Murder, She Wrote
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[edit] Cast and characters
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher (1984 - 1996, 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003)
- Tom Bosley as Sheriff Amos Tupper (1984 - 1988), Cabot Cove's first sheriff. He later retired and went to live with his sister.
- William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt (1985 - 1996), one of Jessica's best friends.
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Mort Metzger (1989 - 1996), a former NYPD officer who took the place as Sheriff of Cabot Cove to live more peacefully.
Regular Guest Stars
- Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher (1984-1995), Jessica's not-so-lucky favorite nephew. After many romantic disasters, he got married to Donna later in the series.
- Jerry Orbach as Harry McGraw (1985-1991), an old-school detective who becomes friends with Jessica. This character provided the template for Orbach's most famous role, Law & Order detective Lenny Briscoe.Template:Fact
- Len Cariou as Michael Hagarty (1985-1992), a British MI6 agent of Irish origin, who would appear when Jessica least expected him to drag her into a dangerous case.
- Keith Michell as Dennis Stanton (1985-1993), a former jewel thief turned insurance claims investigator, who always solved his cases with unusual methods, and send a copy of the story to his friend Jessica afterwards.
Guest Stars Many famous or soon-to-be-famous actors have had guest spots on Murder, She Wrote:
- Rene Auberjonois (Murder in a Minor Key, 1987; Mourning Among the Wisterias, 1988)
- Martin Balsam (Death Stalks The Big Top: Parts 1 & 2, 1986)
- Gene Barry (Test Of Wills, 1989)
- Susan Batten (Murder In The Afternoon, 1985)
- Robert Beltran (Double Jeopardy, 1993; Time to Die, 1994)
- Polly Bergen (School For Scandal, 1985)
- Linda Blair (Murder Takes The Bus, 1985)
- Susan Blakely (The Error Oh Her Ways, 1989; Suspicion Of Murder, 1990)
- Sonny Bono (Just Another Fish Story, 1988)
- Ernest Borgnine (Death Takes A Dive, 1987)
- George Clooney (No Laughing Murder, 1987)
- James Coco (We're off to kill the Wizard, 1984)
- Courteney Cox (Death Stalks the Big Top: Parts 1 & 2, 1986)
- Mary Crosby (Tainted Lady, 1991; The Witch's Curse, 1992)
- Marcia Cross (Ever After, 1992)
- Yvonne DeCarlo (Jessica Behind Bars, 1985)
- David Doyle (Sudden Death, 1985)
- Trevor Eve (Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief, 1992)
- Conchata Ferrell (Something Borrowed, Something Blue, 1989)
- Genie Francis (Hooray For Homicide, 1984; Corned Beef And Carnage, 1986)
- Terri Garber (Three Strikes, You're Out, 1989)
- Stewart Granger (Paint Me A Murder, 1985)
- Karen Grassle (Harbinger Of Death, 1987)
- Buddy Hackett (No Laughing Murder, 1987)
- Neil Patrick Harris (Lone Witness, 1993)
- Arthur Hill (The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, 1984; The Return of Preston Giles, 1990)
- Olivia Hussey (Sing A Song Of Murder, 1985)
- Brian Keith (The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, 1984; The Return of Preston Giles, 1990)
- Alice Krige (Murder In The Afternoon, 1985)
- Martin Landau (Birds Of A Feather, 1984)
- Piper Laurie (Murder At The Oasis, 1985)
- Steve Lawrence (No Laughing Murder, 1987)
- Michael Learned (Trevor Hudson's Legacy, 1989)
- Janet Leigh (Doom With A View, 1987)
- Roddy McDowell (School For Scandal, 1985)
- Rue McClanahan (Murder Takes The Bus, 1985)
- Vera Miles (Jessica Behind Bars, 1985; Deadly Misunderstanding, 1990; Thursday's Child, 1991)
- Ricardo Montalban (Murder In F Sharp, 1990)
- Kate Mulgrew (The Corpse Flew First Class, 1987; Ever After, 1992; The Dying Game, 1994)
- Megan Mullally (Coal Miner's Slaughter, 1988)
- Barry Newman (Snow White, Blood Red, 1988)
- Leslie Nielsen (My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean, 1985; Dead Man's Gold, 1986)
- Cynthia Nixon (Threshold of Fear, 1993)
- Adrian Paul (Danse Diabolique, 1992)
- Joaquin Phoenix (We're Off to Kill the Wizard, 1984)
- Summer Phoenix (We're Off to Kill the Wizard, 1984)
- John Rhys-Davies (JB As In Jailbird, 1988)
- Wayne Rogers (A Quaking in Aspen, 1995)
- Esther Rolle (Reflections Of The Mind, 1985)
- Ruth Roman (If It's Thursday, It Must be Beverley, 1987; The Sins Of Castle Cove, 1989)
- Cesar Romero (Paint Me A Murder, 1985)
- Emma Samms (Snow White, Blood Red, 1988)
- Tom Selleck (Magnum On Ice, 1986)
- Jean Simmons (Mirror, Mirror On The Wall: Parts 1 & 2, 1989)
- Parker Stevenson (Sticks And Stones, 1985)
- Dean Stockwell (Deadpan, 1988)
- Ray Walston (The Way To Dusty Deaths, 1987)
- Mary Wickes (Widow, Weep For Me, 1985)
- Billy Zane (A Very Good Year for Murder, 1988)
[edit] Plot
The show revolved around the day to day life of a retired English teacher turned professional mystery writer named Jessica Fletcher. In each episode, Jessica would somehow become entangled in a murder investigation and would come out being the one person able to make sense of the case. This being the basis of the show, it was viewed by critics as ridiculous how murders seemed to follow Jessica around the country. Many of the episodes took place in either Jessica's hometown of Cabot Cove or New York, where she later moved, but her travels promoting books or visiting relatives and friends lead to cases all around the USA, England and other places of the English-speaking world. A crossover episode with Magnum, P.I. took place in Hawaii. Another characteristic point of the series was that Jessica, though widowed and childless, had an endless collection of nephews, nieces, cousins, in-laws and other relatives or friends who always needed her help.
Jessica's relationship with law enforcement officials varied from place to place. Both the sheriffs of Cabot Cove were used to, or resigned themselves to having her meddle in their cases. However, most detectives and police officers didn't want her anywhere near their crime scenes, until her accurate deductions convinced them to listen to what she had to say. Others were fans of her books and glad to let her snoop. With time, she made friends in many police departments across the USA, as well as a British police officer attached to Scotland Yard.
A handful of episodes were stories "written by" Jessica, or submitted to her by friends. She would appear at the beginning of each episode to introduce it, but generally did not re-appear until the end, to wrap up the story.
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