Murder, She Wrote Episode Guide

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Murder, She Wrote: Season 12 (1995 - 1996)

  • Season 12 Episode 24: Death By Demographics

    After a San Francisco radio station changes its music format from classical to rock, the promoter who engineered the switch dies; with David Ogden Stiers.

  • Season 12 Episode 23: Mrs Parker's Revenge

    Jessica checks into an Atlanta hotel to judge a writing contest, but a room mix-up means that instead of having short stories delivered to her door, she receives a parcel of surveillance photos. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 12 Episode 22: What You Don't Know Can Kill You

    Jessica agrees to help a friend's niece prove that her fiance's death was not an accident. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 12 Episode 21: Race to Death

    Intense rivalry between two captains competing for a yachting trophy ends in murder : so Jessica attempts to apprehend the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 12 Episode 20: Southern Double-Cross

    Jessica attends a seminar in Australia and learns that she may have an inheritance claim to a piece of land there that has traditionally been used for sheep grazing. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 12 Episode 19: Evidence of Malice

    Jessica is called in to investigate the case of a deputy sheriff accused of murdering a businessman he held a grudge against - and soon finds there is more to it than meets the eye. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 12 Episode 18: Track of a Soldier

    During a visit to a lodge in the Grand Teton mountains, Jessica investigates a mystery involving a diamond, a dog and an old grudge

  • Season 12 Episode 17: Something Foul in Flappieville

    Jessica is on hand to help a puppet designer when he runs into difficulties with his own creations - and his production company. Detective drama, guest starring Malcolm in the Middle's Bryan Cranston, with Angela Lansbury

  • Season 12 Episode 16: Murder Among Friends

    Disaster strikes on the set of a TV sitcom as the producer is killed in cold blood - but Jessica struggles to determine which one of the show's actors might have done the deed, or whether somebody else bears a grudge

  • Season 12 Episode 15: The Dark Side of the Door

    Details in a manuscript convince a young editor (Tracy Middendorf) that the author (Richard Beymer) kidnapped her 11 years earlier; with Marcia Strassman, Meg Foster, Richard Libertini.

  • Season 12 Episode 14: Murder in Tempo

    Foul play disrupts preparations for a charity concert organised to save Maine Woods from dastardly developers intent on lining their own pockets at the expense of the environment. Jessica stuffs cotton wool in her ears and infiltrates the high-decibel world of rock music to investigate

  • Season 12 Episode 13: Death Goes Double Platinum

    Jessica enters the exciting world of modern music, risking life, limb and eardrums to investigate the baffling murder of a low-life petty crook. Detective drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Tony Plana and Jason Bernard

  • Season 12 Episode 12: Kendo Kill

    Jessica tackles a case in Osaka, Japan, where a motorcyclist romancing the daughter of a traditional family finds his life is on the line. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 12 Episode 11: Unwilling Witness

    Jessica is called to testify in a court case concerning a crooked investment firm - and sure enough, the key witness dies soon afterwards. Angela Lansbury stars as the scribbling sleuth, with Lisa Eichhorn and Larry Linville

  • Season 12 Episode 10: Frozen Stiff

    Jessica uncovers a bitter rivalry at an ice-cream company, and it all appears to be tied in with the secret ingredient used to fortify the product

  • Season 12 Episode 9: Deadly Bidding

    Detective Charlie Garrett's high bid on a mediocre painting puzzles Jessica; then, its second-rate artist is found dead; with Wayne Rogers.

  • Season 12 Episode 8: Shooting in Rome

    Not for the first time, Jessica delves behind the scenes of the film industry, this time to investigate a stuntman's death in what should have been a routine car crash. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 12 Episode 7: Nan's Ghost - Part Two

    Part two of two. Jessica manages to break out of the castle dungeon - but the murderer is still at large. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 12 Episode 6: Nan's Ghost - Part One

    Part one of two. Jessica visits an old Irish castle, where she hears a mysterious tale about ghosts and hidden treasure. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury. Concludes tomorrow

  • Season 12 Episode 5: Home Care

    Two elderly people, both under the care of the same visiting nurse, die almost simultaneously and Jessica is asked to get to the bottom of the mystery. Angela Lansbury stars, with William Windom and Audra Lindley

  • Season 12 Episode 4: Big Easy Murder

    Fearless journalist Jim Nash is murdered in the swamps of New Orleans, where voodoo is still a force to be reckoned with. Jessica risks all the horrors of this world and the next to unmask the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 12 Episode 3: The Secret of Gila Junction

    Jessica helps an inexperienced sheriff investigate a murder in a small desert town where the government may have conducted dangerous chemical experiments.

  • Season 12 Episode 2: A Quaking in Aspen

    Jessica visits Aspen, Colorado, where her friend Laney Boswell comes under suspicion for the murder of her estranged husband. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Leigh Taylor-Young

  • Season 12 Episode 1: Nailed

    Jessica comes to the rescue of a beauty salon owner suspected of murdering a rival who had been planning to poach one of her top hairdressers. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

Murder, She Wrote: Season 11 (1994 - 1995)

  • Season 11 Episode 21: Game, Set, Murder

    Jessica helps a top tennis player whose desire to win is being ruined by her domineering father and a tragedy in her past. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 20: Another Killing in Cork

    While Jessica is enjoying her stay at a fishing lodge in Ireland, she finds out the owner is being harassed by a consortium wanting to buy his land for a strip mine. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 19: School for Murder

    The heads of a swanky private college tempt fate by inviting Jessica to lecture their pupils - and it isn't long before the body count starts rising. Angela Lansbury stars as the sleuthing author

  • Season 11 Episode 18: The Dream Team

    The beleaguered Cabot Cove residents fall victim to a callous scheme - all except Jessica, who resolves to get to the bottom of the mystery. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with William Windom, Ron Masak and Michael Horton

  • Season 11 Episode 17: Murder a la Mode

    Jessica enters the world of haute couture to solve a series of murders committed in the seedy surroundings of a Parisian sweatshop. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 16: Film Flam

    A film fan is dispatched to the great movie set in the sky : and Jessica is quick to link his death with the supposed suicide of a leading Hollywood director 35 years previously. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 15: Twice Dead

    A scientist hits on the cunning idea of faking his own death, but is later murdered for real - leaving Jessica to prove the innocence of the police's chief suspect. Angela Lansbury, Bradford Dillman and Bruce Weitz star

  • Season 11 Episode 14: Murder in High C

    Jessica visits Genoa in Italy, where she finds her sleuthing skills called upon in the world of opera when a soprano is threatened. Murder mystery, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 13: Death 'n' Denial

    Jessica Fletcher tries to clear a friend implicated in the theft of a priceless Egyptian relic - and a murder to boot. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, James Read and Lee Meriwether

  • Season 11 Episode 12: The Scent of Murder

    Jessica learns that her friend Seth Hazlitt's rich cousin has been murdered and vows to get to the bottom of the mystery after she discovers the victim was breeding rare magnolias. Angela Lansbury and William Windom star

  • Season 11 Episode 11: An Egg to Die For

    Jessica joins forces with a Russian detective to solve a case of art theft and murder at a book fair in Miami. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 10: Murder of the Month Club

    Jessica hits the road to promote a new book club, but promptly finds herself plunged into a messy case involving plagiarism, blackmail and murder. Angela Lansbury stars, with a guest appearance by Ian Ogilvy

  • Season 11 Episode 9: Murder by Twos

    The discovery of a body in Jessica's garage leads to all manner of accusations, prompting her to embark on a determined quest to unmask the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 8: Crimson Harvest

    Jessica puts her investigative skills to the test once more, this time delving into two suspicious deaths at a winery. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 7: Fatal Paradise

    While taking a well-earned break in Martinique, Jessica comes to the aid of old friend Charlie Garrett, a private investigator who has been accused of murdering the woman he's been trying to locate for a client. Wayne Rogers guest stars

  • Season 11 Episode 6: The Murder Channel

    A surprise birthday present sets Jessica off on yet another murder investigation - and this time, she faces a race against time to save a friend's life before the body count doubles. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 5: Dear Deadly

    Internal wranglings at a San Francisco newspaper turn deadly : but luckily Jessica Fletcher is on the scene to play agony aunt and solve the mystery all in one go. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 4: Death in Hawaii

    Dark deeds disturb the idyllic atmosphere of Honolulu as the son of a hotel magnate is found standing over a corpse with a smoking gun in his hand. However, Jessica soon considers that the suspect's involvement in his estranged brother's political campaign may have prompted someone to frame him for the crime

  • Season 11 Episode 3: To Kill a Legend

    During the making of a film, an old document comes to light which could tarnish the reputation of a Cabot Cove folk hero - and it is also connected with a murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 11 Episode 2: Amsterdam Kill

    Jessica attends a writers' seminar in Amsterdam and ends up investigating the singular disappearance of an old friend. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 11 Episode 1: A Nest of Vipers

    Jessica visits the zoo, where a poisonous snake escapes from captivity and puts paid to the campaigning career of an animal rights activist. She attempts to discover whether the slippery customer acted on its own, or if there was a human hand behind the incident. Angela Lansbury stars

Murder, She Wrote: Season 10 (1993 - 1994)

  • Season 10 Episode 21: Wheel of Death

    A travelling circus visits Cabot Cove, bringing burglary and murder in its wake, and presenting Jessica with another opportunity to exercise her deductive powers

  • Season 10 Episode 20: A Murderous Muse

    A man is accused of killing the conductor who acted as tutor to his musically gifted son : leaving Jessica to convince the police that someone else orchestrated the murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 10 Episode 19: Roadkill

    Jessica visits an old friend who runs a trucking company. However, she soon finds herself having to prove his son innocent of murder - while tangling with a gang of dastardly hijackers. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 10 Episode 18: The Trouble with Seth

    Fresh blood stains indicate foul play when Seth (William Windom) disappears; a proliferation of strangers in town raises Jessica's suspicions.

  • Season 10 Episode 17: The Dying Game

    A chief accountant is found murdered just as the historic New York store where he worked is about to be sold to a museum of cultural history. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, with Peter Donat and Kate Mulgrew

  • Season 10 Episode 16: Time to Die

    Jessica is shocked to discover one of her writing students has been arrested on suspicion of murdering his stepfather, and makes a bid to help clear the boy's name. Angela Lansbury, Robert Beltran and Billy Gallo star

  • Season 10 Episode 15: Murder on the 30th Floor

    Sooner or later, anyone who knows Jessica Fletcher turns up stone-cold dead - and today it's the turn of her book editor. His untimely demise is put down to suicide, but Jessica remains unconvinced and doggedly sets out to uncover the truth. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Dennis Boutsikaris and Robert Desiderio

  • Season 10 Episode 14: Deadly Assets

    A local fisherman gets ensconced in shady dealings. When he goes on the run, Jessica finds herself mixed up with dodgy detective Charlie Garrett, who has arrived to investigate. Angela Lansbury stars, with Wayne Rogers, Matt Mulhern and William Windom

  • Season 10 Episode 13: Portrait of Death

    A friend of Jessica's wins a fortune in a sweepstake. However, her new-found wealth brings a host of problems in its wake when she realises she can trust no one. Loretta Swit guest stars

  • Season 10 Episode 12: Proof is in the Pudding

    Jessica investigates when a gangster's attempt to take over a chef's new restaurant leads to murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 10 Episode 11: Northern Explosion

    The conflict between a mining company and a group of Native Americans over land rights leads to a murder. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury as the crime writer with a sideline in solving mysteries

  • Season 10 Episode 10: Murder in White

    Jessica visits London to help with a stage adaptation of one of her novels - but the show's producer soon meets a grisly fate, and the leading actress is accused of murder. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, Jean Marsh and Ian Ogilvy

  • Season 10 Episode 9: Murder at a Discount

    A chain-store owner claims his business has dwindled because of his trial and acquittal for the murder of his wife - and he blames Jessica, who has mentioned him in one of her books. Angela Lansbury stars, with guest appearances by George Segal and Morgan Fairchild

  • Season 10 Episode 8: Love and Hate in Cabot Cove

    Jessica investigates the murder of a crooked deputy. However, she soon has not one but three suspects - an illegal casino owner, her own accountant and his daughter's jilted lover. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, Ron Masak and William Windom

  • Season 10 Episode 7: A Killing in Cork

    Jessica pays a social call on her friend Tom Dempsey, an American expatriate living in Ireland, but it is not long before her uncanny nose for trouble leads her to a corpse concealed in an old ruin. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 10 Episode 6: Bloodlines

    Jessica's work on a new novel leads her to unravel the mystery behind the death of a friend, racehorse trainer Matt Cleveland. Guest starring Mickey Rooney and Tippi Hedren

  • Season 10 Episode 5: A Virtual Murder

    Jessica is fascinated by a demonstration of a video game based on one of her books, but when she plays it, she apparently witnesses a real murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 10 Episode 4: The Phantom Killer

    A journalist preparing a profile on Jessica takes the blame for the murder of a media tycoon in a bid to protect the woman he loves. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 10 Episode 3: The Legacy of Borbey House

    Amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher enters the realm of black magic to investigate how the new owner of a Victorian house came to be killed in the manner befitting a vampire - with a wooden stake in his chest. Starring Angela Lansbury and William Windom

  • Season 10 Episode 2: For Whom the Ball Tolls

    Jessica joins the fight to save a house in New York where Ernest Hemingway once wrote, only to find herself investigating a murder. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 10 Episode 1: A Death in Hong Kong

    A businessman working on a merger is poisoned at a Chinese banquet in Hong Kong. With guest star David Warner

Murder, She Wrote: Season 9 (1992 - 1993)

  • Season 9 Episode 22: Love's Deadly Desire

    A writer's assistant is mistaken for her employer and murdered : but it's all in a day's work for Jessica Fletcher, who takes it upon herself to solve the case and begins by investigating the intended victim's complex relationships. Angela Lansbury and William Katt star

  • Season 9 Episode 21: The Survivor

    Amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher investigates the murder of an undercover detective who was killed while trying to find a mole within the police department. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 20: Ship of Thieves

    Jessica decides to get away from it all and sets off on what is supposed to be a relaxing Caribbean cruise - until the murder of a fellow passenger presents her with a fresh mystery to solve. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 19: Lone Witness

    A delivery boy at the local grocery store witnesses a murder and finds himself accused of the crime - but Jessica resolves to prove his innocence. Angela Lansbury and Neil Patrick Harris star

  • Season 9 Episode 18: Dead to Rights

    Jessica has virtually built a career on proving old colleagues innocent of murder - but the latest, who happens to be a pathological liar, presents her with a special challenge. Angela Lansbury stars as the snooping scribe, with Molly Hagan, Vincent Pulaski and Edward Winter

  • Season 9 Episode 17: The Big Kill

    A tycoon sets out to save the company he has built up from scratch, but his efforts result in murder and mayhem off the coast of Cabot Cove. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 16: Threshold of Fear

    Jessica befriends an agoraphobic neighbour whose mother was mysteriously stabbed to death five years previously, and joins forces with an obliging cop to crack the case. Margot Kidder, Cynthia Nixon and David Soul guest alongside Angela Lansbury

  • Season 9 Episode 15: The Petrified Florist

    A florist delivers a bouquet to Jessica and is later found murdered, prompting the crime writer to embark on her own investigation : an inquiry that takes her into the backbiting world of the gossip columns. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 14: Killer Radio

    The prospective owner of a radio station is killed just before the sale goes through, and the finger of suspicion points to one of Jessica's close friends. Starring Angela Lansbury as the amateur sleuth, with Stephen Caffrey and Lindsay Crouse

  • Season 9 Episode 13: Dead Eye

    Jessica grows tired of examining small-time cases and applies her deductive powers to a case that has baffled investigators for decades - the assassination of President Kennedy. Angela Lansbury stars as the ambitious amateur sleuth

  • Season 9 Episode 12: Double Jeopardy

    A student in Jessica's writing class is wrongly arrested for murder, prompting her to find the real killer and clear the innocent man's name. Robert Beltran guest stars

  • Season 9 Episode 11: Final Curtain

    A Broadway production comes to Cabot Cove and it is not long before the main star's manager is dispatched to meet his maker. Fortunately, Jessica is in the stalls to see justice done. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 10: The Sound of Murder

    Jessica records one of her novels as a talking book for the blind, but a murder takes place while she is listening to a rock band in a neighbouring studio. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 9 Episode 9: A Christmas Secret

    A murder attempt disrupts Cabot Cove's Christmas festivities and jeopardises a local wedding - so Jessica resolves to find out whodunit before the holiday season is completely ruined. Angela Lansbury, Ron Masak and Sean O'Bryan star

  • Season 9 Episode 8: The Classic Murder

    A psychic predicts the death of a missing tycoon and the location of his body, but the corpse that is found is not that of the businessman. Murder mystery, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 9 Episode 7: Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice

    MI6 Agent Michael Haggerty is found standing over the body of his estranged daughter's fiance - but Jessica believes there is more to the case than meets the eye and sets out to clear his name. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Len Cariou

  • Season 9 Episode 6: Night of the Coyote

    The owner of a Wild West show is murdered in New Mexico, so Jessica sets out to investigate, helped by a Navajo sheriff with excellent tracking skills. Angela Lansbury stars, with Graham Greene, Steve Forrest and Mariette Hartley

  • Season 9 Episode 5: The Dead File

    Jessica is infuriated when a New York satirist draws a caricature of her, but is robbed of a chance of an apology when the man is murdered. Patrick Macnee guest stars

  • Season 9 Episode 4: The Wind Around the Tower

    Jessica visits Ireland to help her friend Sean Cullhane protect an estate owner who has heard the cry of the banshee and become convinced he is about to be killed. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 9 Episode 3: The Mole

    Crime-writer-cum-amateur-sleuth Jessica Fletcher has one of those days, getting caught up in a case of mistaken identity at the airport and being kidnapped by bungling crooks. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 9 Episode 2: Family Secrets

    A former student of Jessica's, now working as a reporter, brings the crime writer new evidence on a 30-year-old scandal involving Cabot Cove's founding families. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 9 Episode 1: Murder in Milan

    Jessica puts on her well-worn thinking cap to investigate the death of a famous film producer - and soon brings the villain to book. Mystery, starring Angela Lansbury and Susan Blakely

Murder, She Wrote: Season 8 (1991 - 1992)

  • Season 8 Episode 22: Murder on Madison Avenue

    Jessica creates a board game with a murderous theme - but soon finds herself immersed in a deadly mystery that appears similar to her invention. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 21: Badge of Honour

    An outbreak of murder and mayhem sweeps through Cabot Cove - and it coincides with the arrival of one of Seth's old Army buddies, who immediately becomes the prime suspect. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 20: Angel of Death

    Jessica goes to California to help famous playwright Martin Tremaine come to terms with his wife's suicide - but the killing of another member of his family makes her realise he was the intended victim. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 19: Day of the Dead

    Jessica's investigation into the theft of a valuable artefact from a museum in Mexico City reveals a more grisly affair. James Coburn guest stars

  • Season 8 Episode 18: Programmed for Murder

    A computer expert's sudden death from bleeding ulcers presents Jessica with another brain-teasing mystery to solve. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 8 Episode 17: To the Last Will I Grapple with Thee

    Jessica's sleuthing skills come into play as she sets out to clear a university colleague of a murder charge. Angela Lansbury and George Hearn star

  • Season 8 Episode 16: Ever After

    A daytime soap queen's husband is shot dead - but, luckily, one of her neighbours just happens to be amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher. With Angela Lansbury and guest stars Kevin McCarthy and Kate Mulgrew

  • Season 8 Episode 15: Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief

    Jessica visits London, where she is introduced to an MP, a meeting that proves to be the kiss of death for the unfortunate fellow. However, the mystery surrounding his murder deepens as the corpse goes missing - only to reappear with a new identity. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, with Trevor Eve, Derrick O'Connor and Sharon Maughan

  • Season 8 Episode 14: The Monte Carlo Murders

    Exhausted by a European book tour, Jessica stops off to see an old friend who owns a luxurious Monte Carlo hotel, but it is not long before a murderer checks in. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 8 Episode 13: Incident in Lot Seven

    Jessica investigates the discovery of a body on the set of the film Psycho while visiting Hollywood to see her latest mystery turned into a movie. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 12: The Witch's Curse

    The Cabot Cove residents put on a play about a witch who cursed the town before being executed - which leads to an intriguing case for Jessica. Robert Vaughn guest stars

  • Season 8 Episode 11: Danse Diabolique

    A ballerina tempts fate by performing in a production rumoured to be cursed - and when she is discovered dead shortly after a performance, the superstitious rumours are seemingly made valid. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Marisa Berenson

  • Season 8 Episode 10: The List of Yuri Lermentov

    Chance possession of a secret intelligence document lands Jessica in the middle of international intrigue and murder. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Brian McNamara and Theodore Bikel

  • Season 8 Episode 9: The Committee

    Jessica investigates the committee of an elite club to find out which of them murdered an unpopular member. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 8 Episode 8: A Killing in Vegas

    Jessica investigates foul play while promoting her new mystery novel in the gambler's paradise of Las Vegas. Angela Lansbury stars, with guest appearances by Howard Keel and David Soul

  • Season 8 Episode 7: Terminal Connection

    A womanising businessman is murdered and suspicion immediately falls on his timid, abused wife - but as the evidence mounts, Jessica becomes convinced someone else is the killer. Angela Lansbury, Chad Everett and Lois Nettleton star

  • Season 8 Episode 6: Judge Not

    The funeral of a rhythm-and-blues legend and subsequent killing of his former bass player plunges Jessica into the middle of a murder mystery that has remained unsolved for 20 years. Angela Lansbury, William Atherton, Logan Ramsay and Olivia Cole star

  • Season 8 Episode 5: Lines of Excellence

    New computer owner Jessica discovers tappers gathering information for blackmail, a crime that leads to murder.

  • Season 8 Episode 4: Thicker Than Water

    Sheriff Metzger asks Jessica to help clear his no-good younger brother, who stands accused of murdering his boss. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 3: Unauthorised Obituary

    Jessica sets out to prove a close friend is innocent of murdering the best-selling author of a series of revealing biographies, who has been found dead in a hot-tub. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 2: Night Fears

    Jessica Fletcher accepts a challenge from a policeman-turned-professor to investigate a series of muggings committed on a college campus - but the case soon takes a far more sinister turn. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 8 Episode 1: Bite the Big Apple

    Amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher stumbles into another murder investigation, this time centred on her new apartment building in New York. Angela Lansbury stars

Murder, She Wrote: Season 7 (1990 - 1991)

  • Season 7 Episode 22: The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane

    Jessica joins in the hunt for a missing manuscript, but the sudden death of author Nick Cullhane turns her quest into a murder investigation. Jerry Orbach guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 21: Tainted Lady

    Three people in a small town die of poisoning - and, as a result, one of Jessica's friends is accused of serving arsenic at her diner. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Dee Wallace Stone and Nina Foch

  • Season 7 Episode 20: Murder, Plain and Simple

    Jessica travels to Amish country in search of a special hand-made quilt, but soon finds herself embroiled in yet another baffling investigation. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 19: Thursday's Child

    A woman accused of various dodgy dealings turns up out of the blue and causes a stir by claiming Jessica's late husband was her son's father. Vera Miles guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 18: Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy?

    Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton is drawn into a murder case while investigating a bizarre missing persons report involving a ventriloquist's dummy, and asks for Jessica's help in clearing it up

  • Season 7 Episode 17: The Prodigal Father

    A man accused of a bank robbery 20 years ago returns to Cabot Cove to find his daughter, only to end up being murdered. Fortunately, Jessica Fletcher is around to shed light on the mystery. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 16: From the Horse's Mouth

    Jessica Fletcher continues to attract murder and mayhem wherever she goes, this time visiting Kentucky, where she and old friend Harry McGraw soon find themselves on the trail of a killer. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Jerry Orbach and Kevin McCarthy

  • Season 7 Episode 15: The Taxman Cometh

    Jessica tries to clear a factory owner suspected of murdering her former husband to inherit the money she needs to pay a tax bill. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury and Phyllis Newman

  • Season 7 Episode 14: Who Killed JB Fletcher?

    A fan assumes Jessica's identity to investigate goings-on at a dog show, and the crime writer is mistakenly reported dead. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 13: Moving Violation

    The sheriff of Cabot Cove defies political pressure and arrests an ambassador's son who is later found dead - and Jessica is left to prove her law-abiding friend has not taken to killing suspects. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 12: Suspicion of Murder

    Reformed jewel thief Dennis Stanton spends a romantic evening with a married woman, only to find himself the prime suspect in a puzzling murder case. Keith Michell guest stars, alongside Angela Lansbury and Dennis Cole

  • Season 7 Episode 11: Family Doctor

    Jessica and her old friend Dr Seth Hazlitt are kidnapped by the vengeful son of a mobster who died of his wounds while in the medic's care. Angela Lansbury and William Windom star

  • Season 7 Episode 10: Murder in F Sharp

    Jessica helps reformed jewel thief Dennis Stanton investigate a fire that has burned the hands of a famous concert pianist. When the musician's wife is murdered, Rhoda Markowitz and Lieutenant Catalano join the hunt for the killer. Angela Lansbury and Keith Michell star

  • Season 7 Episode 9: Ballad for a Blue Lady

    Jessica takes a break from her home town of Cabot Cove to visit a country music star she knows - but with her around, it isn't long before a simmering feud leads to murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 8: The Great Twain Robbery

    A missing Mark Twain manuscript proves to be only the first chapter in a story of forgery, arson and murder. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth

  • Season 7 Episode 7: The Return of Preston Giles

    Jessica discovers her former boss, who was previously jailed for murder, is in the dock again, accused of stabbing a man to death. His passionate pleas of innocence convince her he could be telling the truth, and this time she resolves to get to the bottom of the matter. Spinal Tap's Michael McKean guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 6: A Body to Die For

    Cabot Cove's new physical fitness instructor is accused of murdering a con-artist interested in property, presenting Jessica with a fresh mystery to solve. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 5: The Family Jewels

    Jessica investigates the possible connection between a wealthy woman's penchant for jewellery and the murder of the chauffeur she was having an affair with. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, with guests Brenda Vaccaro, John Considine and Mike Farrell

  • Season 7 Episode 4: Hannigan's Wake

    Jessica is asked to finish the book started by a dead journalist who was trying to clear the name of a man unjustly convicted of murdering his wife 16 years previously. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 7 Episode 3: See You in Court, Baby

    Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton gets involved in the case of a murdered lawyer and tries to find out whether he was killed by the husband of a client involved in a messy divorce. Mystery, guest starring Keith Michell and Vera Miles

  • Season 7 Episode 2: Deadly Misunderstanding

    Jessica is injured in an accident and hires an assistant to help her meet a publisher's deadline. Unfortunately, her temporary typist's husband promptly turns up dead and she finds herself with yet another mystery to solve. David McCallum guest stars

  • Season 7 Episode 1: Trials and Tribulations

    Jessica is sued for the wrongful conviction and subsequent death of a prison escapee, and acts quickly to get herself off the hook. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Kim Hunter and Carrie Hamilton

Murder, She Wrote: Season 6 (1989 - 1990)

  • Season 6 Episode 22: The Sicilian Encounter

    After a great many successful investigations, Jessica Fletcher takes a back seat for this episode, bringing her old British agent friend Michael Haggerty to the fore as he travels to Sicily and looks into a bizarre case of a double and triple-cross involving the widow of a Mafia gangster

  • Season 6 Episode 21: The Szechuan Dragon

    Jessica continues to stumble over corpses wherever she goes, continuing by discovering the body of a mysterious seafaring man with a wooden leg in her own front room. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury.

  • Season 6 Episode 20: Shear Madness

    Jessica is invited to her cousin's wedding, but the groom is murdered well before he reaches 'till death us do part'. The amateur sleuth immediately sets out to unmask the culprit and wonders whether the gruesome event could be linked to the release of the bride's brother from a psychiatric institution. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 6 Episode 19: Always a Thief

    A former jewel thief spends a romantic evening with a woman, only to find himself the prime suspect in a puzzling murder. Angela Lansbury and Dina Merrill star

  • Season 6 Episode 18: O'Malley's Luck

    Jessica comes to the aid of old friend and New York cop James O'Malley, who is investigating a suicide he believes was in fact a murder. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 17: Murder According to Maggie

    A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder; guests Diana Canova, Gary Sandy, Dwayne Hickman.

  • Season 6 Episode 16: Big Show of 1965

    An all-star variety show reunion culminates in the appearance of a mystery woman intent on naming the culprit of a murder committed 25 years previously. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 15: The Fixer-Upper

    Unfortunately for estate agents everywhere, Jessica ventures into the world of property, uncovering a trail of feuding and intrigue inevitably leading to murder. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 14: How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying

    Foul play looms large in the world of finance as Jessica's Wall Street stockbroker meets his maker. Sleuthing drama, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 13: If the Shoe Fits

    An unscrupulous landlord breathes his last, and suspicion falls on an impoverished factory worker whose life he made hell. However, Jessica Fletcher isn't convinced of the woman's guilt, and sets out to unmask the real killer. Lorna Luft guest stars

  • Season 6 Episode 12: Goodbye Charlie

    Jessica applies her deductive powers to the mystery of three claimants vying for the body of an unidentified man discovered on a railway line. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 11: Town Father

    Cabot Cove's mayoral election campaign is disrupted by the unscheduled appearance of a woman who claims one of the candidates is the father of her five children : and sure enough, it isn't long before she's pushing up daisies. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 6 Episode 10: Class Act

    Jessica meets an old friend who just happens to be one of the best homicide detectives in Los Angeles, and helps provide the vital clue in the case that ended his career. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 9: Test of Wills

    A multimillionaire begins to fear for his life, and tempts fate by inviting Jessica to spend the weekend at his isolated island retreat. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 8: When the Fat Lady Sings

    Jessica goes behind the scenes at an opera house in an attempt to clear a world-famous tenor accused of murder. Angela Lansbury and Keith Michell star

  • Season 6 Episode 7: Night of the Tarantula

    The son of a Jamaican plantation owner marries the daughter of a local voodoo priest, leading to accusations, recriminations and murder - which is just the ticket for Jessica Fletcher, who happens to be on the island at the time. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 6 Episode 6: Dead Letter

    A volunteer fireman is found dead in a burnt-out furniture store, propelling Jessica headlong into a case of murder and arson. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 6 Episode 5: Jack and Bill

    Jessica Fletcher recounts the bizarre tale of a private eye who reluctantly recruited a new partner in the form of a French poodle, which once belonged to a murder victim. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 6 Episode 4: The Error of Her Ways

    Jessica visits Palm Springs to check on an investment and finds herself drawn into solving the murder of a real estate developer. She quickly suspects the dead man's wife of the crime, but her subsequent suicide complicates matters further. Elliott Gould guest stars

  • Season 6 Episode 3: The Grand Old Lady

    The death of an elderly writer prompts Jessica to recall an intriguing mystery that happened on the Queen Mary some 50 years previously. Guest starring Robert Vaughn, with Angela Lansbury and June Havoc

  • Season 6 Episode 2: Seal of the Confessional

    A priest must decide whether to absolve a distraught parishioner of murder and allow an innocent man to stand trial. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 6 Episode 1: Appointment in Athens

    A trip to Paris - and a chance encounter with a British agent friend - sees Jessica re-routed to Athens, where she gets embroiled in an intriguing mix of murder and espionage. Richard Todd and Ian Ogilvy guest star

Murder, She Wrote: Season 5 (1988 - 1989)

  • Season 5 Episode 22: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall - Part Two

    Part two of two. As Seth lies critically ill in hospital, the doctor reveals he was poisoned, but Jessica suspects someone else was the intended victim and decides to confront Eudora. Jean Simmons guests

  • Season 5 Episode 21: Mirror, Mirror, On the Wall - Part One

    Part one of two. A failing crime writer, who sees Jessica as her rival, arrives in Cabot Cove bearing gifts - an encounter which leaves the canny old-timer thinking fact may be stranger than fiction. Jean Simmons guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 20: Three Strikes, You're Out

    Jessica takes time out from writing to visit her nephew - but soon has to put on her thinking cap on solve the murder of a TV sports personality. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Paul Sorvino

  • Season 5 Episode 19: Double Exposure

    Jessica is delighted to run into an old friend while on a shopping expedition in Boston - until he unaccountably denies knowing her. Jerry Orbach guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 18: Trevor Hudson's Legacy

    Jessica travels to Montana to celebrate the publication of a dead colleague's final novel and embarks on yet another murder investigation, forcing her to read between the lines to discover the identity of the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars, with Steve Forrest and Michael Learned of The Waltons fame

  • Season 5 Episode 17: The Sins of Cabot Cove

    One of Jessica's former students publishes a best-selling novel, much to the excitement of the citizens of Cabot Cove - but their delight turns to dismay as reality begins to mirror fiction. Murder mystery, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 5 Episode 16: Truck Stop

    A breakdown leaves Jessica and a fellow writer stranded at a run-down desert motel, but it is not long before the amateur sleuth encounters murder, and the gruesome events are revealed through a series of black and white flashbacks. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 5 Episode 15: Alma Murder

    Double bill. For once, Jessica Fletcher actually turns up at a murder scene after the event, answering a student's plea to look into a mysterious killing at her college - a crime to which a well-respected professor has inexplicably confessed. Later, she and a fellow writer find themselves stranded at a run-down desert motel. Angela Lansbury stars. Includes RTE News

  • Season 5 Episode 14: From Russia with Blood

    Jessica jets off to attend a prestigious international literary conference in Moscow, where she soon comes under suspicion of espionage. David McCallum guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 13: Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

    Double bill. The spirit of Old Salem comes to Cabot Cove as the townsfolk embark on a witch-hunt following bizarre goings-on involving a woman who's been dead for three centuries. The super sleuth also jets off to attend a literary conference in Moscow, where she comes under suspicion of espionage. Guest starring Roddy McDowall, Dee Wallace Stone and David McCallum. Includes RTE News

  • Season 5 Episode 12: Smooth Operators

    Jessica poses as a wealthy widow to investigate the case of an accountant who apparently died as a result of his alcoholism. Dirk Benedict guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 11: The Search for Peter Kerry

    An old friend of Jessica's dies and the heir to a fortune, who has been missing for more than 20 years, makes a sudden reappearance. Starring Angela Lansbury as the sleuthing crime writer

  • Season 5 Episode 10: Weave a Tangled Web

    Jessica attends a high-class New York party where she meets a fellow Cabot Cove citizen leading a double life. Starring Angela Lansbury and Mel Ferrer

  • Season 5 Episode 9: Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

    A family wedding is marred by an untimely death - but with Jessica among the guests, it is not long before the culprit is taken into custody. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 5 Episode 8: Prediction - Murder

    Jessica pays a visit to a friend's Arizona ranch, but immediately after her arrival the community is plunged into disarray thanks to a local psychic's sinister predictions. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 5 Episode 7: The Last Flight of the Dixie Darlings

    A perfectly preserved plane is discovered in a remote Alaskan ice field - and unfortunately for Jessica, investigators believe it was the scene of a crime committed by her late husband back in 1952. Richard Roundtree guest stars

  • Season 5 Episode 6: The Wearing of the Green

    Jessica intervenes when a jeweller is murdered and a famous actress's tiara worth millions is stolen. Angela Lansbury, Michael Horton and Jean Peters star

  • Season 5 Episode 5: Coal Miner's Slaughter

    Jessica comes to the aid of a friend arrested for murder while investigating her father's death in a mining accident. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 5 Episode 4: Snow White, Blood Red

    Jessica's idyllic winter weekend at a ski lodge takes a terrifying turn as her snowbound fellow guests are stalked by a fanatic with murder in mind. Angela Lansbury stars, with a guest appearance by Emma Samms

  • Season 5 Episode 3: Mr Penroy's Vacation

    Jessica's home town of Cabot Cove is thrust into the limelight by the discovery of two bodies buried in the Appletree sisters' yard

  • Season 5 Episode 2: A Little Night Work

    Jessica Fletcher attends a fund-raising party, where she is soon called on to investigate the mystery of a priceless necklace stolen from a hotel room above her own. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 5 Episode 1: JB as in Jailbird

    Jessica unwittingly gets involved in a contract killing that lands her in jail, accused of being the assassin. John Rhys-Davies and Michael Horton guest star

Murder, She Wrote: Season 4 (1987 - 1988)

  • Season 4 Episode 22: The Body Politic

    Jessica agrees to help a friend with her political campaign, only to find herself caught up in an intriguing murder investigation. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth

  • Season 4 Episode 21: Deadpan

    Another drama unfolds as Jessica sets about investigating the suspicious death of a theatre critic. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Dean Stockwell and Eugene Roche

  • Season 4 Episode 20: Showdown in Saskatchewan

    Jessica investigates a mysterious death, the repercussions of which are causing unrest among the riders at a rodeo. Starring Angela Lansbury and Kristy McNichol

  • Season 4 Episode 19: Just Another Fish Story

    Jessica invests a sizeable chunk of her hard-earned cash in an up-market restaurant - unaware that murder is on the menu. Guest starring Sonny Bono

  • Season 4 Episode 18: Benedict Arnold Slipped Here

    Cabot Cove becomes the scene of deadly competition and murder - and needless to say, amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher is right at the heart of things. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 17: A Very Good Year for Murder

    A wealthy businessman's 75th birthday party is interrupted by a sudden death, presenting Jessica with yet another baffling mystery to solve. Eli Wallach and Billy Zane guest star

  • Season 4 Episode 16: Murder Through the Looking Glass

    A priest and government agents using a safe house get Jessica involved in a complicated case, in which she hears the confession of a dying hit-man who is connected to a recent murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 15: Mourning Among the Wisteria

    An ailing playwright tempts fate by proposing to Jessica - and almost immediately finds himself charged with murdering his business manager. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 14: Curse of the Daanav

    Seth's brief reconciliation with his brother is marred by death and the curse of a stolen Indian pendant. Angela Lansbury and William Windom star

  • Season 4 Episode 13: Harbinger of Death

    Jessica is invited to witness the reappearance of a mysterious comet, but instead finds herself conducting another murder investigation. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 12: Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs Fletcher's Chowder?

    Jessica pulls out all the stops to catch the killer of Sheriff Amos Tupper's brother-in-law. Whodunit, guest starring Henry Gibson

  • Season 4 Episode 11: Doom with a View

    A tale of infidelity, theft and blackmail unfolds as Jessica testifies at the trial of an old friend accused of murder. Janet Leigh guest stars

  • Season 4 Episode 10: Indian Giver

    A Native American arrives in Jessica's beloved Cabot Cove, claiming the whole town and its surrounding area belongs to him, and clutching a land grant to prove it. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 9: Trouble in Eden

    Jessica impersonates an old friend to track down a hit-and-run driver and uncovers a sordid tale of blackmail, theft and murder. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 4 Episode 8: Steal Me a Story

    The plot of Jessica's new book is stolen for an episode of a TV series at the same time as the show's executive producer is murdered. Can the amateur sleuth unravel the mystery? Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 7: If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly

    Jessica helps Sheriff Amos Tupper investigate the murder of his deputy's wife - and discovers a few surprising facts about the bereaved husband along the way. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley

  • Season 4 Episode 6: It Runs in the Family

    Jessica's cousin Emma, a vivacious dance hall performer, turns detective to solve the murder of a wealthy friend. Jane Leeves and Anthony Newley guest star

  • Season 4 Episode 5: The Way to Dusty Death

    The seemingly accidental death of a tycoon turns out to be murder, leading to a corporate power struggle - but fortunately, stand-in board member Jessica Fletcher is on hand to unmask the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 4 Episode 4: Old Habits Die Hard

    Snoopy senior citizen Jessica Fletcher visits an old friend, now the Mother Superior of a convent, and soon finds herself investigating the puzzling death of a nun. Starring Angela Lansbury and Jane Powell

  • Season 4 Episode 3: Witness for the Defense

    Jessica visits Quebec to testify on behalf of an old friend wrongly accused of murder. Patrick McGoohan guest stars alongside Angela Lansbury

  • Season 4 Episode 2: When Thieves Fall Out

    Jessica investigates an old murder case involving close friends and former students in her home town of Cabot Cove. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley and Dack Rambo

  • Season 4 Episode 1: A Fashionable Way to Die

    Jessica visits Paris, where she investigates the death of an underworld loan shark involved in the world of high fashion. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

Murder, She Wrote: Season 3 (1986 - 1987)

  • Season 3 Episode 22: Murder, She Spoke

    Jessica becomes involved in the investigation into a record producer, who is suspected of murdering the man responsible for his blindness. Angela Lansbury stars as the super-sleuth

  • Season 3 Episode 21: The Days Dwindle Down

    Jessica researches a 30-year-old murder case which led to the false imprisonment of an innocent man. Angela Lansbury, Michael Horton and Tom Bosley star

  • Season 3 Episode 20: The Cemetery Vote

    Amateur sleuth Jessica enters the seedy world of political corruption to investigate a baffling double murder. Angela Lansbury stars as the snooping senior citizen, with guest star Bruce Davison

  • Season 3 Episode 19: No Accounting for Murder

    Jessica comes to the aid of her nephew Grady Fletcher, whose boss has just been killed in mysterious circumstances. The attack is blamed on a 'ghost' haunting his office building, but the sleuth is sure the real culprit is alive and kicking. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 3 Episode 18: No Laughing Murder

    A feud between two famous stand-up comics ends predictably - with one of them playing to a packed house at that great comedy club in the sky. Angela Lansbury stars, with George Clooney, Buddy Hackett and Steve Lawrence

  • Season 3 Episode 17: Simon Says, Colour Me Dead

    Jessica attends a dinner party thrown by a famous artist, who is found dead the following morning. As the police arrest his maid for the crime, Cabot Cove's resident sleuth sets out to paint a picture of what really happened on that fateful night - and take the accused woman out of the frame. Angela Lansbury stars, with Tom Bosley, William Windom and Dick Sargent

  • Season 3 Episode 16: Death Takes a Dive

    Jessica pulls no punches as she enters the tough world of boxing, trying to clear her friend of murdering a devious fight manager - and deliver a knockout blow to the real culprit in the process. Ernest Borgnine and Adam West guest star

  • Season 3 Episode 15: The Bottom Line Is Murder

    Jessica investigates behind the scenes of a television show while helping a friend arrested for murder. Adrienne Barbeau and George Takei guest star

  • Season 3 Episode 14: Murder in a Minor Key

    Three college graduates tempt fate by gathering to hear Jessica read from her latest novel - and soon find themselves immersed in plagiarism, intrigue and murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 3 Episode 13: Crossed Up

    A bedridden Jessica Fletcher accidentally overhears a murder plot on the telephone - but is unable to convince anyone that the threat was real. Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley star

  • Season 3 Episode 12: The Corpse Flew First Class

    Jessica joins forces with London's Scotland Yard to investigate the murder of an heiress's bodyguard and the theft of a priceless necklace. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with David Hemmings and Kate Mulgrew

  • Season 3 Episode 11: Night of the Headless Horseman

    An old actor friend enlists Jessica's help to further his romantic hopes, which are being foiled by a rival who resorts to re-enacting the legend of the headless horseman to intimidate him. Whodunit, guest starring Doug McClure and Dean Stockwell

  • Season 3 Episode 10: Stage Struck

    Two famous flamboyant stars deliver death and drama on the opening night of a theatrical comedy bound for Broadway. Angela Lansbury stars as the crime writer-cum-amateur sleuth

  • Season 3 Episode 9: Obituary for a Dead Anchor

    An aggressive TV reporter disappears in mysterious circumstances and the focus of the investigation quickly shifts to Jessica's home town, sleepy Cabot Cove. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 3 Episode 8: Magnum on Ice

    Jessica selflessly puts her Hawaiian holiday on hold to clear private investigator Thomas Magnum of a double murder. Magnum, PI regulars Tom Selleck and John Hillerman guest star alongside Angela Lansbury

  • Season 3 Episode 7: Deadline for Murder

    Sleuthing scribe Jessica Fletcher puts on her thinking cap to investigate the mysterious death of a corrupt newspaper tycoon. Angela Lansbury, Harry Guardino and Eugene Roche star

  • Season 3 Episode 6: Dead Man's Gold

    Jessica helps an old friend whose diving expedition for buried treasure is hindered by a series of sinister incidents - including a suspicious death. Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley and Leslie Nielsen star

  • Season 3 Episode 5: Corned Beef and Carnage

    Jessica's niece turns to the amateur detective in the hope she can clear her of involvement in corporate intrigue and murder. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 3 Episode 4: One White Rose for Death

    Amateur sleuth Jessica is taken hostage by a political spy while helping two European musicians defect to the West at a concert in Washington DC. Jenny Agutter guest stars alongside Angela Lansbury

  • Season 3 Episode 3: Unfinished Business

    Ulterior motives prompt a retired policeman to investigate one of the suspects involved in an unsolved case. Whodunit, guest starring Hayley Mills

  • Season 3 Episode 2: Death Stalks the Big Top - Part Two

    Part two of two. Jessica risks life and limb to get her beleaguered brother-in-law cleared of murder, and while a confession seems to provide a solution to the crimes at the circus, the sleuth is not convinced. Greg Evigan and Courteney Cox Arquette guest star

  • Season 3 Episode 1: Death Stalks the Big Top : Part One

    Part one of two. Jessica sets out to search for a long-lost relative and ends up investigating a murder at a circus. Jackie Cooper and Courteney Cox guest star

Murder, She Wrote: Season 2 (1985 - 1986)

  • Season 2 Episode 22: If the Frame Fits

    Jessica links the mysterious theft of a painting to the death of a friend's daughter. Angela Lansbury stars as the snoopy senior citizen

  • Season 2 Episode 21: The Perfect Foil

    A reveller is murdered at the New Orleans Mardi Gras - and suspicion falls on Jessica's cousin Calhoun. Luckily, the amateur sleuth just happens to be paying a visit and sets about finding the real killer. David Hedison guest stars

  • Season 2 Episode 20: Menace, Anyone?

    The amateur sleuth investigates the murder of a tennis star, sent to that great centre court in the sky by a bomb planted in his girlfriend's car. Starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 2 Episode 19: Christopher Bundy, Died on Sunday

    Jessica vows to defend her literary reputation against the slurs of a seedy magazine proprietor, but instead finds herself investigating his mysterious death. Angela Lansbury, Robert Stack and Bert Convy star

  • Season 2 Episode 18: If a Body Meet a Body

    Jessica attends the funeral of an old friend, but the service is rudely interrupted by the man's former lover who insists he was murdered and did not, as had been claimed, die of a heart attack. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley, Carrie Snodgress and Audrey Landers

  • Season 2 Episode 17: One Good Bid Deserves a Murder

    Jessica investigates a murder connected to the contents of a diary belonging to a dead movie actress, which was stolen on the night of her death and has now come up for auction. Karen Black guest stars

  • Season 2 Episode 16: Murder in the Electric Cathedral

    Jessica learns her old teacher has been killed shortly after revising her will - putting the new beneficiary, a TV evangelist, under suspicion of committing the most deadly sin of all. Steve Forrest and Judy Geeson guest star

  • Season 2 Episode 15: Powder Keg

    Jessica is alarmed to learn a friend and fellow writer's son has been arrested for murdering the local bully in a close-knit Deep South community, and sets out to get him off the hook. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Craig Stevens and Mariclare Costello

  • Season 2 Episode 14: Keep the Home Fires Burning

    Jessica Fletcher and sheriff Amos Tupper investigate a case of poisoning at the Joshua Peabody Inn. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Tom Bosley

  • Season 2 Episode 13: Trial by Error

    Jessica is called for jury duty and faces the task of clearing up a double murder charge. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 2 Episode 12: Murder By Appointment Only

    Jessica visits a cosmetics convention, and is soon investigating the murder of a make-up magnate's fiancee. Mystery, guest starring Robert Culp

  • Season 2 Episode 11: Murder Digs Deep

    Jessica finds herself confronted by the dark side of human nature, including gold fever and murder, while researching a new book at an archaeological dig. Robert Vaughn guest stars

  • Season 2 Episode 10: Sticks and Stones

    Jessica tries to uncover the truth about a land sale connected to two suspicious deaths. Angela Lansbury, Tom Bosley and John Astin star

  • Season 2 Episode 9: Jessica Behind Bars

    Jessica is taken hostage during a riot while investigating a puzzling death at a detention centre for women. Vera Miles, Yvonne de Carlo and Adrienne Barbeau guest star

  • Season 2 Episode 8: Dead Heat

    Jessica's jockey niece is accused of murdering a leading horse owner, so the sleuthing novelist sets about solving the elaborate frame-up. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury and Linda Grovenor

  • Season 2 Episode 7: A Lady in the Lake

    Jessica visits a lakeside resort to complete her latest mystery novel, but is soon sidetracked into investigating a real-life killing. Whodunit, guest starring Tom Bosley and John Astin

  • Season 2 Episode 6: Reflections of the Mind

    Jessica receives a plea for help from an old friend who fears she may be going out of her mind. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 2 Episode 5: Sing a Song of Murder

    Jessica rushes to London to help her cousin Emma, an actress who has been the target of several murder attempts. Whodunit, guest starring Patrick Macnee, Olivia Hussey and Glynis Johns

  • Season 2 Episode 4: School for Scandal

    Crime writer Jessica Fletcher goes back to college to receive an award and finds time to solve a murder before the presentation. Roddy McDowall guest stars

  • Season 2 Episode 3: Murder in the Afternoon

    Jessica Fletcher's niece worries for her job security when her character on the daytime soap opera where she works turns out to be a serial killer. Her problems only worsen when her boss is found dead and she becomes the prime suspect

  • Season 2 Episode 2: Joshua Peabody Died Here : Possibly

    Excavation workers uncover what may be the remains of an American Revolution war hero at the site of a new hotel. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 2 Episode 1: Widow, Weep for Me

    Jessica Fletcher assumes the guise of a wealthy widow and checks in at a luxurious tropical hotel to help an old friend resolve a crisis. Mystery, guest starring Cyd Charisse

Murder, She Wrote: Season 1 (1984 - 1985)

  • Season 1 Episode 21: Funeral at Fifty-Mile

    Jessica travels to Wyoming to attend the funeral of an old friend, but instead finds herself investigating the mysterious death of a man everyone despised. Noah Beery and Stella Stevens guest star

  • Season 1 Episode 20: Murder at the Oasis

    Jessica's trip to Palm Springs to see her old college room-mate is marred by the murder of her friend's husband, an unpopular celebrity with links to organised crime. Guest starring Ed Ames and Piper Laurie, with Angela Lansbury as the amateur sleuth

  • Season 1 Episode 19: Armed Response

    Jessica Fletcher continues to attract murder and mayhem wherever she goes, this time checking into a hospital after injuring her leg - where she uncovers foul play among the bedpans and saline drips. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 1 Episode 18: Murder Takes the Bus

    Jessica's car breaks down, leaving her stranded in the middle of nowhere, and she's forced to take a bus - unaware one of her fellow passengers is a murderer. Linda Blair of The Exorcist guests

  • Season 1 Episode 17: Footnote to Murder

    Jessica sets out to prove the innocence of an old friend who has become the prime suspect in a murder case that begins when a body is found at a mystery writers' convention. Angela Lansbury stars, with Paul Sand and Diana Muldaur

  • Season 1 Episode 16: Sudden Death

    Jessica inherits shares in an American football team - and with her in the picture, it is not long before death begins to stalk the stadium. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 1 Episode 15: Tough Guys Don't Die

    Jessica pulls out all the stops to help private eye Harry McGraw investigate his partner's murder. Angela Lansbury and Jerry Orbach star

  • Season 1 Episode 14: Paint Me a Murder

    Jessica visits a beautiful Mediterranean island to celebrate the birthday of a famous artist - but soon finds herself hunting for his killer. Whodunit, guest starring Ron Moody and Capucine

  • Season 1 Episode 13: My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

    Jessica's peaceful cruise with her niece is disrupted by a series of terrifying threats, prompting her to try to get to the bottom of the mystery before the culprit starts sending people to a watery grave. Whodunit, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 1 Episode 12: Murder to a Jazz Beat

    Jessica goes to New Orleans to appear on a chat show, but is sidetracked into solving the death of a famous jazz musician murdered while performing on stage. Angela Lansbury stars

  • Season 1 Episode 11: Broadway Malady

    A Broadway actress comes out of retirement to star in a musical produced by her son and soon finds her life in danger. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth

  • Season 1 Episode 10: Capitol Offence

    Jessica takes over a congressman's seat in Washington while trying to find out who was responsible for his murder - but political shenanigans and sinister goings-on conspire to keep her from solving the crime. Mystery, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 1 Episode 9: Death Casts a Spell

    Jessica investigates the demise of a flamboyant hypnotist, who died behind locked doors in front of an audience of hypnotized journalists. Mystery, guest starring Jose Ferrer

  • Season 1 Episode 8: Death Takes a Curtain Call

    Jessica investigates the backstage murder of a dancer while attending a special presentation of the Rostov Ballet. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Claude Akins and Tom Bosley

  • Season 1 Episode 7: We're Off to Kill the Wizard

    Jessica takes her great-nephew and niece on a day trip and is asked to investigate the murder of an amusement park owner. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, alongside a young Joaquin Phoenix and his sister Summer

  • Season 1 Episode 6: Hit, Run and Homicide

    Jessica helps an eccentric neighbour accused of murdering his former partner with one of his curious inventions. Angela Lansbury stars as the amateur sleuth, with Van Johnson

  • Season 1 Episode 5: Lovers and Other Killers

    Jessica Fletcher becomes embroiled in an investigation during a visit to Seattle and remains convinced that the man she hired as her secretary is not a killer, although evidence seems to suggest otherwise. Crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Andrew Stevens, Peter Graves and Greg Morris

  • Season 1 Episode 4: It's a Dog's Life

    Jessica Fletcher joins a fox-hunt at her cousin's estate, but it is not long before the host is killed in a mysterious accident - and the writer takes it upon herself to find the culprit. Angela Lansbury stars, with Jared Martin, Lynn Redgrave, Dan O'Herlihy and Forrest Tucker

  • Season 1 Episode 3: Hooray for Homicide

    Jessica travels to Hollywood in an effort to stop a sleazy producer turning one of her novels into a steamy film - but he soon winds up dead and she finds herself the prime suspect. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury

  • Season 1 Episode 2: Birds of a Feather

    While attending a family wedding in San Francisco, the crime-busting author faces the task of clearing the name of the groom, who stands accused of murdering his boss. Drama, starring Angela Lansbury, Jeff Conaway and Martin Landau

  • Season 1 Episode 1: Deadly Lady

    Jessica tries to ascertain whether four sisters are guilty of killing their fabulously wealthy father to qualify for a whopping $100million inheritance. First episode of the crime drama, starring Angela Lansbury as the senior sleuth

Murder, She Wrote:

Murder, She Wrote: Pilot (1984)