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On the outside, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), a retired Maine schoolteacher turned mystery writer, appears to be quiet and unassuming. But she may actually be one of the best gumshoes ever, as evidenced by her innate ability to ferret out the true criminals in this delightful, long-running television series. Watch how she gets pulled into detective work in picturesque Cabot Cove (where nothing is as it seems) and elsewhere she visits.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
Nothing gets past the sharp mind of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) as she continues to solve Cabot Cove's most puzzling crimes. Kicking off Season 2 of the long-running series, the intrepid amateur sleuth investigates a murder in the Caribbean, where she has the first of many encounters with British intelligence agent Haggerty (Len Cariou). And in a stand-out episode about Jessica's cousin, Lansbury tackles a dual role.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 2
As the heroine of this popular prime-time series, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is constantly gathering material for her next best-seller, using her know-how as a mystery writer to solve a slew of real-life murders. In the show's third season, Jessica stakes out a circus to track down a long-lost relative; looks into the death of a fast-food advertising executive; and offers assistance to Thomas Magnum (Tom Selleck's "Magnum, P.I." persona).
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 3
Angela Lansbury's portrayal of mystery writer Jessica Fletcher earned her four Golden Globes and annual Emmy nominations for the entire 12-year run of this smash hit television series. In the fourth season, amateur sleuth Fletcher continues to solve puzzling crimes in her hometown of Cabot Cove and wherever she ventures. Guest stars this season include Janet Leigh, Eli Wallach, Dean Stockwell, Eddie Albert, Eileen Brennan, Shirley Jones and more.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 4
Jessica Fletcher's (Angela Lansbury) murder-investigating colleagues step into the center spotlight this season with many episodes featuring fellow sleuths in the starring role. Though her friends may help solve confounding crimes, Jessica is still very much a presence, taking on a new affable antagonist, Sheriff Mort Metzger (Ron Masak). Guest stars include Keith Michell, Megan Mullally, Bill Maher, Dinah Shore, Paul Sorvino and Shelley Fabares.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 5
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. Guest stars this season include Elliott Gould, Jerry Stiller, Shirley Knight, Shirley Jones, John Rhys-Davies, Bill Maher, Deidre Hall and Robert Vaughn.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 6
Return to Cabot Cove for another season of the hit detective series that stars Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher, a mystery writer who seems to be a magnet for murder and mayhem even in this sleepy community. This year, Jessica finds herself framed for murder, follows a murdered author's clues to solve a cold case and debunks a Mark Twain manuscript that figures in a book expert's death. Van Johnson, Brenda Vaccaro and Jerry Orbach guest star.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 7
The bad guys don't stand a chance when writer and amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is on the case in this eighth season of the popular TV drama. She competes with an ex-cop (Wings Hauser) to solve a series of campus murders, takes a computer course that winds up being more exciting than expected and investigates the case of a young ballerina who died during a performance. Guest stars include Jameson Parker and Chad Everett.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 8
Mystery writer Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues solving murders in her spare time in the ninth season of the wildly popular television series. She investigates the murder of a famous producer at the Milan Film Festival, looks into a 1963 murder that may be tied to Kennedy's assassination and tries to track down a killer in New Mexico. Guest stars include Cesar Romero, Harvey Fierstein, Graham Greene and Mariette Hartley.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 9
Mystery writer and part-time sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues tracking down the bad guys in this 10th season of the popular series. A man's murder seems to be tied to his plan to level a home where Ernest Hemingway once stayed; a homeowner is found with a wooden stake driven through his chest; and an elusive literary agent is a prime suspect for murder. Guest stars this season include Mickey Rooney, Tippi Hedren and Mike Connors.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 10
Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) always outwits the criminals who cross her path in her bucolic hometown of Cabot Cove and on her travels in this hit mystery series. This season, she gets involved in a murder at the zoo where she's doing research for her latest novel, becomes a suspect in a murder in Amsterdam and helps out a private detective in Martinique. Guest stars include Eileen Brennan, Jessica Walter, Wayne Rogers and Sally Kirkland.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 11
Writer Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) continues spending her spare time solving crimes in the final season of this wildly popular television series. Her adventures include getting involved in solving a series of voodoo-related killings while researching her latest novel in New Orleans and becoming trapped in an ancient Irish castle brimming with spooky secrets past and present. John O'Hurley, Gerald McRaney and Vivian Wu guest star.
Details about Murder, She Wrote: Season 12
 
 
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