The Murder of Sherlock Holmes

Episode aired Sep 30, 1984
TV-PG
1h 34m

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8.0/10

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Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Crime Drama Mystery

Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'... Read allFormer English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.Former English teacher Jessica Fletcher travels to New York to celebrate the success of her debut novel. But when an unwanted guest is murdered by gunfire at a costume party, she wishes she'd stayed home.

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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.

Goofs
When the girl is auditioning (singing) in the theater, the pianist is moving his hands but he's actually not touching any keys.

Quotes
[last lines]
Jessica Fletcher: "Drowned"?

Connections
References Tuulen viemää (1939)

Soundtracks
Murder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison

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Featured review

8/10

The Lady From Cabot Cove

This 2 hour pilot episode of Murder She Wrote shows us how Angela Lansbury became the celebrity mystery writer we knew and loved. Michael Horton made the first of his many appearances as her nephew Grady sends in a story she wrote as a hobby and it becomes a best seller. So this former English teacher develops into the cosmopolitan world traveler and American version of Agatha Christie, Jessica Fletcher.

In this episode we get two murders to solve, first that of Dennis Patrick a rather sleazy gumshoe given to blackmail killed at a costume party that Lasnbury is attending given by Arthur Hill. Another of the guests at said party Brian Keith is also later murdered.

Hill and Lansbury seem to be getting something going. It was as serious as I ever saw in the whole history of the show.

Also Lansbury puts herself in harm's way. Her encounter with those street thugs is as much danger as I ever saw her in.

A nice program sendoff for a beloved TV character.

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