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"Class Act" is the tenth episode of the sixth season of Murder, She Wrote and its 120th episode overall. It aired on December 3, 1989.
Summary[]
Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real homicide.
Starring[]
Regular cast[]
Guest stars[]
- Grant Heslov as Bernie Berndlestien
- Lise Hilboldt as Elizabeth Mills
- Robert Lipton as Colin Hale
- Heather McAdam as Jane Ballinger
- Barry Newman as Lt. Jake Ballinger
- Gerald S. O'Loughlin as Cpt. Joe Rawlings
- Robert Pine as Sen. Andrew Grainger
- Hallie Todd as Moira McShane
- Garry Walberg as Sam Kendall
- Christina Hart as Sister Maria
- Elinor O'Connell as Joanne Summerfield
- Gloria Cromwell as Anna Gunderson
- Robert Casper as Dean Howard Cogden
- Vicki Lynne Davis as Grainger's Secretary
- Robin Claire as Secretary
- William Brochtrup as Leo Gunderson
- Holly Clark as Girl
Home media releases[]
| Item | Region | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Sixth Season | Region 1 | April 17, 2007 |
| Murder, She Wrote: Season 6 | Region 2 | September 10, 2007 |
| Murder, She Wrote: The Complete 6th Season | Region 4 | November 21, 2007 |
Trivia[]
- The fourth of 14 "bookend" episodes that have Jessica narrating them; the others are "Murder in a Minor Key", "The Grand Old Lady", and "Jack and Bill".
- Garry Walberg, who portrays the pathologist in this episode, also portrays Lt. Frank Monahan in Quincy M.E.
- This is Barry Newman's third appearance on the show; he also appeared in "Mourning Among the Wisterias" and "Snow White, Blood Red".
- This is Gerald S. O'Loughlin's second appearance on the show; he previously appeared as the killer in the first season episode "Tough Guys Don't Die".
- This was one of several episodes intended as pilots for spin-off series that were never made.
External links[]
"Class Act" at the Internet Movie Database