The Murder of Sherlock Holmes: Pilot Poster

Murder, She Wrote: Season 1

The Murder of Sherlock Holmes: Pilot (30 Sep. 1984)

TV Episode  -  60 min  -  Comedy | Crime | Drama
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In this Pilot episode we are introduced to Jessica Fletcher, a recent widow, who lives in Cabot Cove... See full summary »

Director:

Corey Allen

Writers:

Peter S. Fischer (creator), Richard Levinson (creator), and 5 more credits »
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Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Angela Lansbury ...
Eddie Barth Eddie Barth ...
Bernie
Jessica Browne Jessica Browne ...
Kitty Donovan
Bert Convy Bert Convy ...
Peter Brill
Herb Edelman Herb Edelman ...
George
Anne Francis ...
Louise McCallum (as Anne Lloyd Francis)
Michael Horton Michael Horton ...
Tricia O'Neil Tricia O'Neil ...
Ashley Vickers
Dennis Patrick Dennis Patrick ...
Dexter Baxendale
Raymond St. Jacques Raymond St. Jacques ...
Doctor
Ned Beatty ...
Chief Roy Gunderson
Arthur Hill Arthur Hill ...
Brian Keith ...
Rosanna Huffman Rosanna Huffman ...
Eleanor Thompson
Paddi Edwards Paddi Edwards ...
Lois Hoey
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Storyline

In this Pilot episode we are introduced to Jessica Fletcher, a recent widow, who lives in Cabot Cove, Maine. Jessica is an English teacher who becomes a mystery book author thanks to her nephew, Grady Fletcher. Grady submits his Aunts manuscript to a publishing company who loves it and publishes it immediately. It is a best-seller and Jessica goes to New York City to promote her new book. While there Jessica gets involved in a murder while at her publishers home for a costume party. When her nephew becomes a suspect of the murder, Jessica must find the real killer. Written by Anonymous  

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Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

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Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

Murder, She Wrote: Chi ha ucciso Sherlock Holmes? (#1.0) See more »

Company Credits

Production Co:

Universal TV See more »
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Runtime:

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Sound Mix:

Mono  | Mono

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1
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Trivia

In the pilot episode Jessica is introduced by having her guess the ending to a play, in 1980 Angela Lansbury starred in "The Mirror Crack'd" where her character of Miss Marple (the inspiration for Jessica Fletcher) is introduced in much the same way. See more »

Goofs

Continuity: When Jessica sneaks into Ashley's office, the double light switch on the wall had the left switch up, and the right switch down, and the lights were off. When Jessica peaks down the hall (because she hears Ashley coming), both light switches are up, but the lights are still off in the office. When Ashley comes in, she changes one switch and the office lights go on (but we can't see which switch she changes). When Ashley leaves the office, she flips the right switch down and the lights go off. See more »

Connections

References "Late Night with David Letterman" (1982) See more »