Programme Index

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 20^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 10^th Jan 2010, 13:40 on BBC One South

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. A night at the opera involves Jessica in another murder - one that appears at first to be a matter of self-defence. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Dennis Stanton:: Keith Michell
Rosanno Bertolucci:: Theodore Bikel
Silvana Bertolucci:: Carol Lawrence
Teresa Mancini:: Lila Kaye
Sidney Bimbaum:: Jerry Stiller
Lt. Birnbaum:: Jerry Stiller

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 19: Always a Thief

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 3^rd Nov 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 22^nd Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica's charming friend, a former jewel thief turned insurance investigator, becomes caught up in a high society murder.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Grace Lambert:: Shirley Knight
Ray Basacomb:: Ed Nelson
Dennis Stanton:: Keith Michell
Robert Butler:: James Sloyan

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 22: The Sicilian Encounter

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 6^th Nov 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 27^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Scotland

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. A British agent poses as a Monsignor in order to infiltrate a Mafia scam, becoming involved with a Mafioso's widow.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Michael Haggerty:: Len Cariou
Peter Baines:: Ian Ogilvy
Mario:: George DiCenzo

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 4: The Error of Her Ways

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 7^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 21^st Dec 2009, 15:30 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica has second thoughts about a wife's murder of her womanising husband. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Hanna:: Elliott Gould
Kay Weber:: Barbara Parkins
Sterling Rose:: Paul Gleason
Pauline Byrne:: Susan Blakely
Ward Silloway:: Marshall Thompson
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 6: Dead Letter

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 9^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 23^rd Dec 2009, 15:30 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. A fireman is found dead in a burnt-out furniture store but an autopsy shows that he died from a blow to the head. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Agnes:: Rosemary DeCamp
Sam Booth:: Richard Paul
Fred Owens:: George Furth
Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 9: Test of Wills

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 21^st Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 11^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica is invited to spend a weekend at the island retreat of a millionaire who is convinced his life is in danger. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Jason Reynard:: Keir Dullea
Alice Reynard Carson:: Marj Dusay
Brademus:: Morgan Woodward
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw
Writer:: Robert E Swanson

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 10: Class Act

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 22^nd Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 12^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. Jessica's friend Jake Ballinger, one of the best homicide detectives in Los Angeles, is faced with a case that places his whole career in jeopardy. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Bernie Berndlestein:: Grant Heslov
Andrew Grainger:: Robert Pine
Joe Rawlings:: Gerald S O'Loughlin
Moira McShane:: Hallie Todd

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 12: Goodbye Charlie

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 24^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 14^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. An unidentified man is found dead on the railway, prompting three people to claim the body.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Sunny Albertson:: Faith Ford
Bart Mahoney:: Michael Callan
Jerry Wilbur:: Bryan Cranston
Ten Eyck:: David Huddleston
Charlie:: John Finnegan
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw
Writer:: Robert Van Scoyk

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 13: If the Shoe Fits

Duration: 55 minutes

First broadcast: Mon 27^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 15^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One London

Murder mystery series. A factory worker, struggling to make ends meet for herself and her son, becomes a prime suspect when her lecherous landlord is killed. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Owen Brownwell:: John Harkins
Patsy Dumont:: Lorna Luft
Seth Hazlitt:: William Windom
Director:: Anthony Pullen Shaw

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

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Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 16: The Big Show of 1965

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 30^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 19^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. Murder tops the bill at an all-star variety show and Jessica finds herself investigating two killings separated by 25 years.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
John Meyerling:: Michael Cole
Lee Haley:: Anne Francis
Bulldog Kowalski:: Sheldon Leonard
Barry Barnes:: Donald O'Connor

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 17: Murder According to Maggie

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 31^st Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 20^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Scotland

Mystery series about a sleuthing writer. A cop show producer turns murder investigator when the programmer who was about to cancel her series is killed.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Brian Thursday:: Dwayne Hickman
Julie Pritzer:: Talia Balsam
Bert Rodgers:: Tim Thomerson
Vincent Palermo:: Denis Arndt
Keith Carmody:: Gary Sandy

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 18: O'Malley's Luck

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 26^th Oct 2008, 14:55 on BBC One Northern IrelandLatest broadcast: Thu 21^st Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

The presumed suicide of a real-estate mogul's wife presents a lot of unanswered questions.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Frances Xavier Rawley:: Stacy Edwards
David Kingston:: Nicholas Pryor

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 20: Shear Madness

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Tue 4^th Nov 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 25^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. Attending her cousin's wedding in Texas, Jessica finds more than the usual pre-nuptial jitters when the bridegroom is murdered.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Ann Owens Arden:: Shirley Jones
Helen Owens:: Doris Roberts
Rosemary Taylor:: Barbara Babcock
Henry Carlson:: Dennis Christopher
Sheriff Barnes:: William Lucking

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 21: The Szechuan Dragon

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 5^th Nov 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Tue 26^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. The corpse of a mysterious seafaring man with a wooden leg appears on Jessica's living-room floor - with a key to her house in his pocket.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Grady Fletcher:: Michael Horton
Justin Hunnicut:: David Warner
Nick Zavakis:: Ramon Bieri
Connie Lewis:: Elinor Donahue

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 7: Night of the Tarantula

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 10^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Sun 31^st Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. While visiting a friend in Jamaica, Jessica becomes involved in voodoo, black magic and a murder case.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Jean-Pierre Dusant:: Hurd Hatfield
Calder Williams:: Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Harry Waverley:: John Rhys-Davies
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 2: Seal of the Confessional

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 2^nd Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Thu 17^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Northern Ireland

Murder mystery series. A young priest faces a moral dilemma when a parishioner confesses to murder and an innocent man is accused of the crime. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Kelly Barrett:: Jennifer Runyon
Evan West:: Jon Cedar
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 3: The Grand Old Lady

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Fri 3^rd Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Fri 18^th Dec 2009, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series. The death of the doyenne of mystery writers finds Jessica in a nostalgic mood, recounting a real-life mystery more than 50 years old. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Lt. Martin McGinn:: John Karlen
Edwin Chancellor:: Robert Vaughn
Captain Oliver:: Paxton Whitehead
Director:: Vincent McEveety

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 15: Fixer Upper

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Wed 29^th Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Mon 18^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Wales

Murder mystery series about a sleuthing writer. Jessica Fletcher looks into a murder in the real estate business - for which her niece is the prime suspect.

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Victoria Brandon:: Genie Francis
Howard Griffin:: Dean Butler
Redick:: Chad Everett
Alex Burton:: George Maharis

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series

Murder, She Wrote

Series 6

Episode 11: Town Father

Duration: 45 minutes

First broadcast: Thu 23^rd Oct 2008, 15:00 on BBC Two EnglandLatest broadcast: Wed 13^th Jan 2010, 14:15 on BBC One Scotland

Murder mystery series. A young woman is murdered when she arrives at a mayoral election claiming that Mayor Sam Booth is the father of her five children. Show more

Contributors

Jessica Fletcher:: Angela Lansbury
Sam Booth:: Richard Paul
Ebeneezer McEnery:: Orson Bean
Annie Mae Chapman:: Lee Purcell
Winifred Thayer:: Holland Taylor
Loretta Spiegel:: Ruth Roman
Ideal Malloy:: Kathryn Grayson
Phyllis Grant:: Gloria DeHaven
Eve Simpson:: Julie Adams
Horton Thayer:: John Considine
Director:: John Llewellyn Moxey

Genres

DramaCrime

Brand

Series