Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 29^th Aug 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 20^th Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about sleuth Jessica Fletcher. A US senatorial hopeful is murdered and his wife's necklace stolen. Are the two crimes connected? Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Dennis Stanton:: Keith Michell
Theo Wexler:: Jamie Farr
Bert Alffano:: Joe Santos

Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 20: Three Strikes, You're Out

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 24^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 11^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica's nephew has a golden opportunity to pitch in Major League baseball - until murder steps up to bat.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Al Sidell:: Paul Sorvino
Kel Murray:: Beau Billingslea
Doc Evans:: Bernie Casey
Charley Holcomb:: Tim Dunigan
Harry Dial:: Vince Edwards
Director:: Seymour Robbie

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 22: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall (Part 2)

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 30^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 15^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. When a man is killed by a poisoned apple meant for her, Jessica sets about finding the murderer. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Eudora McVeigh:: Jean Simmons
Lew Bracken:: Richard Anderson
Victor Casper:: David Hedison

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 1: JB as in Jailbird

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 28^th Aug 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 19^th Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Murder mystery series. Jessica is drawn into the middle of an assassination plot and ends up in jail charged with being an impostor and a murderer.

Contributors

Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw
Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Nash:: Michael Callan
Michael Haggerty:: Len Cariou
Lancaster:: John Rhys-Davies
Glenda Morrison:: Leslie Easterbrook
Grady Fletcher:: Michael Horton
Joe Santiago:: Ron O'Neal

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 8: Prediction: Murder

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 5^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 27^th Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. On a visit to a friend's ranch, Jessica is perturbed when the predictions of a psychic threaten to disrupt the peaceful surroundings. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Jill Goddard:: Lisa Pelikan
Ben Aaron:: Michael Parks

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 9: Something Borrowed, Someone Blue

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 8^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 29^th Nov 2009, 13:30 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. The wedding of Jessica's nephew Grady Fletcher is interrupted by the murder of one of the guests.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Franklin Mayberry:: Eugene Roche
Ben Mayberry:: Bill Macy
Uncle Ziggy:: Howard Morris
Valerie:: Betsy Palmer
Grady Ambrose Fletcher:: Michael Horton
Director:: John Llewellyn Moxey

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 10: Weave a Tangled Web

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 9^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 30^th Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Yorkshire

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. At a high-class New York party, Jessica is startled to meet a Cabot Cove citizen who is leading a double life.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Miles Austin:: Mel Ferrer
Ralph Proctor:: James Sutorius
Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Director:: Seymour Robbie

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 12: Smooth Operators

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 11^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 2^nd Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. When Jessica pays an impromptu visit to an old friend, she walks right into the middle of a puzzling murder case.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Grace Fenton:: Shirley Knight
Craig Zachary:: Nicolas Coster
Everett Larson:: Edward Winter
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 15: Alma Murder

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 15^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 6^th Dec 2009, 14:00 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica Fletcher comes to the rescue of a much-loved professor when he confesses to the murder of an undergraduate.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Prof. Leon Walker:: EG Marshall
D.A. Paul Robins:: Ralph Waite
Margaret Stone:: Janice Rule
Steve Chambers:: Jason Beghe
Karen Chambers:: Dana Sparks
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 6: The Wearing of the Green

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 3^rd Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 25^th Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. The theft of a tiara and the subsequent murder of a gem dealer leads Jessica through a puzzling maze to a legendary actress. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Siobhan O'Dea:: Jean Peters
Det. Kathleen Chadwick:: Patty McCormack
Hudson Blackthorn:: John McMartin
Laszlo Dolby:: Michael Constantine
Andrea Dean:: Erin Gray
Director:: Seymour Robbie

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 11: The Search for Peter Kerry

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 10^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 1^st Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Jessica Fletcher uses her mystery writer's instincts to investigate murder and intrigue when the heir to a fortune appears after a 20-year absence.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Roger Philby:: Mason Adams
Leona Schubert:: Anita Morris
Joe Rice:: Sam Bottoms

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 18: Trevor Hudson's Legacy

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 6^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 9^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mysteries. The editor of a famous writer's memoirs is found dead. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Andrew Hudson:: Don Galloway
Barney Drake:: Robert Klein
Adam Perry:: David Bradley

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 4: Snow White, Blood Red

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 1^st Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 23^rd Nov 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about sleuthing crime writer Jessica Fletcher. The US World Cup ski team are murdered one by one at a ski lodge. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Vincent McEveety
Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Pamela Leeds:: Emma Samms
Lewis:: George Wyner

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 13: Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 12^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 3^rd Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica investigates some strange occurrences in Cabot Cove involving a woman who has been dead for centuries.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Dr. Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Gordon Fairchild:: Roddy McDowall
R.L. Pierson:: Bruce Gray
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 14: From Russia...with Blood

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 13^th Sep 2008, 16:45 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 4^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Yorkshire

Murder mystery series. At the International Artists and Writers Conference in Moscow, Jessica finds herself under suspicion of espionage.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Cyril Grantham:: David McCallum
Peggy Brooks:: Judy Parfitt
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 16: Truck Stop

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 16^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 7^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. Car trouble strands Jessica and a fellow writer, signed to adapt one of her novels to the screen, at a run-down desert motel.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Walter Murray:: Mike Connors
Sheriff Tugman:: Ken Swofford
Vera Gerakaris:: Elizabeth Ashley
Flora Gerakaris:: Jill Schoelen
Desmond:: Kristoffer Tabori
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 21: Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall (Part 1)

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 29^th Sep 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 14^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. A jealous mystery writer arrives unexpectedly in Cabot Cove and becomes a houseguest of the unsuspecting Jessica.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Eudora McVeigh Shipton:: Jean Simmons
Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Lew Bracken:: Richard Anderson
Victor Caspar:: David Hedison
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 3: Mr Penroy's Vacation

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sat 30^th Aug 2008, 16:20 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 22^nd Nov 2009, 14:30 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. The new sheriff of Cabot Cove thinks he has found the perfect job in a quiet town - until a man disappears. Show more

Contributors

Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw
Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Helen Appletree:: Teresa Wright
Lillian Appletree:: Joan Leslie
Dr. Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Morris Penroy:: Henry Jones
Bart Klapper:: Norman Alden
Daryl Croft:: Tim Choate

Genres

DramaCrime

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 5

Episode 5: A Coal Miner's Slaughter