Box set: Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Series
Barcode 025192209536
Release Date 10/1/2013

Murder, She Wrote: Season 4
Universal Studios (1987)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime, Mystery
In Collection
#1530
0*
Seen ItYes
IMDB   7.1
1020 mins USA / English
DVD 
Angela Lansbury Jessica Fletcher
William Windom Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Tom Bosley Sheriff Amos Tupper
Cliff De Young Father Patrick Francis
Conrad Hurtt Cop
Michael Horton Grady Fletcher
John Bennett Perry Judge Perry Sillman
Richard Gautier Chaz Crewe
Julie Adams Eve Simpson
Marilyn Hassett Barbara Blair
Jeffrey Tambor Russell Armstrong
Colleen Camp Dep. Marigold Feeney
Billy Zane Tony Gambini
Rene Auberjonois Homicide Captain Walker Thorn
Fionnula Flanagan Freida Schmidt
Ian Abercrombie Dr. Blandings
Dean Stockwell Elliot Easterbrook
Eli Wallach Salvatore Gambini
Scott Lawrence Assistant Director
Geoffrey Lewis Kenny Oakes
Director
Walter Grauman
Vincent McEveety
Seymour Robbie
John Llewellyn Moxey
Producer Peter S. Fischer
Robert F. O'Neill
Robert Van Scoyk
Robert E. Swanson
Writer Peter S. Fischer
Paul Savage
Chris Manheim
Richard Levinson
Cinematography Robert C. Moreno
Musician David Bell
Richard Markowitz

Murder seems to follow Jessica Fletcher, a former English teacher and a mystery writer full of charm, zest-for-life, and personality; who happens to become "the investigator" when traveling around the country to promote a series of novels. Murder always occurs when she is present. Even in Cabot Cove!
Episodes
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/20/1987  1.  A Fashionable Way to Die
Ooh la la! Jessica travels to gay Paris to spend some time with an old friend... and finds herself entangled in a case involving fashion, finance and murder.
Director:  Nick Havinga  Writer:  Donald Ross 
Guest starring:  Lee Bergere, Bill Beyers,  Danielle BriseboisRandi Brooks, Taina Elg, Juliet Prowse,  Barbara RushFritz Weaver, Louis R. Plante, Karen Hansel, Michel Voletti, Bonnie Ebsen, Louise Dorsey,  Jean-Paul Vignon, Julie Silliman, Alain Saint-Alix
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    9/27/1987  2.  When Thieves Fall Out
A walk down memory lane is anything but pleasant for Jessica when she re-examines a 20 year-old case involving her close friends and former students.
Director:  Seymour Robbie  Writer:  Arthur David Weingarten 
Guest starring:  Michael Lembeck, Dack Rambo, John Glover,  Kenneth McMillanJohn Bennett Perry, Shelley Smith, Caitlin O'Heaney, Mark Voland
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/4/1987  3.  Witness for the Defense
Jessica goes to Quebec to testify at the trial of a friend who is accused of killing his wife and burning his house.
Director:  Seymour Robbie  Writer:  Robert Swanson 
Guest starring:  Claire TrevorPatrick McGoohanJuliet MillsSimon Jones, Christopher Allport, Dianne Kay,  Stefan Gierasch, Marilyn Hasset, James Staley, Charlie Brill, Sean G. Griffen,  Ivan Bonar, Dori Arnold, Richard Cox
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/11/1987  4.  Old Habits Die Hard
A terminally ill nun seems to have committed suicide which would be an unacceptable sin.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  Writer:  Chris Manheim 
Guest starring:  Jane Powell,  Robert ProskyEileen Brennan, Ed Nelson, Mark Kayloun,  Scott Paulin, Clu Gulager, Cindy Fisher,  Evelyn Keyes, Audrey Totter, Fay DeWitt,  Carol Swarbrick, M'el Dowd, Wendy Brainard, Sherri Stoner
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/25/1987  5.  The Way to Dusty Death
After the 'accidental' death of a tycoon, his associates battle for position to succeed him.
Director:  Nick Havinga  Writer:  Philip Gerson 
Guest starring:  Joanna BarnesRichard BeymerNancy Dussault, Jenilee Harrison, Richard Jaeckel, Andrea Marcovicci, Sandy McPeak,  Joanna PettetLawrence PressmanRay WalstonCornel Wilde, Lynn Carlin, E.R. Davies, Bob Snead, Flo Di Re,  Hank BrandtJay Robinson
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/1/1987  6.  It Runs in the Family
Cousin Emma in London has a new problem when someone serves her lover poisoned herring.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  John David Bland,  Mark Lindsay ChapmanChristopher HewettRichard Johnson, Jane Leeves,  Rosemary Murphy, Anthony Newley,  Carolyn SeymourJohn StandingIan Abercrombie, Lester Fletcher, Pamela Kosh, Peter Browne, Peter Ashton, D.J. Sullivan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/8/1987  7.  If It's Thursday, It Must be Beverly
When Deputy Martin becomes a widower by murder, the investigation turns up some surprising activity.
Director:  Peter Crane  Writer:  Wendy Graf  / Lisa Storsky 
Guest starring:  Rick LenzRuth RomanGloria DeHavenKathryn GraysonDody Goodman, Ray Girardin, Antoinette Bower, Sally Klein
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/15/1987  8.  Steal Me a Story
The special effects used by a TV producer are a real bomb.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Bradford DillmanGail Strickland, Doug McClure, Gail Youngs, Vincent Baggetta, Lenore Kasdorf,  Ken Swofford, Kim Miyori,  Fionnula FlanaganYaphet Kotto, Joe Horváth,  Barry Pearl, Jeff Abbott, Kate Williamson,  Scott Lawrence, Jay Roberts Jr., Matt Stetson, Chris Hubbell
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/22/1987  9.  Trouble in Eden
Hostility and other surprises await Jessica in a town where she's posing as her friend to investigate the rumoured murder of the friend's sister.
Director:  Nick Havinga 
Guest starring:  Betty Garrett, Joan Caulfield, Roy Thinnes,  MacDonald CareyStuart Whitman, Thom Christopher,  Mills WatsonTom FitzsimmonsTricia O'Neil, Kerry Brennen, Renata Scott,  Rosanna Huffman, Rebecca Forman
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/29/1987  10.  Indian Giver
A resident of Cabot Cove threatens the Native American who claims to own the land, and later is found dead.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Gerald K. Siegel 
Guest starring:  Theodore Bikel, Heidi Bohay,  Lonny ChapmanJack Colvin, Gary Lockwood,  Bernard WhiteCharles Siebert, Jennifer Salt, Otto Felix, Ralph Meyering Jr., Terry Burns, Gerald York, Maggie Kedron, Lawrence Bullock
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/13/1987  11.  Doom with a View
Grady gets into a spot again when he is found with the body of woman known from college days and now had been dating a frat brother who was married.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Kenneth A. Berg 
Guest starring:  Charlotte RaeJanet Leigh, John Callahan, Robert Desiderio, Monte Markham,  Macon McCalman, Jennifer Holmes, Tony Ballen, Mary Ingersoll, Kenny Davis, Judy Kerr, Sheila Shaw,  Steve Tschudy, Juli Reding Hutner, Lynn Holt
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/3/1988  12.  Who Threw the Barbitals in Mrs. Fletcher's Chowder?
Somebody laced Mrs. Fletcher's chowder and Amos' brutish brother-in-law was in for the long sleep.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Anne MearaBarbara RhoadesHenry GibsonGeoffrey LewisGuy StockwellDonnelly RhodesColleen Camp, Joseph V. Perry,  Dennis Bailey
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/24/1988  13.  Harbinger of Death
Jessica is thrilled to be visiting her niece Carrie and her husband Leonard, an astronomer dreaming of seeing a long-lost comet, but when Carrie's ex-boyfriend Drake Eaton is murdered in the home she's been staying in, Jessica has to prove not only her niece but also her husband innocent of murder.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  R. Barker Price 
Guest starring:  Dean Jones, Kate McNeil, Karen Grassle,  Jeffrey Tambor, Robin Gammell,  George DiCenzoSteven FordMarcia RoddKirk Thornton, Armand Asselin
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/7/1988  14.  Curse of the Daanav
Seth's family is touched by an ancient curse attached to the history of a ruby.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Chris Manheim 
Guest starring:  Jane Badler,  Richard BradfordLarry LinvilleClive Revill, Jane Windsor,  Kabir Bedi, Douglas Barr, Kres Mersky, Michael McNab, Michael Blue
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/14/1988  15.  Mourning Among the Wisterias
Jessica visits her old friend Eugene McClendon, who soon stands accused of the murder of an old friend, Jonathan Keeler. While helping clear Eugene's name, Jessica learns that her friend believes he is dying, and is surprised when he asks her to marry him so that she can look after his affairs once he's gone. Jessica agrees, but only so that they can expose Jonathan's true killer.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Scott Anderson 
Guest starring:  Rene AuberjonoisElliott ReidBarry Nelson, Lois Nettleton,  Frank GorshinMatt McCoy, Linda Purl,  Penny FullerBeah RichardsJames Brown
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/21/1988  16.  Murder Through the Looking Glass
Jessica gets herself into a mess of trouble after overhearing the dying words of a professional hitman. When she investigates the murder of Adam Cosgrove, she soon discovers that no one seems to want to admit he's missing, let alone dead. With the help of a prickly police sergeant and a priest who isn't quite what he seems, Jessica discovers that the man who was killed was in charge of leading a top-secret government mission to protect a foreign diplomat, and that someone in the safehouse has gone to the other side.
Director:  Seymour Robbie  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Mark Shera,  Laurence Luckinbill, Cliff DeYoung,  Robert ReedDan Shor, Karen Valentine,  Gregory Sierra, Victor Mohica, Tom Reese, Wayne Heffley, Kirk Scott, Brian Carpenter, Rosemary Alexander, Hugh McPhillips, Elizabeth Kent, Ken Zavayna, Kerry Leigh Michaels, Lynn Seib
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/28/1988  17.  A Very Good Year for Murder
The Gambini family gathers to celebrate the 75th birthday of the patriarch and a murder.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Kristian Alfonso,  Eli WallachJohn Saxon, Tom Roberts Byrd,  Billy ZaneBibi Besch, Ina Balin, Arlen Dean Snyder, Grant Goodeve, Robert O'Reilly, Rod Zapple, John C. Mooney, Paul Lyell, Jeff Albert
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/13/1988  18.  Benedict Arnold Slipped Here
Someone wants the old historic house enough to kill for it and its supposed hidden treasure AND Jessica is executor of the late owner's will.
Director:  Seymour Robbie 
Guest starring:  David ClennonDick O'NeillBrian Bedford, Katherine Moffat, Shea Farrell, Barbara Cason, Lois Foraker,  Tom Bosley
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/27/1988  19.  Just Another Fish Story
Somebody put the maitre d' on ice. Jessica wonders if she has made a bad investment.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Philip Gerson 
Guest starring:  Sonny Bono, Dick Gautier,  Debbie Zipp, James Carroll Jordan,  Valerie LandsburgBrenda Vaccaro, Jack Carter,  Norman Fell, Richard Molinare,  Jack Tate, Zale Kessler, Vashik Mangassarian, Elkanah Burns, Clint Carmichael, Dallas Cole, Layne Beamer, Duane Edwards
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/10/1988  20.  Showdown in Saskatchewan
Arson is intended to remove the Rodeo doctor and his patient permanently.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Dick Nelson 
Guest starring:  Kristy McNichol, Patrick Houser, Larry Wilcox,  Terry Kiser, Paul Le Mat,  Cassie YatesLance LeGault, Philip Abbott,  Rosanna DeSotoJoe Dorsey, Thomas H. Middleton,  Ed McCready, Ron Troncatty, Eileen T'Kaye, Lisa Long,  Gerry Okuneff, Devon Williams, Michael Frederico, Ri
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/1/1988  21.  Deadpan
Two critics take opposite views of a play based on one of Jessica's novels, 'Mainly Murder'. One is suspected of the murder of the other.
Director:  E.W. Swackhamer 
Guest starring:  Dean Stockwell, Miles Chapin, Carole Cook, Christopher Norris,  Rich LittleEugene RocheLloyd Bochner, John Di Santi,  Marilyn Hassett, Philip Abbott,  Penny Santon, Don Correia, R.J. Arterburn, Robert Richmonti, Barbara Beckley, Marcy Goldman, Sue Bugden, Michael Ashe
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/8/1988  22.  The Body Politic
The suicide of a campaign manager who is suspected of having an affair with a married woman excites the press.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Donald Ross 
Guest starring:  Shirley JonesEddie Albert, Robert Fuller, George Grizzard,  Harrison Page, Daphne Maxwell Reid,  Peter FoxMarie ChambersRobin BachJames Sloyan, Anthony S. Johnson, Ann Walker, Robert Louis Cameron, Scott Segall, Neal Kaz, David Okarski
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Series Murder, She Wrote
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