A retired English teacher of a cozy small coastal town of Cabot Cove who wrote novels in her spare time as a hobby; Jessica Fletcher became an overnight sensation when her overzealous nephew sent in one of her manuscripts to a publisher.
Now a world famous mystery novelist, she also finds herself embroiled in all sorts of murders which she can't help but meddling in and often providing the vital deductions to solving the case.
A hugely popular and long running television series, Murder, She Wrote also had four made-for-television movies and a spin-off television series, The Law & Harry McGraw.
Notable Characters[]
Jessica Fletcher
Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Amos Tupper
Mort Metzger
Grady Fletcher
Harry McGraw
Michael Hagarty
Sam Booth
Eve Simpson
Dennis Stanton
Plot Summary[]
Season 1[]
Episode Guide[]
Season 1[]
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Episode Title
Air Date
1.00
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, Part I
September 30, 1984
1.01
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, Part II
September 30, 1984
1.02
Deadly Lady
October 7, 1984
1.03
Birds of a Feather
October 14, 1984
1.04
Hooray for Homicide
October 28, 1984
1.05
It's a Dog's Life
November 4, 1984
1.06
Lovers and Other Killers
November 18, 1984
1.07
Hit, Run and Homicide
November 25, 1984
1.08
We're Off to Kill the Wizard
December 9, 1984
1.09
Death Takes a Curtain Call
December 16, 1984
1.10
Death Casts a Spell
December 30, 1984
1.11
Capitol Offense
January 6, 1985
1.12
Broadway Malady
January 13, 1985
1.13
Murder to a Jazz Beat
February 3, 1985
1.14
My Johnny Lies Over the Ocean
February 10, 1985
1.15
Paint Me a Murder
February 17, 1985
1.16
Tough Guys Don't Die
February 24, 1985
1.17
Sudden Death
March 3, 1985
1.18
Footnote to Murder
March 10, 1985
1.19
Murder Takes the Bus
March 17, 1985
1.20
Armed Response
March 31, 1985
1.21
Murder at the Oasis
April 7, 1985
1.22
Funeral at Fifty-Mile
April 21, 1985
Season 2[]
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Episode Title
Air Date
2.01
Widow, Weep for Me
September 29, 1985
2.02
Joshua Peabody Died Here...Possibly
October 6, 1985
2.03
Murder in the Afternoon
October 13, 1985
2.04
School for Scandal
October 20, 1985
2.05
Sing a Song of Murder
October 27, 1985
2.06
Reflections of the Mind
November 3, 1985
2.07
A Lady in the Lake
November 10, 1985
2.08
Dead Heat
November 24, 1985
2.09
Jessica Behind Bars
December 1, 1985
2.10
Sticks and Stones
December 15, 1985
2.11
Murder Digs Deep
December 29, 1985
2.12
Murder by Appointment Only
January 5, 1986
2.13
Trial by Error
January 12, 1986
2.14
Keep the Home Fries Burning
January 19, 1986
2.15
Powder Keg
February 9, 1986
2.16
Murder in the Electric Cathedral
February 16, 1986
2.17
One Good Bid Deserves a Murder
February 23, 1986
2.18
If a Body Meet a Body
March 9, 1986
2.19
Christopher Bundy - Died on Sunday
March 30, 1986
2.20
Menace, Anyone?
April 6, 1986
2.21
The Perfect Foil
April 13, 1986
2.22
If the Frame Fits
May 18, 1986
Season 3[]
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Episode Title
Air Date
3.01
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 1
September 28, 1986
3.02
Death Stalks the Big Top: Part 2
October 5, 1986
3.03
Unfinished Business
October 12, 1986
3.04
One White Rose for Death
October 19, 1986
3.05
Corned Beef & Carnage
November 2, 1986
3.06
Dead Man's Gold
November 9, 1986
3.07
Deadline for Murder
November 16, 1986
3.08
Magnum on Ice
November 23, 1986
3.09
Obituary for a Dead Anchor
December 7, 1986
3.10
Stage Struck
December 14, 1986
3.11
Night of the Headless Horseman
January 4, 1987
3.12
The Corpse Flew First Class
January 18, 1987
3.13
Crossed Up
February 1, 1987
3.14
Murder in a Minor Key
February 9, 1987
3.15
The Bottom Line Is Murder
February 15, 1987
3.16
Death Takes a Dive
February 22, 1987
3.17
Simon Says, Color Me Dead
March 1, 1987
3.18
No Laughing Murder
March 15, 1987
3.19
No Accounting for Murder
March 22, 1987
3.20
The Cemetery Vote
April 5, 1987
3.21
The Days Dwindle Down
April 19, 1987
3.22
Murder, She Spoke
May 10, 1987
Season 4[]
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Episode Title
Air Date
4.01
A Fashionable Way to Die
September 20, 1987
4.02
When Thieves Fall Out
September 27, 1987
4.03
Witness for the Defense
October 4, 1987
4.04
Old Habits Die Hard
October 11, 1987
4.05
The Way to Dusty Death
October 25, 1987
4.06
It Runs in the Family
November 1, 1987
4.07
If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly
November 8, 1987
4.08
Steal Me a Story
November 15, 1987
4.09
Trouble in Eden
November 22, 1987
4.10
Indian Giver
November 29, 1987
4.11
Doom With a View
December 13, 1987
4.12
Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?