Series Description

The Murder She Wrote TV show was a 60 minute drama series on CBS about a famous Mystery Writer who keeps "bumping into" murders. That was fortunate for law enforcement because she was always the only one who could solve the crimes!

Murder She Wrote Cast

Angela Lansbury .... Jessica Beatrice "J.B." McGill Fletcher
Michael Horton .... Grady Ambrose Fletcher
William Windom .... Doctor Seth Hazlett
Ron Masak .... Sheriff Mort Metzger
Julie Adams .... Eve Simpson
Richard Paul .... Mayor Sam Booth
Keith Michell .... Dennis Stanton
Louis Herthum .... Deputy Andy Broom
Tom Bosley .... Sheriff Amos Tupper
Will Nye .... Deputy Floyd

Trivia

The Murder She Wrote TV show was set in the fictional seaside town of Cabot Cove.

Episodes List With Original Air Dates

Season 1

1. The Murder Of Sherlock Holmes (2 Hour Pilot Episode) (9/30/1984)
2. Deadly Lady (10/7/1984)
3. Birds Of A Feather (10/14/1984)
4. Hooray For Homicide (10/28/1984)
5. It's A Dog's Life (11/4/1984)
6. Lovers And Other Killers (11/18/1984)
7. Hit, Run And Homicide (11/25/1984)
8. We're Off To Kill The Wizard (12/9/1984)
9. Death Takes A Curtain Call (12/16/1984)
10. Death Casts A Spell (12/30/1984)
11. Capitol Offense (1/6/1985)
12. Broadway Malady (1/13/1985)
13. Murder To A Jazz Beat (2/3/1985)
14. My Johnny Lies Over The Ocean (2/10/1985)
15. Paint Me A Murder (2/17/1985)
16. Tough Guys Don't Die (2/24/1985)
17. Sudden Death (3/3/1985)
18. Footnote To Murder (3/10/1985)
19. Murder Takes The Bus (3/17/1985)
20. Armed Response (3/31/1985)
21. Murder At The Oasis (4/7/1985)
22. Funeral At Fifty-mile (4/21/1985)

23. Widow, Weep For Me (9/29/1985)
24. Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly (10/6/1985)
25. Murder In The Afternoon (10/13/1985)
26. School For Scandal (10/20/1985)
27. Sing A Song Of Murder (10/27/1985)
28. Reflections Of The Mind (11/3/1985)
29. A Lady In The Lake (11/10/1985)
30. Dead Heat (11/24/1985)
31. Jessica Behind Bars (12/1/1985)
32. Sticks & Stones (12/15/1985)
33. Murder Digs Deep (12/29/1985)
34. Murder By Appointment Only (1/5/1986)
35. Trial By Error (1/12/1986)
36. Keep The Home Fries Burning (1/19/1986)
37. Powder Keg (2/9/1986)
38. Murder In The Electric Cathedral (2/16/1986)
39. One Good Bid Deserves A Murder (2/23/1986)
40. If A Body Meet A Body (3/9/1986)
41. Christopher Bundy Died On Sunday (3/30/1986)
42. Menace, Anyone? (4/6/1986)
43. The Perfect Foil (4/13/1986)
44. If The Frame Fits (5/18/1986)

45. Death Stalks The Big Top - Part 1 (9/28/1986)
46. Death Stalks The Big Top - Part 2 (10/5/1986)
47. Unfinished Business (10/12/1986)
48. One White Rose For Death (10/19/1986)
49. Corned Beef & Carnage (11/2/1986)
50. Dead Man's Gold (11/9/1986)
51. Deadline For Murder (11/16/1986)
52. Magnum On Ice (11/23/1986)
53. Obituary For A Dead Anchor (12/7/1986)
54. Stage Struck (12/14/1986)
55. Night Of The Headless Horseman (1/4/1987)
56. The Corpse Flew First Class (1/18/1987)
57. Crossed Up (2/1/1987)
58. Murder In A Minor Key (2/8/1987)
59. The Bottom Line Is Murder (2/15/1987)
60. Death Takes A Dive (2/22/1987)
61. Simon Says, Color Me Dead (3/1/1987)
62. No Laughing Murder (3/15/1987)
63. No Accounting For Murder (3/22/1987)
64. The Cemetery Vote (4/5/1987)
65. The Days Dwindle Down (4/19/1987)
66. Murder She Spoke (5/10/1987)

67. A Fashionable Way To Die (9/20/1987)
68. When Thieves Fall Out (9/27/1987)
69. Witness For The Defense (10/4/1987)
70. Old Habits Die Hard (10/11/1987)
71. The Way To Dusty Death (10/25/1987)
72. It Runs In The Family (11/1/1987)
73. If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly (11/8/1987)
74. Steal Me A Story (11/15/1987)
75. Trouble In Eden (11/22/1987)
76. Indian Giver (11/29/1987)
77. Doom With A View (12/13/1987)
78. Who Threw The Barbitals In Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder? (1/3/1988)
79. Harbinger Of Death (1/24/1988)
80. Curse Of The Daanau (2/7/1988)
81. Mourning Among The Wisterias (2/14/1988)
82. Murder Through The Looking Glass (2/21/1988)
83. A Very Good Year For Murder (2/28/1988)
84. Benedict Arnold Slipped Here (3/13/1988)
85. Just Another Fish Story (3/27/1988)
86. Showdown In Saskatchewan (4/10/1988)
87. Deadpan (5/1/1988)
88. The Body Politic (5/8/1988)

89. J.B. As In Jailbird (10/23/1988)
90. A Little Night Work (10/30/1988)
91. Mr. Penroy's Vacation (11/6/1988)
92. Snow White, Blood Red (11/13/1988)
93. Coal Miner's Slaughter (11/20/1988)
94. Wearing Of The Green (11/27/1988)
95. The Last Flight Of The Dixie Damsel (12/18/1988)
96. Prediction: Murder (1/1/1989)
97. Something Borrowed, Someone Blue (1/8/1989)
98. Weave A Tangled Web (1/15/1989)
99. The Search For Peter Kerry (2/5/1989)
100. Smooth Operators (2/12/1989)
101. Fire Burn, Cauldron Bubble (2/19/1989)
102. From Russia...With Blood (2/26/1989)
103. Alma Murder (3/12/1989)
104. Truck Stop (4/2/1989)
105. The Sins Of Castle Cove (4/9/1989)
106. Trevor Hudson's Legacy (4/16/1989)
107. Double Exposure (4/30/1989)
108. Three Strikes, You're Out (5/7/1989)
109. Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall - Part 1 (5/14/1989)
110. Mirror, Mirror, On The Wall - Part 2 (5/21/1989)

111. Appointment In Athens (9/24/1989)
112. Seal Of The Confessional (10/1/1989)
113. The Grand Old Lady (10/8/1989)
114. The Error Of Her Ways (10/15/1989)
115. Jack & Bill (10/29/1989)
116. Dead Letter (11/5/1989)
117. Night Of The Tarantula (11/12/1989)
118. When The Fat Lady Sings (11/19/1989)
119. Test Of Wills (11/26/1989)
120. Class Act (12/3/1989)
121. Town Father (12/17/1989)
122. Goodbye Charlie (1/7/1990)
123. If The Shoe Fits (1/21/1990)
124. How To Make A Killing Without Really Trying (2/4/1990)
125. The Fixer-upper (2/11/1990)
126. The Big Show Of 1965 (2/25/1990)
127. Murder--According To Maggie (3/4/1990)
128. O'malley's Luck (3/25/1990)
129. Always A Thief (4/8/1990)
130. Shear Madness (4/29/1990)
131. The Szechuan Dragon (5/6/1990)
132. The Sicilian Encounter (5/20/1990)

133. Trials & Tribulations (9/16/1990)
134. Deadly Misunderstanding (9/23/1990)
135. See You In Court, Baby (9/30/1990)
136. Hannigan's Wake (10/28/1990)
137. The Family Jewels (11/4/1990)
138. A Body To Die For (11/11/1990)
139. The Return Of Preston Giles (11/18/1990)
140. The Great Twain Robbery (11/25/1990)
141. Ballad For A Blue Lady (12/2/1990)
142. Murder In F Sharp (12/16/1990)
143. Family Doctor (1/6/1991)
144. Suspicion Of Murder (1/20/1991)
145. Moving Violation (2/3/1991)
146. Who Killed J.B. Fletcher? (2/10/1991)
147. The Taxman Cometh (2/17/1991)
148. From The Horse's Mouth (2/24/1991)
149. The Prodigal Father (3/10/1991)
150. Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? (3/17/1991)
151. Thursday's Child (4/7/1991)
152. Murder, Plain & Simple (4/28/1991)
153. Tainted Lady (5/5/1991)
154. The Skinny According To Nick Cullhane (5/12/1991)

155. Bite The Big Apple (9/15/1991)
156. Night Fears (9/22/1991)
157. Unauthorized Obituary (9/29/1991)
158. Thicker Than Water (10/6/1991)
159. Lines Of Excellence (11/3/1991)
160. Judge Not (11/10/1991)
161. Terminal Connection (11/17/1991)
162. A Killing In Vegas (11/24/1991)
163. The Committee (12/1/1991)
164. The List Of Uri Lermentov (12/15/1991)
165. Danse Diabolique (1/5/1992)
166. The Witch's Curse (1/12/1992)
167. Incident In Lot 7 (1/19/1992)
168. The Monte Carlo Murders (2/2/1992)
169. Tinker, Tailor, Liar, Thief (3/1/1992)
170. Ever After (3/8/1992)
171. To The Last Will I Grapple With Thee (3/15/1992)
172. Programmed For Murder (4/5/1992)
173. Day Of The Dead (4/26/1992)
174. Angel Of Death (5/3/1992)
175. Badge Of Honor (5/10/1992)
176. Murder On Madison Avenue (5/17/1992)

177. Murder In Milan (9/20/1992)
178. Family Secrets (9/27/1992)
179. The Mole (10/4/1992)
180. The Wind Around The Tower (11/1/1992)
181. The Dead File (11/15/1992)
182. Night Of The Coyote (11/22/1992)
183. Sugar & Spice, Malice & Vice (11/29/1992)
184. The Classic Murder (12/6/1992)
185. A Christmas Secret (12/13/1992)
186. The Sound Of Murder (1/3/1993)
187. Final Curtain (1/10/1993)
188. Double Jeopardy (1/17/1993)
189. Dead Eye (2/7/1993)
190. Killer Radio (2/14/1993)
191. The Petrified Florist (2/21/1993)
192. Threshold Of Fear (2/28/1993)
193. The Big Kill (3/7/1993)
194. Dead To Rights (3/21/1993)
195. Lone Witness (4/4/1993)
196. Ship Of Thieves (5/2/1993)
197. The Survivor (5/9/1993)
198. Love's Deadly Desire (5/16/1993)

199. Death In Hong Kong (9/12/1993)
200. For Whom The Bell Tolls (9/26/1993)
201. Legacy Of Borbey House (10/3/1993)
202. Phantom Killer (10/24/1993)
203. A Virtual Murder (10/31/1993)
204. Bloodlines (11/7/1993)
205. A Killing In Cork (11/21/1993)
206. Love And Hate In Cabot Cove (11/28/1993)
207. Murder At A Discount (12/5/1993)
208. Murder In White (12/19/1993)
209. Northern Explosion (1/2/1994)
210. Proof In The Pudding (1/9/1994)
211. Portrait Of Death (1/16/1994)
212. Deadly Assets (1/23/1994)
213. Murder on The Thirtieth Floor (2/6/1994)
214. Time To Die (3/6/1994)
215. The Dying Game (3/13/1994)
216. The Trouble with Seth (3/27/1994)
217. Roadkill (5/1/1994)
218. A Murderous Muse (5/15/1994)
219. Wheel Of Death (5/22/1994)

220. A Nest Of Vipers (9/25/1994)
221. Amsterdam Kill (10/2/1994)
222. To Kill A Legend (10/9/1994)
223. Death In Hawaii (10/16/1994)
224. Dear Deadly (10/23/1994)
225. Murder Channel (11/6/1994)
226. Fatal Paradise (11/13/1994)
227. Crimson Harvest (11/20/1994)
228. Murder by Twos (11/27/1994)
229. Murder Of The Month Club (12/4/1994)
230. An Egg To Die For (12/11/1994)
231. Scent Of Murder (1/8/1995)
232. Death 'n Denial (1/22/1995)
233. Murder In High-C (2/5/1995)
234. Twice Dead (2/12/1995)
235. Film Flam (2/19/1995)
236. Murder A la Mode (2/26/1995)
237. Dream Team (3/19/1995)
238. School For Murder (4/30/1995)
239. Another Killing In Cork (5/7/1995)
240. Game, Set, Murder (5/14/1995)

241. Nailed (9/21/1995)
242. A Quaking In Aspen (9/28/1995)
243. The Secret Of Gila Junction (10/5/1995)
244. Big Easy Murder (10/12/1995)
245. Home Care (10/19/1995)
246. Nan's Ghost - Part 1 (11/2/1995)
247. Nan's Ghost - Part 2 (11/9/1995)
248. Shooting In Rome (11/16/1995)
249. Deadly Bidding (11/23/1995)
250. Frozen Stiff (11/30/1995)
251. Unwilling Witness (12/14/1995)
252. Kendo Kill (1/4/1996)
253. Death Goes Double Platinum (1/7/1996)
254. Murder In Tempo (1/11/1996)
255. The Dark Side Of The Door (2/1/1996)
256. Murder Among Friends (2/8/1996)
257. Something Foul In Floppieville (2/15/1996)
258. Track Of A Soldier (2/25/1996)
259. Evidence Of Malice (3/28/1996)
260. Southern Double-Cross (4/4/1996)
261. Race To Death (4/28/1996)
262. What You Don't Know Can Kill You (5/5/1996)
263. Mrs. Parker's Revenge (5/12/1996)
264. Death by Demographics (5/19/1996)

South by Southwest (11/2/1997)
A Story To Die For (5/18/2000)
The Last Free Man (5/2/2001)
The Celtic Riddle (5/9/2003)