Murder, She Wrote

Murder, She Wrote

1984 12 Seasons ⭐ 7.5
Mystery Crime Drama

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

Seasons

1. The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

1984-09-30 • ⭐ 7.5

Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unwanted guest is murdered at a costume party, she wishes she'…

2. Deadly Lady

1984-10-07 • ⭐ 6.955

After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on the boat. Jessica is only midly intrigued; she finds Ralph,…

3. Birds of a Feather

1984-10-14 • ⭐ 7.056

Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having second thoughts because she suspects that her fiancé, Howard, …

4. Hooray for Homicide

1984-10-28 • ⭐ 7.0

Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by producer Jerry Lydecker. Jessica is furious to see how her book…

5. It's a Dog's Life

1984-11-04 • ⭐ 8.389

While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange circumstances, and Jessica tries to find out what really happ…

6. Lovers and Other Killers

1984-11-18 • ⭐ 7.714

While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not a killer.

7. Hit, Run and Homicide

1984-11-25 • ⭐ 8.25

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

8. We're Off to Kill the Wizard

1984-12-09 • ⭐ 7.833

Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

9. Death Takes a Curtain Call

1984-12-16 • ⭐ 7.333

While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting ballerina.

10. Death Casts a Spell

1984-12-30 • ⭐ 7.75

Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of an audience of journalists whom he had put into a trance.

11. Capitol Offense

1985-01-06 • ⭐ 7.5

Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal of political game-playing in Washington.

12. Broadway Malady

1985-01-13 • ⭐ 7.5

Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking in the wings.

13. Murder to a Jazz Beat

1985-02-03 • ⭐ 6.3

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

14. My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean

1985-02-10 • ⭐ 7.75

Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

15. Paint Me a Murder

1985-02-17 • ⭐ 7.7

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

16. Tough Guys Don't Die

1985-02-24 • ⭐ 7.9

Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a private detective. One dates back 25 years.

17. Sudden Death

1985-03-03 • ⭐ 7.0

Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

18. Footnote to Murder

1985-03-10 • ⭐ 7.3

An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

19. Murder Takes the Bus

1985-03-17 • ⭐ 8.333

Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

20. Armed Response

1985-03-31 • ⭐ 7.625

Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

21. Murder at the Oasis

1985-04-07 • ⭐ 7.6

An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

22. Funeral at Fifty-Mile

1985-04-21 • ⭐ 7.4

A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.

Top Cast

Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury

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