Murder, She Wrote
Mystery • Series

Murder, She Wrote

"She may be wrong. But frankly, we doubt it."

7.5/10 1984 12 Seasons 264 Episodes Ended

An unassuming mystery writer turned sleuth uses her professional insight to help solve real-life homicide cases.

Season: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

Season 1 Episodes

S1E1
E1
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
90 min 1984

Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel, but when an unw…

S1E2
E2
Deadly Lady
45 min 1984

After a terrible storm, Stephen Earl's four daughters tell Sheriff Tupper that their father died while they were out on …

S1E3
E3
Birds of a Feather
45 min 1984

Jessica heads to San Francisco for the wedding of her niece, Victoria Brandon, only to learn that Victoria is having sec…

S1E4
E4
Hooray for Homicide
45 min 1984

Jessica's first book, The Corpse Danced at Midnight, is being made into a major Hollywood motion picture, backed by prod…

S1E5
E5
It's a Dog's Life
45 min 1984

While visiting her cousin at Langley Manor, a country estate in the South, a man dies during a fox-hunt under strange ci…

S1E6
E6
Lovers and Other Killers
45 min 1984

While in Seattle lecturing at the university, Jessica is convinced that the young man she hired as her secretary is not …

S1E7
E7
Hit, Run and Homicide
45 min 1984

Jessica helps a most unconventional neighbor who is accused of murdering his former partner with one of his inventions.

S1E8
E8
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
45 min 1984

Jessica is asked to help solve the "impossible" murder of a wealthy, and much disliked, amusement park owner.

S1E9
E9
Death Takes a Curtain Call
45 min 1984

While attending a special ballet performance, Jessica helps solve the backstage murder of a young dancer by a defecting …

S1E10
E10
Death Casts a Spell
45 min 1984

Jessica's deductive abilities are in demand when a flamboyant hypnotist turns up dead, behind locked doors, in front of …

S1E11
E11
Capitol Offense
45 min 1985

Jessica is assigned to fill the empty seat of a deceased congressman for a brief period of time and finds a great deal o…

S1E12
E12
Broadway Malady
45 min 1985

Broadway legend Rita Bristol and her daughter star in a musical produced by her son, not knowing that murder is lurking …

S1E13
E13
Murder to a Jazz Beat
45 min 1985

While in New Orleans, Jessica must solve the mysterious murder of a famous musician who died while performing onstage.

S1E14
E14
My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
45 min 1985

Jessica's niece is terrorized on a cruise intended to take her mind off her husband's recent death...or is he dead?

S1E15
E15
Paint Me a Murder
45 min 1985

The life of a famous artist is threatened on what would be otherwise an idyllic Mediterranean island.

S1E16
E16
Tough Guys Don't Die
45 min 1985

Jessica meets Harry McGraw and they figure out which one of three cases may contain the motive for the death of a privat…

S1E17
E17
Sudden Death
45 min 1985

Jessica suddenly must learn all about football when she inherits an interest in a professional team.

S1E18
E18
Footnote to Murder
45 min 1985

An unpublished manuscript is stolen and its author murdered during an awards convention.

S1E19
E19
Murder Takes the Bus
45 min 1985

Bus trips are not always as relaxing as they should be. In this case, one passenger had a one-way ticket.

S1E20
E20
Armed Response
45 min 1985

Over Jessica's protests, she is taken to a hospital after a minor accident in the airport.

S1E21
E21
Murder at the Oasis
45 min 1985

An unpopular show-business personality discovers that elaborate security systems are no guarantee of safety.

S1E22
E22
Funeral at Fifty-Mile
45 min 1985

A Wyoming rancher leaves all to an ill-fated stranger, to the disgust of his disinherited daughter.

Cast

Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Jessica Fletcher

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