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Murder, She Wrote

Murder -- According to Maggie

  • Episode aired Mar 4, 1990
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 47m
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
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S6.E17
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  • E17
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Murder, She Wrote (1984)
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Mystery
A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder.
IMDb RATING
7.3/10
250
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  • Director
    • John Llewellyn Moxey
  • Writers
    • Peter S. Fischer
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Denis Arndt
    • Talia Balsam
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  • Director
    • John Llewellyn Moxey
  • Writers
    • Peter S. Fischer
    • Richard Levinson
    • William Link
  • Stars
    • Angela Lansbury
    • Denis Arndt
    • Talia Balsam
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    • 7User reviews
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    Diana Canova and Leann Hunley in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
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    Angela Lansbury
    Angela Lansbury
    • Jessica Fletcheras Jessica Fletcher
    Denis Arndt
    Denis Arndt
    • Lt. Vincent Palermoas Lt. Vincent Palermo
    Talia Balsam
    Talia Balsam
    • Julie Pritzeras Julie Pritzer
    Diana Canova
    Diana Canova
    • Mary Margaret 'Maggie' McCauleyas Mary Margaret 'Maggie' McCauley
    Miriam Flynn
    Miriam Flynn
    • Vias Vi
    Dwayne Hickman
    Dwayne Hickman
    • Brian Thursdanas Brian Thursdan
    Leann Hunley
    Leann Hunley
    • Dana Darrenas Dana Darren
    Bruce Kirby
    Bruce Kirby
    • Andy Butleras Andy Butler
    Paul Kreppel
    Paul Kreppel
    • Leo Kaplanas Leo Kaplan
    Gary Sandy
    Gary Sandy
    • Keith Carmodyas Keith Carmody
    Tim Thomerson
    Tim Thomerson
    • Bert Rodgersas Bert Rodgers
    Tom Troupe
    Tom Troupe
    • Directoras Director
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    Ann Morgan Guilbert
    • Harriet De Volas Harriet De Vol
    • (as Ann Guilbert)
    Ben Slack
    • Burnsieas Burnsie
    Greg Norberg
    • Phil Dooleyas Phil Dooley
    Vince Howard
    Vince Howard
    • Projectionistas Projectionist
    Ron Steelman
    • Door Copas Door Cop
    Myles O'Brien
    Myles O'Brien
    • Uniformed Cop #1as Uniformed Cop #1
    • Director
      • John Llewellyn Moxey
    • Writers
      • Peter S. Fischer
      • Richard Levinson
      • William Link
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    Storyline

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    Jessica talks about Maggie, her most promising high school English pupil, who made it as an author, albeit not in literature but as TV script writer. However, her hit series 'Beat Cop' may be canceled after a mystery man shoots a network VP during a screening, after the widow whose money controls the studio intervened against axing it. Lead actor Bert Rodgers' fingerprints are found on the gun, so LAPD Lieutenant Vincent Palermo, after who his character was modeled, arrests him. The new executive will cancel it without the star, so Maggie must find the killer or another job. —KGF Vissers
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    • screening room
    • talking to the camera
    • agent
    • television network
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    • Genres
      • Crime
      • Drama
      • Mystery
    • Certificate
      • TV-PG
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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      This episode's lead actor, "Bert Rodgers", is making fun of actor Fred Dryer, who was notoriously difficult on the set of "Hunter", on which this episode's "Beat Cop" is loosely based.
    • Goofs
      Jessica says, "Will we ever hear from Margaret Mary again?" when the character she is referring to is named Mary Margaret.
    • Quotes

      [last lines]

      Mary Margaret 'Maggie' McCauley: Two years I've been waiting for this day and nothing, I mean nothing, is gonna spoil it.

      Bert Rodgers: [off screen] Maggie!

      [entering]

      Bert Rodgers: I just finished reading this new script. What the hell are you trying to do? Ruin my career, huh? Who writes this drivel, anyway?

    • Soundtracks
      Murder She Wrote Theme
      Written by John Addison

    User reviews7

    Review
    Top review
    6/10
    An ok episode.
    One of Jessica's former pupils Maggie gets caught up in a murder at the studio she works at.

    I can see this has been generally well received by other reviewers, for me however, it was a fairly average episode.

    When I watch an episode, and see Jessica holding an empty cup and saucer, and address the camera, I know it spells trouble, and her absence. This could have been any show, it sadly doesn't have the Murder she wrote DNA running through it.

    A clunky, if watchable mystery, one where the victim was glaringly obvious, and the killer's identity didn't come as much of a surprise. I wasn't crazy about the character of Maggie.

    Dwayne Hickman was the standout for me as Brian, a typical early nineties yuppy, with braces and patterned shirt, one imagined a red Porsche 911 in the car park.

    I have preferred most of the other non Jessica mysteries.
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    • Mar 23, 2021

    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 4, 1990 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Stage 29, Universal Studios - 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Universal Television
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    • Runtime
      47 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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