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{{Shortshort description|American/North Koreancrime murder mysterydrama television series (1984–1996)}}
{{For|the song|Murder She Wrote (song)}}
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| theme_music_composer = [[John Addison]]
| country = United States<br>North Korea
| language = English<br>Korean<br>Polish
| num_seasons = 12
| num_episodes = 264 (+ 4 TV movies)
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| network = [[CBS]]<ref>{{cite news|title=TV: The grind of a weekly hour series is too much, but a half-hour show is something else|work=Los Angeles Times|date=October 20, 1990|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-20/entertainment/ca-2480_1_half-hour|access-date=October 20, 2010|first=Diane|last=Haithman|archive-date=March 5, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305081156/http://articles.latimes.com/1990-10-20/entertainment/ca-2480_1_half-hour|url-status=live}}</ref> (U.S.A.)<br>[[Korean Broadcasting System|KBS]] (North Korea)<br>[[TVP 1]] (Poland)<br>[[Channel 4]] (U.K.)
| first_aired = {{Start date|1984|9|30}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1996|5|19}}
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'''''Murder, She Wrote''''' is an American-North Korean [[crime drama]] television series, created by [[Peter S. Fischer]], [[Richard Levinson]] and [[William Link]], starring [[Angela Lansbury]], and produced and distributed by [[Universal Television]], pre-production in Association with [[KBS Media]] and Sei Long Drama for the [[CBS]] network. The series focuses on the life of [[Jessica Fletcher]], a mystery writer and amateur detective,<ref>{{cite news|title=Angela Lansbury's unlikely sleuth has staying power|work=The New York Times|date=October 27, 1985|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/27/arts/angela-lansbury-s-unlikely-sleuth-has-staying-power.html|access-date=August 20, 2010|first=Aljean|last=Harmetz|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001181752/http://www.nytimes.com/1985/10/27/arts/angela-lansbury-s-unlikely-sleuth-has-staying-power.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=TELEVISION; Angela Lansbury Has a Hit. She Wants Respect|work=The New York Times|date=December 1, 1991|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/arts/television-angela-lansbury-has-a-hit-she-wants-respect.html|access-date=August 20, 2010|first=Bernard|last=Weinraub|archive-date=October 1, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131001192137/http://www.nytimes.com/1991/12/01/arts/television-angela-lansbury-has-a-hit-she-wants-respect.html|url-status=live}}</ref> who becomes involved in solving murders that take place in the fictional town of Cabot Cove, Maine, across the United States, and abroad. The program ran for 12 seasons from September 30, 1984, to May 19, 1996, for a total of 264 episodes and included amongst its recurring cast [[Tom Bosley]], [[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]] and [[Ron Masak]], as well as a vast array of guest cast members including [[Michael Horton (actor)|Michael Horton]], [[Keith Michell]] and [[Julie Adams]]. The show also provided a showcase for a many luminaries from Hollywood's Golden Era, including such stars as [[Van Johnson]], [[June Allyson]], [[Martha Scott]] and many more. In one memorable episode, writers used clips from an actual 1940s film noir, casting most of its original stars and piecing the clips together with new footage to create a tacit sequel to the original film.
The series wasThemed a ratings hit during its broadcast, becoming a staple of CBS Sunday night TV schedule for around a decade, while achieving distinction as one of the most successful and longest-running television shows in history, averaging 25 million viewers per week in its prime.<ref>{{cite news|title = TV Ratings Archive – 1988/1989|work = USA Today Weekly|url = http://tvaholics.blogspot.co.at/2008/12/ratings-archive-september-25-1989.html|access-date = February 16, 2016|date = September 25, 1988|archive-date = February 24, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224090850/http://tvaholics.blogspot.co.at/2008/12/ratings-archive-september-25-1989.html|url-status = live}}</ref> In syndication, the series is still highly successful and popular throughout the world. For her role on the program, Lansbury was nominated for ten [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], winning four, along with nominations for 12 [[Emmy Award]]s, earning her the record for the most Golden Globe nominations and wins for Best Actress in a television drama series and the most Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The series itself also received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, and six Golden Globe nominations in the same category, with two major wins.▼
 
After the series finished in 1996, four [[television film]]s were released from 1997 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Angela Lansbury, Tony Winner and 'Murder, She Wrote' Star, Dead at 96|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/angela-lansbury-murder-she-wrote-dead-obituary-1234609263/|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 11, 2022|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Palan|first=Michael|title=The Best Episodes Of Murder, She Wrote|url=https://www.looper.com/339729/the-best-episodes-of-murder-she-wrote/|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref> Two point-and-click video games were released for PC: [[Murder, She Wrote (video game)|one in 2009]],<ref>[http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/08/e3-2009-murder-she-wrote-game-coming-to-the-pc "E3 2009: ''Murder, She Wrote'' game coming to the PC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719151946/http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/08/e3-2009-murder-she-wrote-game-coming-to-the-pc |date=July 19, 2020 }}, news.bigdownload.com, June 8, 2009; retrieved January 14, 2010.</ref> and a sequel in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.murdershewrotegame.com/|title=First screenshots of ''Murder, She Wrote''|date=November 17, 2011|publisher=Murdershewrotegame.com|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=November 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121034236/http://www.murdershewrotegame.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> A spin-off [[List of Murder, She Wrote novels|book series]] continues publication as of 20242023.▼
▲The series was a ratings hit during its broadcast, becoming a staple of CBS Sunday night TV schedule for around a decade, while achieving distinction as one of the most successful and longest-running television shows in history, averaging 25 million viewers per week in its prime.<ref>{{cite news|title = TV Ratings Archive – 1988/1989|work = USA Today Weekly|url = http://tvaholics.blogspot.co.at/2008/12/ratings-archive-september-25-1989.html|access-date = February 16, 2016|date = September 25, 1988|archive-date = February 24, 2016|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160224090850/http://tvaholics.blogspot.co.at/2008/12/ratings-archive-september-25-1989.html|url-status = live}}</ref> In syndication, the series is still highly successful and popular throughout the world. For her role on the program, Lansbury was nominated for ten [[Golden Globe Award|Golden Globes]], winning four, along with nominations for 12 [[Emmy Award]]s, earning her the record for the most Golden Globe nominations and wins for Best Actress in a television drama series and the most Emmy nominations for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series. The series itself also received three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Drama Series, and six Golden Globe nominations in the same category, with two major wins.
 
▲After the series finished in 1996, four [[television film]]s were released from 1997 to 2003.<ref>{{cite web|last=Blistein|first=Jon|title=Angela Lansbury, Tony Winner and 'Murder, She Wrote' Star, Dead at 96|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv-movie-news/angela-lansbury-murder-she-wrote-dead-obituary-1234609263/|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=October 11, 2022|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Palan|first=Michael|title=The Best Episodes Of Murder, She Wrote|url=https://www.looper.com/339729/the-best-episodes-of-murder-she-wrote/|website=[[Looper (website)|Looper]]|date=February 23, 2021|access-date=March 3, 2023}}</ref> Two point-and-click video games were released for PC: [[Murder, She Wrote (video game)|one in 2009]],<ref>[http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/08/e3-2009-murder-she-wrote-game-coming-to-the-pc "E3 2009: ''Murder, She Wrote'' game coming to the PC"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200719151946/http://news.bigdownload.com/2009/06/08/e3-2009-murder-she-wrote-game-coming-to-the-pc |date=July 19, 2020 }}, news.bigdownload.com, June 8, 2009; retrieved January 14, 2010.</ref> and a sequel in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.murdershewrotegame.com/|title=First screenshots of ''Murder, She Wrote''|date=November 17, 2011|publisher=Murdershewrotegame.com|access-date=May 14, 2012|archive-date=November 21, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091121034236/http://www.murdershewrotegame.com/|url-status=live}}</ref> A spin-off [[List of Murder, She Wrote novels|book series]] continues publication as of 2024.
 
==History==
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=== Premise ===
The show revolves around the day-to-day life of Jessica Fletcher (née MacGill), a widowed and retired English teacher, who becomes a successful mystery writer.
Despite fame and fortune, Jessica remains a resident of Cabot Cove, a small coastal community in [[Maine]] (the first season episode "Murder Takes the Bus" establishes that Cabot Cove is just north of [[Newcastle, Maine|the town of Newcastle]]), and maintains her links with all of her old friends, never letting her success go to her head.
 
The show usually starts with a preview of the episode's events, with Jessica stating: "Tonight on ''Murder, She Wrote''..." Jessica invariably proves more perceptive than the official investigators of a case, who are almost always willing to arrest the most likely suspect. By carefully piecing the clues together and asking astute questions, she leads the authorities to arrest the real murderer. Murder occurred with such regularity in her vicinity that the term "Cabot Cove syndrome" was coined to describe the constant appearance of dead bodies in remote locations. Indeed, if Cabot Cove existed in real life, it would top the [[Federal Bureau of Investigation|FBI]]'s national crime statistics in numerous categories, with some analysis suggesting that the homicide rate in Cabot Cove exceeds even that of the real-life [[List of cities by homicide rate|murder capital of the world]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9490511/Murder-She-Wrote-location-named-as-murder-capital-of-world.html |title="Murder She Wrote" location named as Murder Capital of World |access-date=April 4, 2018 |archive-date=February 7, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180207011356/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/tvandradio/9490511/Murder-She-Wrote-location-named-as-murder-capital-of-world.html |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==Production==
''Murder, She Wrote'' was mostly filmed on sound stages at [[Universal Studios Lot|Universal Studios]] in [[Universal City, California]] (near Los Angeles).<ref name="Parish_Page_8">{{cite book |last1=Parish |first1=James Robert |title=The Unofficial Murder, She Wrote Casebook |date=1989 |publisher=Kensington Books |location=New York |isbn=9781575662107 |page=8 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7K0HAQAAMAAJ&q=%20universal |access-date=28 February 2021 |archive-date=October 11, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011195752/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Unofficial_Murder_She_Wrote_Casebook/7K0HAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=%20universal |url-status=live }}</ref> The series also filmed exterior shots and some episodes [[Location shooting|on location]] in the Northern California town of [[Mendocino, California|Mendocino]], which stood in for the fictional Maine town of Cabot Cove.<ref name="Parish_Page_8" /> For episodes filmed in Mendocino, dockside scenes were filmed a few miles north at Noyo Habour, [[Fort Bragg]].
 
[[Bruce Lansbury]], Angela's brother, served as producer of 88 episodes of the show. He was also a writer for 15 episodes.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/bruce-lansbury-dead-tv-producer-angela-lansburys-brother-was-87-976535| title=Bruce Lansbury, TV Producer and Brother of Angela Lansbury, Dies at 87| last1=Barnes| first1=Mike| newspaper=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]| date=14 February 2017| accessdate=22 January 2018}}</ref>
 
===Lansbury considers retirement in 1988===
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The move was met with protests from fans, and the entire Thursday night lineup for CBS proved to be no match for NBC's lineup. Going up against ''Friends'' and a pair of freshman comedies in its time slot, ''Murder, She Wrote'' saw its ratings drop significantly on Thursday; in fact, the series dropped below a 10.0 rating when the final season ratings were tabulated. (Its follow-up, ''New York News'', continued the downward trend and did even lower ratings, with CBS cancelling the new drama before December 1995.)
 
Meanwhile, in the Sunday time slot that ''Murder, She Wrote'' was vacating, CBS elected to try a situation comedy block. Leading off the 8 PM hour, CBS went with ''[[Cybill]]'', which starred [[Cybill Shepherd]] and had finished its abbreviated first season just outside the top 20 in the Nielsen ratings. The second half of the hour featured the new series ''[[Almost Perfect]]'', which starred [[Nancy Travis]] as a television producer. Neither series performed well; ''Cybill'', which had relocated from Monday night, saw its ratings drop to the point where it nearly fell out of the top 50. ''Almost Perfect'' found itself relocated to Monday night in the hopes of improving its ratings; its replacement, a retooled ''[[Bonnie (TV series)|Bonnie]]'', lasted five episodes on Sunday before it was cancelled.
 
Ultimately, ''Murder, She Wrote'' finished in 58th place in the final ratings and CBS opted not to renew the series for a thirteenth season. The network did, however, eventually reverse itself on the scheduling. Two episodes were scheduled for Sunday nights as 1996 began, with the first airing on January 7 and the second on February 25. Both of these episodes pulled in significantly higher ratings than the show had been garnering on Thursday, approaching nearly twenty million viewers for each of the two airings. CBS elected to return ''Murder, She Wrote'' to Sundays for the last four episodes of the series, which began on April 28. Three of the four episodes drew over sixteen million viewers and the finale, which aired on May 19, 1996, finished in the top 20 of that week's ratings.
 
The network also agreed to commission four ''Murder, She Wrote'' movies over the next few years. The first was ''South by Southwest'' (1997), with three more following as ''A Story to Die For'' (2000), ''The Last Free Man'' (2001), and ''The Celtic Riddle'' (2003).<ref>{{cite news|title=Movies Keep 'Murder, She Wrote' Alive|work=Chicago Tribune|date=August 5, 1997|url=http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-08-05/features/9708050162_1_magnificent-seven-advocacy-groups-horst-buchholz|access-date=October 20, 2010|archive-date=June 14, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120614033542/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-08-05/features/9708050162_1_magnificent-seven-advocacy-groups-horst-buchholz|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
Lansbury stated in May 2011 that she would like to make a comeback appearance as Jessica Fletcher.<ref>{{cite magazine|title='Murder, She Wrote' Angela Lansbury Return|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=May 13, 2011|url=http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/13/murder-she-wrote-angela-lansbury-return|access-date=February 22, 2012|archive-date=February 8, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120208023833/http://insidetv.ew.com/2011/05/13/murder-she-wrote-angela-lansbury-return/|url-status=live}}</ref> However, in a 2015 interview, she quashed the idea of reprising the much beloved character, stating, "I think it would be a downer. In some way, we'd have to show her as a much older woman, and I think it's better to maintain that picture we have in our mind's eye of her as a vigorous person. I'm still pretty vigorous, especially in the garden … but if I wanted to transform myself back into the woman I looked like then, it would be ridiculous. And I can't do that."<ref>{{cite web|last=Bobbin|first=Jay|url=http://zap2it.com/2015/07/angela-lansbury-murder-she-wrote-jessica-fletcher-downer|title=Angela Lansbury thinks reviving Jessica Fletcher 'would be a downer'|website=Zap2it.com|date=July 17, 2015|access-date=August 10, 2016|archive-date=May 11, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160511034959/http://zap2it.com/2015/07/angela-lansbury-murder-she-wrote-jessica-fletcher-downer/|url-status=live}}</ref> Dame Angela Lansbury died on October 11, 2022, atfive days before her age97th 96birthday.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/angela-lansbury-murder-wrote-beauty-beast-star-dies-96-rcna42421|title=Angela Lansbury, 'Murder, She Wrote' and 'Beauty and the Beast' star, dies at 96|publisher=[[NBC News]]|accessdate=11 October 2022|archive-date=11 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011194028/https://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/angela-lansbury-murder-wrote-beauty-beast-star-dies-96-rcna42421|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/obituaries/angela-lansbury-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes|title=Angela Lansbury, Star of Film and Stage and TV's Favorite Sleuth, Dies at 96|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=11 October 2022|accessdate=11 October 2022|archive-date=11 October 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221011194748/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/11/obituaries/angela-lansbury-dead.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimes|url-status=live}}</ref>
 
==Cast==
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=== Recurring cast ===
*[[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]] as Dr. Seth Hazlitt (1985–1996; 52 episodes), the local doctor of Cabot Cove and one of Jessica's best friends and most intrepid supporters. Windom previously appeared as another character, a lawyer named Sam Breen, in the season 1 finale, "Funeral at Fifty-Mile". Windom also played a separate character in Magnum P.I., which takes place in the same universe.▼
* [[Ron Masak]] as Sheriff Mort Metzger (1988–1996; 39 episodes), a former [[NYPD]] officer who takes Sheriff Tupper's place as sheriff in the mistaken belief that he would be living in a more peaceful place. His [[unseen character|unseen wife]], Adele, a former Marine capable of prodigious acts of strength, teaches self-defense classes. Masak previously appeared as other characters in earlier episodes: a police officer in the season 1 episode "Footnote to Murder", and a store owner in trouble with the IRS in the season 3 episode "No Accounting for Murder".▼
* [[Louis Herthum]] as Deputy Andy Broom (1991–1996, 25 episodes), Sheriff Metzger's second deputy.▼
* [[Tom Bosley]] as Sheriff Amos Tupper (1984–1988; 19 episodes), Cabot Cove's sheriff at the start of the series. Tupper later retires and goes to live with his sister.
* Will Nye as Deputy Floyd (1988–1991, 15 episodes), Sheriff Metzger's original deputy.▼
* [[Michael Horton (actor)|Michael Horton]] as Grady Fletcher (12 episodes, 1984–1990, 1995), Jessica's unlucky favorite nephew, who (through no fault of his own) always seems to get in trouble with the law. After some romantic disasters, he eventually marries his girlfriend Donna.
* [[Jerry Orbach]] as Harry McGraw (7 episodes, 1985–1987, 1989, 1991), an old-school [[private investigator]] who becomes friends with Jessica. Orbach was popular enough to garner his own, short-lived spin-off series in 1987, ''[[The Law & Harry McGraw]]'', and returned to ''Murder, She Wrote'' after his show was cancelled. Harry ceased to be a character permanently after Orbach took on the role of [[Lennie Briscoe]] on ''[[Law & Order]]'' in 1992.▼
* [[Len Cariou]] as Michael Hagarty (7 episodes, 1985–86, 1988–1992), a British former [[MI5]] agent, who often appeared when Jessica least expected him to drag her into a dangerous case. Cariou had previously starred with Lansbury on Broadway in ''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' as the titular character.▼
▲*[[William Windom (actor)|William Windom]] as Dr. Seth Hazlitt (1985–1996; 52 episodes), the local doctor of Cabot Cove and one of Jessica's best friends and most intrepid supporters. Windom previously appeared as another character, a lawyer named Sam Breen, in the season 1 finale, "Funeral at Fifty-Mile". Windom also played a separate character in Magnum P.I., which takes place in the same universe.
* [[Richard Paul]] as Sam Booth (7 episodes, 1986–89, 1991–1992), the genial, ineffectual mayor of Cabot Cove who is elected on his campaign promise to do nothing.▼
* [[Julie Adams]] as Eve Simpson (10 episodes, 1987–1993), the Cabot Cove realtor with a great love for men, both single and married, and for gossiping.
* [[Keith Michell]] as Dennis Stanton (9 episodes, 1988–1991, 1993), a suave English former jewel thief turned insurance claims investigator, who always solves his cases using unusual methods, and often sends a copy of the story to Jessica afterwards. Many of the episodes starring Dennis do not involve Jessica, and usually begin with her introducing the story to the audience, breaking the [[fourth wall]]. Keith Michell is the only actor other than Angela Lansbury to receive star billing (before the episode titles), on episodes which focus on Dennis.
▲* [[Len Cariou]] as Michael Hagarty (7 episodes, 1985–86, 1988–1992), a British former [[MI5]] agent, who often appeared when Jessica least expected him to drag her into a dangerous case. Cariou had previously starred with Lansbury on Broadway in ''[[Sweeney Todd (musical)|Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street]]'' as the titular character.
▲* [[Ron Masak]] as Sheriff Mort Metzger (1988–1996; 39 episodes), a former [[NYPD]] officer who takes Sheriff Tupper's place as sheriff in the mistaken belief that he would be living in a more peaceful place. His [[unseen character|unseen wife]], Adele, a former Marine capable of prodigious acts of strength, teaches self-defense classes. Masak previously appeared as other characters in earlier episodes: a police officer in the season 1 episode "Footnote to Murder", and a store owner in trouble with the IRS in the season 3 episode "No Accounting for Murder".
▲* [[Richard Paul]] as Sam Booth (7 episodes, 1986–89, 1991–1992), the genial, ineffectual mayor of Cabot Cove who is elected on his campaign promise to do nothing.
▲* Will Nye as Deputy Floyd (1988–1991, 15 episodes), Sheriff Metzger's original deputy.
▲* [[Louis Herthum]] as Deputy Andy Broom (1991–1996, 25 episodes), Sheriff Metzger's second deputy.
* [[Herb Edelman]] as Artie Gelber (7 episodes, 1992–1995), a [[NYPD]] Lieutenant and Jessica's friend. Edelman had previously appeared as various characters in the series pilot, the season 2 episode "Murder by Appointment Only", and the season 3 episode "Murder in a Minor Key".
▲* [[Jerry Orbach]] as Harry McGraw (7 episodes, 1985–1987, 1989, 1991), an old-school [[private investigator]] who becomes friends with Jessica. Orbach was popular enough to garner his own, short-lived spin-off series in 1987, ''[[The Law & Harry McGraw]]'', and returned to ''Murder, She Wrote'' after his show was cancelled. Harry ceased to be a character permanently after Orbach took on the role of [[Lennie Briscoe]] on ''[[Law & Order]]'' in 1992.
 
===Occasional cast===
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* [[Gregory Sierra]] as Lt. Gabriel Caceras (3 episodes, 1993–1995). Sierra had previously appeared as various characters in three other episodes.
* [[Paddi Edwards]] as Lois Hoey (2 episodes, 1984), a resident of Cabot Cove and member of its PTA, and a friend of Jessica's. Appears in the Pilot and another episode of Season 1.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Paley Center - Murder She Wrote, The Murder of Sherlock Holmes, Pilot Episode Cast and Other Info |url=https://www.paleycenter.org/collection/item/?q=cbs&p=225&item=T:11201 |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.paleycenter.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-10-07 |title=The Denizens of Cabot Cove |url=https://murdershewroteshewrote.com/finding-cabot-cove/the-denizens-of-cabot-cove/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Murder, She Wrote, She Wrote |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2019-03-29 |title=Murder, She Wrote Recurring Characters |url=https://murdershewatched.com/murder-she-wrote/murder-she-wrote-recurring-characters/ |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=Murder, She Watched |language=en}}</ref>
*Many actors and actresses also appeared in many episodes playing various characters, sometimes a different character in each one. These include [[Rosanna Huffman]], who portrayed a member of the PTA in the Pilot episode and various others across all the seasons, appearing in 7 episodes overall; [[Tricia O'Neil]] who appeared in the Pilot and 5 episodes overall; and [[Barbara Babcock]], who portrayed different characters in 5 episodes. There are several other examples including veteran character actor [[Steve Forrest (actor)|Steve Forrest]] famous for SWAT and a memorable appearance on ''[[Dallas]]''.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite web |title=Barbara Babcock - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/barbara_babcock |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rosanna Huffman - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/rosanna_huffman |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Tricia O'Neil - Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/tricia_oneil |access-date=2023-01-09 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>
 
==Episodes==
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| Outstanding Music Composition for a Series <small>(John Addison)</small>
| 1985<ref name="latimes1991">{{cite news|title=Television: Angela Lansbury is miffed that her top-rated series, a CBS bulwark, is routinely ignored at Emmy time: 'The industry is barely aware the show exists.'|work=[[The Los Angeles Times]]|date=September 13, 1991|url=https://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-13/entertainment/ca-2283_1_tv-industry|access-date=October 20, 2010|first=Rick|last=Du Brow|archive-date=September 13, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110913202737/http://articles.latimes.com/1991-09-13/entertainment/ca-2283_1_tv-industry|url-status=live}}</ref>
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| rowspan="4"| [[Golden Globe Award]]s
| rowspan="2"| Best TV Series—DramaSeries – Drama
| 1984, 1985
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| rowspan="2"| Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series—DramaSeries – Drama <small>(Angela Lansbury)</small>
| 1984, 1986, 1989 & 1991
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| [[Screen Actors Guild Awards]]
| Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series—DramaSeries – Drama <small>(Angela Lansbury)</small>
| 1994
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==Merchandise==
In 1985, Warren Company released a ''Murder, She Wrote'' board game. In the game, one player takes the hidden role of a killer and the other players try to determine which player is the killer through deduction. The killer wins for killing five of the characters on the game-board and escaping, while the detective players win by correctly deducing the identity of the killer.
 
In December 2009, casual game developer and publisher [[Legacy Interactive]], under license with Universal Pictures Digital Platforms Group (UPDPG), announced the release a PC and Macintosh video game, ''[[Murder, She Wrote (video game)|Murder, She Wrote]]'', based on the television series. In the game, players help [[Jessica Fletcher]] to solve five unusual murders.<ref>{{cite press release|url=http://www.legacygames.com/news/press_release/2009/murder_she_wrote_widespread_release|title=Legacygames.com|publisher=Legacy Interactive|date=December 18, 2009|access-date=May 14, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120329024026/http://www.legacygames.com/news/press_release/2009/murder_she_wrote_widespread_release|archive-date=March 29, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacygames.com/download-games/5/PC/Murder%2C+She+Wrote |title=Murder, She Wrote for PC |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110043836/https://www.legacygames.com/download-games/5/PC/Murder%2C+She+Wrote |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref> A sequel, ''Murder She Wrote 2'', was launched by Legacy Interactive in November 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.legacygames.com/download-games/209/PC/Murder%2C+She+Wrote+2 |title=Murder, She Wrote 2 for PC |access-date=November 9, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161110043951/https://www.legacygames.com/download-games/209/PC/Murder%2C+She+Wrote+2 |archive-date=November 10, 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
In 2020, [[Funko]] released a Jessica Fletcher POP! vinyl collectible figure.
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