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Former substitute English teacher and famed mystery writer Jessica Fletcher has a gift for solving mysteries. You see, it seems murder follows her around, whether it be to the houses of her seemingly endless number of friends, nieces, and nephews or right in her hometown of Cabot Cove, Maine.

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12x24 Death by Demographics Aired: May. 19, 1996

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Murder, She Wrote is Canceled/Ended
The show had 12 seasons and 264 episodes air between 1984 and 1996.

Series Info

Type:
Scripted
Premiered:
Sep. 30, 1984
Status:
Canceled/Ended
Runtime:
60 min.
Aired:
1984 - 1996
To-Date:
12 Seasons
264 Episodes
Network
CBS TV Network

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  • Angela Lansbury was the fourth choice to play Jessica Fletcher. Jean Stapleton was offered the part but turned it down, as did Doris Day.
  • On several episodes, Angela Lansbury, as Jessica, would just appear briefly at the beginning to introduce that week's episode and many of those episodes would feature Keith Michell as…
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    On several episodes, Angela Lansbury, as Jessica, would just appear briefly at the beginning to introduce that week's episode and many of those episodes would feature Keith Michell as Jessica's friend Dennis Stanton.
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  • Angela Lansbury also played Jessica's look-alike cousin Emma, who was a performer on the London stage.