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Murder, She Wrote: Season 9
1992 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMystery 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 1
1984 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsOn 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 2
1985 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsNothing 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 3
1986 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAs 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).
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 4
1987 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsAngela 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 5
1988 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsJessica 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 6
1989 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMystery 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 7
1990 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsReturn 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 8
1991 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsThe 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.
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Murder, She Wrote: Season 10
1993 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsMystery 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.
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McMillan & Wife: Season 5
1975 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsBig changes are afoot in the fifth season of this 1970s crime series about police commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his precocious wife, Sally -- the biggest of which is that pivotal characters leave the series.
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McMillan & Wife: Season 4
1974 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsSan Francisco police commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his amateur detective wife, Sally, keep their marriage unpredictable in Season 4. The McMillans' maid, Mildred, serves on a sequestered jury, and Mac himself becomes a murder suspect.
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McMillan & Wife: Season 3
1973 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsLife is anything but dull for the crime-fighting couple in Season 3. While vacationing in Scotland, the McMillans discover that Mac's uncle has been murdered. Later, they rescue their, Mildred, who's been targeted by a satanic cult.
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McMillan & Wife: Season 2
1972 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsPolice commissioner Stewart "Mac" McMillan and his crime-buff wife, Sally, continue their quest to solve some of San Francisco's toughest cases in the second season of this Golden Globe-nominated crime series from the 1970s.
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McMillan & Wife: Season 1
1971 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsRock Hudson stars as San Francisco's top cop, Stewart McMillan, a commissioner who -- aided by his discerning wife, Sally, and man Friday, Sgt. Charles Enright -- intervenes in criminal investigations when the need arises.
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McMillan & Wife
1971 | NR | 3.4 out of 5 StarsStewart "Mac" McMillan, the San Francisco police department's new top brass, is a hands-on commissioner when need be, and thanks to his wife Sally's keen eye for clues, Mac often bags the culprit in this Emmy-nominated crime drama.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 5
1980 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn the show's final season, new angel Julie Rogers joins the team to help solve a modeling industry murder. Later, the sleuths head to Hawaii, where they investigate the disappearance of a club owner and become lifeguards to crack a kidnapping case.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 2
1977 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsContinuing to receive their orders from Charlie's able but harried assistant, John Bosley, the angels accept a variety of assignments that test their nerve and put them in the line of fire. Cheryl Ladd joins the cast, replacing Farrah Fawcett.
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Charlie's Angels
1976 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBecoming a cultural phenomenon when it debuted in 1976, this blockbuster series follows three sexy female private detectives who put their ingenuity, spunk, charms and sleuthing skills to work for their never-seen boss, Charlie Townsend.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 4
1979 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsThe waters get rough this season as Charlie sends angels Kelly Garrett, Kris Munroe and new recruit Tiffany Welles aboard the Love Boat to find $5 million in stolen art. Later, the angels rally to help Kris's sister out of a sticky situation.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 3
1978 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsIn this season's capers, the angels assume false identities to investigate the murder of a private-school student and hit the slopes to get to the bottom of federal espionage rumors. Guest stars include Dean Martin and Jamie Lee Curtis.
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Charlie's Angels: Season 1
1976 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsBecoming a cultural phenomenon when it debuted in 1976, this blockbuster series follows three sexy female private detectives who put their ingenuity, spunk, charms and sleuthing skills to work for their never-seen boss, Charlie Townsend.
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McCloud
1970 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsDennis Weaver plays a drawling, Stetson-topped lawman from New Mexico who jets to New York City to nab an escaped criminal, meets a girl he likes and winds up moving to the Big Apple to work as a police investigator in this successful 1970s drama. While his boss at the NYPD is less than thrilled by McCloud's crime-fighting style, his country smarts and unflappable manner earn him the respect of many other jaded New Yorkers.
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McCloud: Season 1
1970 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsU.S. Marshal Sam McCloud leaves small-town New Mexico behind when he heads to New York City for a case and falls in love with a local reporter. There, he investigates threats against a Broadway producer and probes the death of a rodeo rider.
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McCloud: Season 2
1970 | NR | 3.2 out of 5 StarsMcCloud returns to investigate the abduction of an astrologer's wife and the murder of a music teacher in cases that are more complex than they seem. Then, the tables are turned when McCloud finds himself kidnapped by crooks.
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