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Murder, She Wrote

PRIMETIME EMMYS® 2X nominee in 1996
Mystery novelist turned amateur detective Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues to chase down leads in this Emmy-winning drama series' sixth year, which features plots involving a dead author, a murdered hypnotist, a fallen opera singer and a voodoo curse.
IMDb 7.2199022 episodesX-Ray13+
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  1. S6 E1 - Appointment in Athens

    September 23, 1989
    48min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) becomes involved in a dangerous espionage case in Athens, Greece, after a chance encounter in Paris with British agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou).
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  2. S6 E2 - Seal of the Confessional

    September 30, 1989
    48min
    13+
    A young priest (Hunt Block) faces a moral dilemma when a parishioner confesses to a murder and an innocent man (Lance Kerwin) is charged with the crime.
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  3. S6 E3 - The Grand Old Lady

    October 7, 1989
    48min
    13+
    The death of a legendary mystery writer (June Havoc) prompts Jessica (Angela Lansbury) to recount a 1947 murder aboard the Queen Mary.
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  4. S6 E4 - The Error of Her Ways

    October 14, 1989
    48min
    13+
    The puzzling suicide of a woman (Kathy Cannon) who has been charged with her husband's murder prompts Jessica (Angela Lansbury) to question her guilt.
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  5. S6 E5 - Jack And Bill

    October 28, 1989
    48min
    13+
    When Jessica's (Angela Lansbury) private-eye friend (Ken Howard) agrees to dog-sit, he finds himself involved in murder and an attempted assassination.
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  6. S6 E6 - Dead Letter

    November 4, 1989
    47min
    13+
    An undelivered letter that Jessica (Angela Lansbury) finds in an antique bureau unleashes arson and murder.
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  7. S6 E7 - Night of the Tarantula

    November 11, 1989
    47min
    13+
    While visiting a friend (Shani Wallis) in Jamaica, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) encounters voodoo and black magic when a family celebration is marred by murder.
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  8. S6 E8 - When the Fat Lady Sings

    November 18, 1989
    48min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) becomes involved in a double-murder investigation when she attends an opera opening with old friend Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) in San Francisco.
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  9. S6 E9 - Test of Wills

    November 25, 1989
    48min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is invited to visit the island retreat of a millionaire (Gene Barry) who believes his life is in danger.
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  10. S6 E10 - Class Act

    December 2, 1989
    48min
    13+
    A Los Angeles homicide detective (Barry Newman) confronts a baffling murder case with political overtones which places his career in jeopardy.
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  11. S6 E11 - Town Father

    December 16, 1989
    48min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) may be forced into public office when a woman (Lee Purcell) arrives in town claiming Cabot Cove's bachelor mayor (Richard Paul) is the father of her five children.
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  12. S6 E12 - Good-Bye Charlie

    January 6, 1990
    48min
    13+
    The questionable identity of a body found by a railroad track leads to murder and becomes the inspiration for Jessica's (Angela Lansbury) latest novel.
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  13. S6 E13 - If the Shoe Fits

    January 20, 1990
    47min
    7+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the defense of a Cabot Cove newcomer (Season Hubley) who is suspected in the murder of the town lecher (Bruce Glover).
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  14. S6 E14 - How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying

    February 3, 1990
    48min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) enters the world of high finance when she attempts to solve the murder of her stockbroker (John Calvin), a partner in a prestigious Wall Street firm.
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  15. S6 E15 - The Fixer-Upper

    February 10, 1990
    48min
    13+
    While in California, Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is reunited with her niece, Victoria (Genie Francis), a real estate broker who becomes a suspect when a wealthy client is murdered.
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  16. S6 E16 - The Big Show of 1965

    February 24, 1990
    47min
    13+
    Jessica (Angela Lansbury) attends a variety-show reunion to research a 25-year-old unsolved murder case.
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  17. S6 E17 - Murder -- According To Maggie

    March 3, 1990
    49min
    13+
    Jessica's former student (Diana Canova), creator of a highly rated television series, becomes a suspect when the network programmer (Gary Sandy) is murdered.
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  18. S6 E18 - O'Malley's Luck

    March 24, 1990
    48min
    13+
    Jessica's old friend, NYPD Detective Lt. O'Malley (Pat Hingle), investigates the suspicious suicide of a wealthy New York developer's wife (Eileen Barnett).
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  19. S6 E19 - Always A Thief

    April 7, 1990
    47min
    13+
    Charming jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell), now an insurance investigator, becomes involved in two murders while checking into the theft of a valuable silver dollar.
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  20. S6 E20 - Shear Madness

    April 28, 1990
    48min
    13+
    While Jessica (Angela Lansbury) is in Texas to attend her cousin Ann's (Shirley Jones) wedding, the bridegroom is murdered, as was Ann's first fiance 15 years earlier.
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  21. S6 E21 - The Szechuan Dragon

    May 5, 1990
    47min
    13+
    Jessica's nephew and his wife (Michael Horton, Debbie Zipp) enjoy housesitting in Cabot Cove until they discover the body of a peg-legged murder victim on the living room floor.
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  22. S6 E22 - The Sicilian Encounter

    May 19, 1990
    48min
    13+
    While on a case in Sicily, British intelligence agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou) becomes involved with a widow (Deidre Hall) who is under the watchful eye of volatile in-laws.
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Directors

Anthony Pullen ShawWalter GraumanVincent McEveetySeymour RobbieJerry JamesonJohn Llewellyn MoxeyPeter CraneArthur Allan SeidelmanAllen ReisnerKevin G. Cremin

Cast

Angela Lansbury

Studio

CBS
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