts continue he fears he's made a fatal mistake. Feature-length special of the crime drama, starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke, with Victoria Rowell

• Season 5 Episode 23: Food Fight

  Caterers sabotage one another for the Benefactors Ball account; guests Pat Morita; Donny Most; Erin Moran; David L. Lander; Leslie Easterbrook; Conrad Janis.

• Season 5 Episode 22: Promises to Keep

  Dr Sloan gets mixed up in a con-man's attempt to extort $300,000 out of the hospital : but he has trouble proving the villain's guilt. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 21: First Do No Harm

  The death of a four-year-old girl forces Dr Sloan to choose between hospital protocol and honour - casting a shadow over his entire career. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 20: Murder at the Finish Line

  Dr Sloan investigates a fatal IndyCar crash and is perplexed to discover the driver had survived a similar mishap only days earlier. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 19: An Education in Murder

  Mark risks his life to investigate a spate of mysterious, unexplained deaths at a high school, all of which seem to revolve around one particularly 'helpful' student. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 5 Episode 18: Talked to Death

  Three talk show hosts housed in the same studio devise bizarre and outlandish pranks as they vie for the highest ratings, but the tragic result of one joke turns out to be no laughing matter. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 17: Baby Boom

  A dynamite-laden lunatic holds an ante-natal class hostage and, to make matters worse, the expectant mothers all start going into labour. Fortunately, Dr Sloan is on hand to resolve matters. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 16: Rain of Terror

  A girl accidentally kills her fiance just before Dr Sloan arrives at the house for a dinner party - and to make matters worse, the body promptly disappears. Adrienne Barbeau guest stars

• Season 5 Episode 15: Drill for Death

  A nursing administrator is found dead during a hospital emergency drill - and an eccentric artist proves to be the only witness. Medical detective drama, featuring appearances from cast members of the various incarnations of MASH, including Elliott Gould, Loretta Swit, Sally Kellerman, William Christopher and Jamie Farr

• Season 5 Episode 14: Retribution : Part Two

  Part two of two. As Mark protests his innocence, Steve races against time to prove Malcolm Trainor was involved in the Ganza murder before it's too late for his father. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 5 Episode 13: Retribution : Part One

  Part one of two. Dr Sloan is arrested and jailed for the murder of Gordon Ganza, a Mob boss suspected of ordering an attempt on Steve's life. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 5 Episode 12: Down and Dirty Dead

  A motocross rider is killed while making a film at a local track, and Dr Sloan suspects sabotage may account for the air of tension hanging over the set

• Season 5 Episode 11: A Mime is a Terrible Thing to Waste

  Randy thwarts Steve's attempts to catch a thief and claims a mime artist mysteriously appeared in her bed - but by the time the Sloans arrive he has gone. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 5 Episode 10: Discards

  Jesse's quiet fishing trip with his estranged father takes an unexpected turn thanks to revelations about international espionage. Drama, guest starring Avengers actor Patrick Macnee, The Man from Uncle's Robert Vaughn and Mission Impossible's Phil Morris, with Dick Van Dyke and Charlie Schlatter

• Season 5 Episode 9: Must Kill TV

  A network president is murdered and so is her successor; Michele Greene; Erik Estrada; Doug E. Doug; Jane Seymour; Fred Willard; John Aniston; Jaleel White; Reginald VelJohnson; Stephen J. Cannell; Dr. Joyce Brothers.

• Season 5 Episode 8: Fatal Impact : Part Two

  Part two of two. Mark recalls an incident from 20 years ago which appears to hold the key to solving the case involving cover-ups, radioactive fuel and the death of an airline rep. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 7: Fatal Impact : Part One

  Part one of two. Dr Sloan and Amanda help the FBI investigate a plane crash near the hospital, but just as they think the case is solved, Jesse announces two bodies have gone missing. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke. Concludes tomorrow

• Season 5 Episode 6: Looks Can Kill

  Dr Sloan investigates the case of an actress who died of an infection seemingly contracted during routine plastic surgery at a cosmetic clinic. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 5: Slam Dunk Dead

  Dr Sloan is forced to step in and defend Jesse against accusations that he accidentally caused the death of a basketball player. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 5 Episode 4: Deadly Games

  An heiress is stabbed by a stalker, but the most likely suspect is found dead - and the case is complicated when an X-ray of the victim reveals surprising results. Medical whodunit, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 5 Episode 3: Malibu Fire

  An environmental campaigner is suspected of starting a raging bush fire to prevent developers building a new estate in the tranquil Malibu Hills - until he becomes a victim of the flames himself

• Season 5 Episode 2: Open and Shut

  A middle-aged man murders his teenage girlfriend to ensure she does not tell her family about their affair. Dr Sloan is not fooled by his alibi and sets out to uncover the truth. Guest starring Robert Stack

• Season 5 Episode 1: Murder Blues

  A councillor's wife is found dead in suspicious circumstances and all the evidence points to her husband - but Steve believes the man is being framed by corrupt policemen. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

Diagnosis Murder: Season 4 (1996 - 1997)

• Season 4 Episode 26: The Murder of Mark Sloan

  A vengeful convict is released on a technicality and tries to make good on his threat to kill Dr Sloan, while Norman strenuously opposes plans to sell the hospital to an unscrupulous businessman. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 25: Comedy is Murder

  The wife of a comedian is killed, but evidence suggests her partner may have been the intended target. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 4 Episode 24: The Merry Widow Murder

  A woman murders her husband, then makes a desperate attempt to convince the authorities his death was caused by a medical condition, implicating Dr Sloan in the process. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 23: Murder in the Air

  The co-pilot of a plane carrying Dr Sloan to a conference is murdered by persons unknown mid-flight, and the remainder of the crew find themselves struck down by a mystery illness. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 22: Physician, Murder Thyself

  Dr Sloan investigates the case of his old friend Kevin Morrisey, who mysteriously dropped dead while carrying out an operation. Medical drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 21: Blood Brothers Murder

  Mark tries to clear a surfer suspected of murdering his girlfriend's brother, a member of a loutish street gang. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 20: A Passion for Murder

  An aggressive female pharmaceuticals representative stalks the hospital's new chief of staff, hoping to break up his marriage and have him all to herself - and it is not long before Mark has another murder investigation on his hands

• Season 4 Episode 19: Delusions of Murder

  Dr Sloan discovers a manipulative killer posing as a psychiatrist, who uses hypnotism to lure his victims to their deaths. Whodunit, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 18: Murder, Country Style

  Dr Sloan investigates the death of a popular country singer murdered in his dressing room minutes before he is due to make an acceptance speech. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 4 Episode 17: Hard Boiled Murder

  Old friends Dr Sloan and private investigator Joe Mannix are thrown together to unravel a case of corruption linked to an unsolved murder. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 16: Murder Two : Part Two

  Part two of two. Ben finds a trail of evidence that suggests the killers have struck before, framing more than one innocent person for murder, and sets out to catch them this time round. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Andy Griffith

• Season 4 Episode 15: Murder Two : Part One

  Part one of two. When a doctor testifying against him in a malpractice suit is poisoned, Jesse is arrested and charged with murder and Dr Sloan persuades his old friend and attorney Ben Matlock to defend his colleague. Andy Griffith guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 14: A History of Murder

  Dr Sloan's vivid memory comes in handy during an investigation into a 30-year-old case involving a missing person and embezzled funds. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 13: In Defence of Murder

  A picture leads Dr Sloan and a colleague to become embroiled in a blackmail plot linked to the murder of a Hollywood madam. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 12: Murder in the Family

  A crook's attempt to blackmail a toxic waste company does not go according to plan, but reunites Dr Sloan with his daughter for the first time in eight years. Dick Van Dyke's real-life daughter Stacy guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 11: The ABCs of Murder

  Dr Sloan and the DA visit a school to investigate a drive-by shooting which is not all it seems. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 4 Episode 10: A Candidate for Murder

  Mark suspects an eminent senator of killing his own daughter, whose behaviour was jeopardising his re-election campaign. Determined to discover the truth, he calls in Amanda to ask her advice. Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell star

• Season 4 Episode 9: Murder by the Busload

  The victims of a bus accident all become suspects in a murder investigation, presenting Dr Sloan with a fresh mystery to solve. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 4 Episode 8: An Explosive Murder

  An undercover police officer risks life and limb to infiltrate a terrorist group intent on causing mayhem and destruction to further their agenda. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Tracey Gold

• Season 4 Episode 7: Murder Can Be Murder

  Suspecting an improper procedure was the cause of a patient's death, Jesse seeks advice from Dr Sloan and the pair are soon embroiled in a $2million life insurance fraud - in which a renowned surgeon is the prime suspect

• Season 4 Episode 6: A Model Murder

  The mother of a beautiful model threatens to kill anyone who proposes to her daughter, and becomes the prime suspect when a private investigator is murdered. Lesley-Anne Down guest stars

• Season 4 Episode 5: X Marks the Murder : Part Two

  Part two. The dashing doctor tracks down a killer thanks to an unusual mark on the sole of his boot. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 4 Episode 4: X Marks the Murder

  A mark on the sole of a killer's boot appears to be the only clue to his identity. Feature-length special of the detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 4 Episode 3: Murder on Thin Ice

  Mark and Amanda join Steve in a bid to prove an ambitious figure skater hired her former coach to murder a professional rival. Mystery, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 4 Episode 2: Murder Can Be Contagious

  Jesse and Dr Sloan are infected with a deadly virus, and face imminent death unless Steve and Amanda can find manage to a cure. Crime drama, starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke, with Victoria Rowell, Charlie Schlatter and Stanley Tucci

• Season 4 Episode 1: Murder by Friendly Fire

  One of Steve's fellow officers is shot during an undercover raid, but Dr Sloan suspects the death was no accident. As the pair investigate the lives of the officer who pulled the trigger and the victim's widow, they are drawn into a world of blackmail and murder. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

Diagnosis Murder: Season 3 (1995 - 1996)

• Season 3 Episode 18: Left-Handed Murder

  A loan shark, a stockbroker and a group of women pose problems for Dr Sloan as he tries to track down the culprit responsible for his friend's murder. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 3 Episode 17: FMurder

  Dr Sloan suspects a TV hostess of murdering radio 'shock jock' Carl Burke - but she seems to have the perfect alibi. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Morton Downey Jnr and Vicki Lawrence

• Season 3 Episode 16: Murder by the Book

  Three women tempt fate by publishing their kiss-and-tell memoirs and almost pay with their lives. Crime drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 15: Mind Over Murder

  Dr Sloan is sceptical of a psychic's claims that she has witnessed a murder, but Jesse staunchly maintains the woman's story is true. George Hamilton guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 14: The Murder Trade

  A sinister psychiatrist offers to help Dr Sloan get revenge on a downsizing expert who is threatening the medic's job - in return for a deadly favour. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 13: 35 Millimetre Murder

  Mark Sloan, a doctor working at the Community General Hospital in Los Angeles, has to use his brilliantly analytical mind to solve cases that baffle the LA police, assisted by his policeman son. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke as the brainy medic, with his real-life son Barry as Detective Steve Sloan

• Season 3 Episode 12: Murder in the Dark

  A visiting doctor is suspected of murdering one of his colleagues during an alcohol-induced blackout. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 11: Murder, Murder

  An unpopular woman is accused of killing her wealthy husband - but luckily for her, she has a twin sister to provide her with a seemingly airtight alibi. Robert Vaughn guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 10: Living on the Streets Can Be Murder

  The crime-fighting medic investigates the suspicious deaths of homeless people, who are seemingly killed for their organs at a clinic funded by a friend. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 3 Episode 9: The Pressure to Murder

  A medical student dies in mysterious circumstances - and Dr Sloan suspects it is only a matter of time before the killer strikes again. Whodunit, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 8: Mis-Diagnosis Murder

  An exhausted Jesse faces a professional dilemma and finds himself forced to contradict one of Mark's friends to ensure justice is done. Medical detective drama, starring Charlie Schlatter and Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 7: Love Is Murder

  Steve strikes up a friendship with an attractive blonde, unaware she is a serial killer with a penchant for polishing off policemen. Chat show host Sally Jessy Raphael guest stars

• Season 3 Episode 6: Murder on the Run : Part Two

  Part two of two. Dr Sloan hunts for evidence that will clear the name of an innocent man before it is too late. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 5: Murder on the Run - Part One

  Part one of two. A convicted wife-killer takes Dr Sloan hostage, but Steve fears trigger-happy police officers may be the real threat to his father's life. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 4: Murder in the Courthouse

  Dr Sloan strives to prove a calculating female lawyer is responsible for killing an acquitted hit-man. Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell and Charlie Schlatter star

• Season 3 Episode 3: All-American Murder

  Dr Sloan finds his attractive new neighbour has a secret past linking her to a local US Marine base. Mystery series, starring Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell and Charlie Schlatter

• Season 3 Episode 2: Witness to Murder

  Dr Sloan cares for a traumatised girl who holds the key to a murder, hoping to save her from the clutches of an evil felon. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 3 Episode 1: An Innocent Murder

  That an ailing neighbor took his own life seems obvious, until Mark finds something odd about the suicide note.

Diagnosis Murder: Season 2 (1994 - 1995)

• Season 2 Episode 22: My Baby Is Out of This World

  A woman claims her rock-star husband was killed by an alien - which also impregnated her for good measure. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 2 Episode 21: Death in the Daytime

  The actors in a soap opera start receiving threats and it is not long before Mark and Amanda find themselves caught up in a dangerous dispute. Mystery series, starring Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell. Several cast members of American daytime soap The Young and the Restless guest star as themselves

• Season 2 Episode 20: Naked Babes

  Amanda's frightened friend does a disappearing act shortly after giving birth to quadruplets, leaving a flustered Jack Stewart holding the babies - and Dr Sloan investigating the activities of an illegal adoption ring. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 2 Episode 19: How to Murder Your Lawyer

  Dr Sloan sets out to identify the mystery man responsible for threatening an unassuming lawyer and jeopardising his position at a prestigious legal firm. Guest starring Leah Remini, with Dick Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 18: Sea No Evil

  Dr Sloan discovers a figure from his past is related to a lifeguard accused of causing a female reporter to drown. Drama series, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 2 Episode 17: Playing for Keeps

  The murder of a volleyball player reveals how much her team-mates disliked her, and a mysterious stalker only serves to complicate matters further for the sleuthing medic. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Victoria Rowell and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 16: A Blast From the Past

  An angry killer gets out of jail on parole and seeks revenge on Steve Sloan - and it appears anyone close to the detective is also in the line of fire. Medical drama, starring Barry Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 2 Episode 15: Call Me Incontestable

  Dr Sloan links a suspicious suicide to a dating agency, prompting Jack to go undercover to investigate - but he must take the deception farther than anticipated to crack the case. Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio star

• Season 2 Episode 14: The New Healers

  Dr Sloan investigates the murder of an unpopular soap star and must figure out which member of the cast and crew had the strongest motive to commit the crime. Starring Dick Van Dyke and Ian Ogilvy

• Season 2 Episode 13: The Bela Lugosi Blues

  Dr Stewart is selected to be part of a group of men known as LA's most eligible bachelors, but to his horror, the chosen few are being systematically killed - and in view of the puncture marks on their necks, Sloan has to explore some unorthodox theories

• Season 2 Episode 12: Standing Eight Count

  A successful boxer is found murdered shortly after a bout, so Jack steps into the ring to catch the culprit. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 2 Episode 11: Death by Extermination

  Dr Sloan's insufferable sister discovers a dead estate estate agent in her new house - and the medical sleuth's investigation throws up no shortage of suspects. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 2 Episode 10: The Last Laugh - Part Two

  Part two of two. Dr Sloan discovers the identity of the laughing-gas killer and sets a trap for him, while Jack mounts a sting operation to recover Amanda's stolen money. Detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 9: The Last Laugh - Part One

  Part one of two. Dr Sloan faces an agonising dilemma while investigating the murder of an eminent plastic surgeon : and ends up helping to charge the man's widow. Dyan Cannon guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 8: Georgia on My Mind

  Dr Sloan tries to find meaning in a murdered private eye's last words, while Jack and Steve vie for the attentions of the dead man's secretary. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 7: You Can Call Me Johnson

  Steve asks the FBI to protect Mark from bereaved syndicate members who blame him for the death of a leading organised crime kingpin. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 6: Murder Most Vial

  A valued member of staff at the hospital is suspected of killing a vindictive media magnate who was receiving treatment. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio. Dallas's Ken Kercheval guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 5: My Four Husbands

  A TV star is caught on camera fleeing the scene of her former husband's murder, but Dr Sloan suspects she may have been framed. Morgan Fairchild guest stars

• Season 2 Episode 4: The Busy Body

  Sloan investigates the murder of a lawyer whose long list of enemies makes finding the likely culprit all the harder. Dick Van Dyke stars as the medical sleuth

• Season 2 Episode 3: Woman Trouble

  A womanising patient disappears, and Dr Mark Sloan finds himself trying to untangle an ambitious murder plot. Crime drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 2 Episode 2: A Very Fatal Funeral

  A charity chairman dies mysteriously, and the prime suspect is then killed at the funeral. The finger of blame eventually points to hospital administrator Norman Briggs - but that could mean he is either the guilty party, or perhaps the next victim. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 2 Episode 1: Many Happy Returns

  Dr Sloan is accused of murdering his accountant after he is discovered leaning over the dead body. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke, Scott Baio and Victoria Rowell

Diagnosis Murder: Season 1 (1993 - 1994)

• Season 1 Episode 19: Sister Michael Wants You

  Sister Michael makes the mistake of employing a man whose troublesome past soon catches up with him - with murderous consequences. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Delta Burke

• Season 1 Episode 18: The Plague

  Steve's undercover surveillance operation is hampered by news that his suspect has been deliberately infected with the plague. Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke star

• Season 1 Episode 17: Shaker

  Dr Sloan investigates the death of a friend who apparently died in an earthquake, convinced he was actually murdered beforehand. Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio star

• Season 1 Episode 16: Broadcast Blues

  Steve and a prison doctor are held hostage by one of Sloan's patients, a convicted criminal demanding to see the newscaster who covered his trial. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 1 Episode 15: Nirvana

  Jack gets closer to a con-man friend who is trying to straighten out his life, but a fatal car crash complicates matters and an investigation ensues. The case leads to a luxury health spa, where Dr Sloan seizes the opportunity to operate undercover

• Season 1 Episode 14: Guardian Angel

  Dr Sloan investigates the murder of his old friend Mayor Ridgeway. The motive appears political, but things are not as clear-cut as they seem. Crime drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 1 Episode 13: Lily

  Jack discovers an old friend has become a blackmailing call girl, and her murder uncovers a trail of corruption among her rich and influential clients. Drama, starring Scott Baio

• Season 1 Episode 12: Reunion with Murder

  Dr Sloan tries to clear Amanda of murdering a vindictive former college room-mate who wrote a book containing embarrassing secrets about all her friends. Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell star

• Season 1 Episode 11: Flashdance with Death

  A murderer bumps off the owner of the dance studio where Steve's new girlfriend works, presenting Dr Sloan with a fresh mystery to solve. Medical detective drama, starring Barry Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 1 Episode 10: Murder with Mirrors

  Dr Sloane investigates the baffling and audacious murder of a magician killed on stage in them middle of his escape act. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 1 Episode 9: The Restless Remains

  A visitor dies in Dr Sloan's house, but the body disappears before the police arrive, raising fears that the medic imagined it all. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 1 Episode 8: Shanda's Song

  A harassed international singing star is stalked by a sinister character, giving Dr Sloan the opportunity to unravel a mystery. Medical drama, starring Dick Van Dyke and Scott Baio

• Season 1 Episode 7: Vanishing Act : Part Two

  Part two of two. The same gang involved in the Schroeder murder kidnap Mark's underworld friend Gus Benedict. Jack and Mark try to save him before time runs out and prove Steve's innocence, but find themselves in grave danger. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 1 Episode 6: Vanishing Act : Part One

  Steve launches an investigation into suspicions of corruption among his fellow police officers - who promptly respond by framing him for murder. Feature-length edition of the crime drama, starring Dick and Barry Van Dyke

• Season 1 Episode 5: The 13-Million Dollar Man

  Sloan unexpectedly inherits a winning lottery ticket from a dying man - whose widow is understandably not slow in coming forward to claim the multi-million-dollar jackpot. Dick Van Dyke stars

• Season 1 Episode 4: Inheritance of Death

  Dr Sloan's elderly cousin Jonathan Nash decides to bequeath his million-dollar fortune to Community General Hospital - but later dies in mysterious circumstances. Drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 1 Episode 3: Murder at the Telethon

  The abrasive, unpopular host of a money-raising telethon is murdered live on air, and it is not long before suspicion falls on his former writers. Medical detective drama, guest starring Dom DeLuise, with Dick Van Dyke and Victoria Rowell

• Season 1 Episode 2: Amnesia

  Mark treats a beautiful amnesia sufferer, unaware she is actually a hired assassin who has infiltrated the hospital to kill influential senator Robert Bassett. Medical detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Season 1 Episode 1: Miracle Cure

  A hospital patient recovering from a hit-and-run incident dies in suspicious circumstances, but a delirious homeless woman who believes she has witnessed God performing a mercy killing could hold the key to the murder investigation. First ever episode of the detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

Diagnosis Murder: Special (1992 - 1993)

• Special Episode 5: Without Warning

  Migrant workers at a camp suddenly begin dying in mysterious circumstances - and Dr Sloan suspects an unscrupulous pharmaceutical company could be responsible. Feature-length episode of the detective drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Special Episode 4: Marked for Murder

  Dr Sloan's car is blown to bits in the hospital garage, sending the staff at Community General into mourning

• Special Episode 3: A Twist of the Knife

  One of Mark's former students returns to the hospital to operate on a US senator, but the politician falls ill and dies after the procedure, leaving Dr Sloan and his friends with another murder mystery on their hands. Feature-length episode of the drama, starring Dick Van Dyke

• Special Episode 2: The House on Sycamore Street

  An amateur-sleuth doctor confirms his opinion that a plastic surgeon's death wasn't suicide.

• Special Episode 1: Diagnosis of Murder

  An amateur-sleuth doctor (Dick Van Dyke) offers a second opinion when the police suspect his patient of murder.