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

Murder, She Wrote: Season 6
Universal Studios (1989)
TV Series  /  Drama, Crime, Mystery
In Collection
#1532
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IMDB   7.1
1044 mins USA / English
DVD 
Angela Lansbury Jessica Fletcher
William Windom Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Ron Masak Sheriff Mort Metzger
Will Nye Deputy Floyd
Len Cariou Michael Hagarty
Peter Van Norden Henryk Stuyvesant
Ann Morgan Guilbert Harriet De Vol
Ian Ogilvy Harold Baines
Rosemary DeCamp Agnes
Barry Van Dyke Buddy Black
Richard Paul Mayor Sam Booth
Hallie Todd Rhoda Markowitz
Keith Michell Dennis Stanton
John Rhys-Davies Harry Waverly
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Boy #1
Richard Riehle Aaron
Wayne Knight Student
Elliott Gould Lt. J.T. Hanna
Bryan Cranston Jerry Wilber
David Warner Justin Hunnicut
Director
Walter Grauman
Jerry Jameson
Vincent McEveety
John Llewellyn Moxey
Producer Peter S. Fischer
Robert F. O'Neill
Robert Van Scoyk
Robert E. Swanson
Writer Chuck Bowman
Tom Sawyer
Peter S. Fischer
Chris Manheim
Cinematography John Elsenbach
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    9/24/1989  1.  Appointment in Athens
Jessica's old friend, Michael Hagarty, persuades her to play a part in his scheme to free a fellow agent from captivity.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Tom Sawyer 
Guest starring:  R.J.Adams,  Richard ToddIan Ogilvy, Thom Christopher,  Peter Van Norden, Steve Inwood, June Chadwick, Sybil Lines, John McCafferty, Braeden Marcott, Thom Keane, Anthony Gordon, George Zaver, Rosie Malek-Yonan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/1/1989  2.  Seal of the Confessional
A parishioner's confession to a priest is confidential and nothing will make him break his oath.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Lynne Kelsey 
Guest starring:  Hunt Block,  Madlyn RhueJennifer Runyon, Robert Horton, Lance Kerwin, Bonnie Bartlett, Alan Feinstein,  Jon Cedar, Jerry Potter,  Mimi Cozzens, Steve Peterson, Kathy Christopherson, Cal Evans
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/8/1989  3.  The Grand Old Lady
When a famous mystery writer dies, Jessica recalls a 1947 case that the writer was personally involved in.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  June Havoc, John Karlen,  Gary KroegerRobert VaughnGordon ThomsonMark Lindsay Chapman, Dane Clark, Joan McMurtrey,  Donald Craig, Henry Polic II,  James StephensPaxton WhiteheadAubrey Morris, Wolf Muser,  Floyd Levine, Derek Partiridge, Gregg Binkley, Joi Staton, Li
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/15/1989  4.  The Error of Her Ways
When the wife of a developer is accused of killing her husband and commits suicide, it leaves the whereabouts of his embezzled millions a mystery.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Donald Ross 
Guest starring:  Elliott Gould, Barbara Parkins,  Paul Gleason, Susan Blakely, Marilyn Jones,  Marshall ThompsonKatherine CannonLouis Herthum, Terrence Beason, Peter MacLean, Thomas H. Middleton,  Elvia Allman, Monty Bane, Ruth C. Engel,  Robin Gordon, Edmund L. Shaff, Bob Roitblat, Duan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    10/29/1989  5.  Jack and Bill
A former athlete cares for a friend's dog and, after his friend is murdered, finds the dog is a target.
Director:  Chuck Bowman  Writer:  Chuck Bowman  /  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Glynn TurmanKen Howard, Pat Harrington Jr., Max Baer, Courtney Sonne, Elizabeth Sung, Ellen Travolta, Rose Protillo, Susan Anton, Roseanna Huffman, Bob Roitblat, Whitney Rydbeck, Nate Esformes, Greg Lewis, Milt Oberman, Carlos Cervantes, Duane Whitaker, Alexander Polk
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/5/1989  6.  Dead Letter
An unsent letter turns up in an old bureau bought at a rummage sale the same day arson occurs in a furniture store. Are these events connected?
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Peter Schiffen 
Guest starring:  Susan Anspach,  Rosemary DeCampPeter FoxGeorge FurthMax Gail, Jonathan Goldsmith, Robin Riker, Al Waxman, Kevin Bourland,  Richard Riehle, Stuart Nelson, Steve Bean,  Lynn Clark
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/12/1989  7.  Night of the Tarantula
A voodoo curse of death caused by the marriage of a plantation heir to the wrong person, sets off a string of events in Jamaica.
Director:  Vincent McEveety  Writer:  Chris Manheim 
Guest starring:  Shani Wallis, Patrick Massett, James Lancaster, Nancy Valen, Hurd Hatfield, Cheryl Arutt, Ji Tu Cumbuka, Grand Bush,  John Rhys-Davies, Obaka Adedunyo, Darrow Igus,  J. Christopher Sullivan
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/19/1989  8.  When the Fat Lady Sings
The backstage activities are more exciting than the opera as a famous tenor suffers a heart attack after a shooting.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Theodore Bikel, Carol Lawrence, Lila Kaye, Kathleen Beller,  Jerry StillerWalter Olkewicz, Mark Herrier, James Short, Leo Damian, Tom Tarpey, Tom Kendall, Tom Van Hoof, David E. Elliott
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    11/26/1989  9.  Test of Wills
A wealthy lumberman invites Jessica to his island retreat to discover which of his relatives is trying to kill him.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Robert Swanson 
Guest starring:  Gene Barry,  Cassie YatesKeir Dullea, Marj Dusay,  Jill Carroll, John Callahan, Philip Abbott,  Morgan Woodward, Curt Lowens,  Jeremy Roberts, H. Ray Huff,  Victoria Boothby
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/3/1989  10.  Class Act
A homicide detective is farmed out to teach a class. His opening speech reduces his class to two. Together they work on a special 'closed' case as their term project.
Director:  Allen Reisner  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Barry Newman, Lise Hilboldt,  Grant HeslovRobert Pine, Robert Lipton, Gerald S. O'Loughlin,  Hallie Todd, Heather McAdam, Garry Walberg, Christina Hart, Gloria Cromwell, Robert Casper, Brett Stimely, William Brocktrop, Elinor O'Connell,  Robin Clarke, Vicki Lynne Davis, H
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    12/17/1989  11.  Town Father
The town gets a shock when bachelor Mayor Sam is confronted on the speaker's platform by a young woman claiming he is the father of her five children. Julie Adams, Gloria De Haven, Kathryn Grayson and Ruth Roman return as gossips Eve, Phyllis, Idal and Loretta.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  Writer:  Philip Gerson 
Guest starring:  Orson Bean, John Considine, Phyllis Franklin,  Basil HoffmanWilliam Lanteau, Lee Purcell,  Holland TaylorRuth RomanKathryn GraysonGloria DeHaven, Sally Klein, Charlie Woolf, Courtenay McWhinney, Sheila Pinkham,  Barbara Perry
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/7/1990  12.  Goodbye Charlie
Three sets of people try to claim the body found on the railroad track--a nephew, a daughter and a wife. Jessica narrates this story.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Faith Ford, Bill Maher,  Michael Callan, Lise Cutter,  Bryan CranstonRonny GrahamDavid HuddlestonJohn FinneganErnie LivelyRobin Bach, Tessa Richarde, Scott Palmer, Stanley Grover, Lisa Melilli, Don Brunner, Elizabeth Holmes,  Clyde Kusatsu
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    1/21/1990  13.  If the Shoe Fits
A single mother is accused of killing the landlord that is always harassing her.
Director:  Anthony Pullen Shaw  Writer:  Lynne Kelsey 
Guest starring:  Jonathan Brandis,  Season HubleyBridget HanleyJohn Harkins, Kiel Martin, Lorna Luft,  Bruce Glover, Teri Ralston, Paige Pengra, Edwina Moore, Dane Winters
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/4/1990  14.  How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying
Jessica is trying to learn to invest, but this wasn't the best day for it.
Director:  Walter Grauman  / Charles Leinenweder  Writer:  Robert Swanson 
Guest starring:  Farley GrangerMorgan BrittanyLela Ivey, Joe Maruzzo,  Edd Byrnes, David Groh,  Barry Van DykeKevin Tighe, John Calvin, Tony Brafa, Vinny Argiro, Connie Danese, Rob Narita,  Nigel Gibbs
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/11/1990  15.  The Fixer-Upper
Jessica's niece, who is a real estate broker, arrives at the mansion and finds a body instead of a buyer.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  / Paul Schiffer  Writer:  Oliver Hailey 
Guest starring:  Chad Everett, Marty Ingels, George Maharis, Ken Olandt,  Brenda Vaccaro, Genie Francis, Dean Butler, Dack Rambo,  Vicki Frederick, Jo de Winter,  Andrea King, Robert Rigamonti,  Carol Swarbrick, David Stenstrom, Jonathan Palmer, Murray Leaward, Sally Camplin, Mitchell Edmond
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    2/25/1990  16.  The Big Show of 1965
Twenty five years after a show in which a stabbing occurred, the cast is reunited and a mystery woman reappears, seeming to accuse Barry.
Director:  Jerry Jameson  Writer:  Robert Van Scoyck 
Guest starring:  Michael Cole,  Anne Francis, Elaine Joyce,  Gavin MacLeod, Donny Most,  Sheldon Leonard, Connie Stevens,  Donald O'Connor, Joy Garrett,  Jeff Yagher, Timothy Williams, John Rubinow,  Kim Strauss, Isabel Cooley
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/4/1990  17.  Murder -- According to Maggie
The producer of a police drama investigates the murder of a programmer who differed with her.
Director:  John Llewellyn Moxey  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Leann Hunley, Diana Canova,  Dwayne Hickman, Talia Balsam,  Bruce KirbyTim Thomerson, Paul Kreppel,  Denis ArndtGary SandyMiriam FlynnTom TroupeAnn Morgan GuilbertBen Slack, Greg Norberg, Vince Howard, Ron Steelman, Myles O'Brien,  Paul Ganus
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    3/25/1990  18.  O'Malley's Luck
An Irish detective does not believe the death of a real estate mogul was suicide.
Director:  Gerald K. Siegel  / Michael J. Lynch  Writer:  Lynne Kelsey 
Guest starring:  Pat HingleRon Leibman, James Carroll Jordan, Stacy Edwards, Nicholas Pryor, Pamela Bowen,  Carolyn Seymour, Eileen Barnett, Howard Schechter, Tiiu Leek,  Brian Avery, Steve Whiteford,  Jay AcovonePhilip SterlingFrancesca P. Roberts, Valerie Redding
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/8/1990  19.  Always a Thief
Insurance investigator Dennis Stanton, who uses his skills as an ex-thief to solve crimes, returns to investigate a theft and two murders.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Peter S. Fischer 
Guest starring:  Dina MerrillLisa Blount, Shirley Knight, Ed Nelson,  Chris Mulkey, Aharon Ipalé, Jill Jaress,  Marco Lopez, Virginia Hawkins, Mitch Hara, E.E. Bell, Richard Newton, Roscoe Born
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    4/29/1990  20.  Shear Madness
Jessica's cousin is left waiting at the church when her fiancée is murdered in a similar fashion to a murder 15 years ago for which her brother was blamed.
Director:  Walter Grauman  Writer:  Chris Manheim 
Guest starring:  Dennis ChristopherShirley JonesRobert WalkerDoris RobertsBarbara Babcock, Linda Grovenor,  William Lucking, Sandy McPeak, Bryan O'Byrne,  Yolanda Lloyd, Loren Blackwell, Cody Glenn, Freyda Thomas, Ann Marie Gillis, Jon Huffman,  Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ben Ryan Gange
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/9/1990  21.  The Szechuan Dragon
Grady and his pregnant wife are tending Jessica's house in her absence when an old seaman is killed in her front room.
Director:  Kevin G. Cremin  Writer:  Tom Sawyer 
Guest starring:  Debbie ZippDavid Warner, Belinda Bauer, James Lew,  Ramon BieriElinor Donahue, Bernie Coulson,  Cliff Osmond, Gordon Ross, Maura Spencer-Reed, Doug Duval
    Seen it: Yes   60 mins    5/20/1990  22.  The Sicilian Encounter
Michael Hagarty is involved in a case in Sicily which has many twists and turns including the Mafia.
Director:  Kevin G. Cremin  Writer:  Robert Swanson 
Guest starring:  Deidre HallIan OgilvyGeorge DiCenzo, Vincent Baggetta,  Ralph ManzaDaniel Trent, Ralph DeLia, Anthony DeFonte, Stephen Poletti, Marianne Bergonzi, Gina Minervini, Jovin Montanaro,  Joseph CaliRobert MirandaJohn Standing, James Garrett, Steve Natoli, Daniel Anders
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Series Murder, She Wrote
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