The sixth season of Murder, She Wrote began airing on September 24, 1989 and completed on May 20, 1990 with twenty-two episodes.
Summary[]
Get ready for another chapter in this collection of clever, entertaining mysteries as all 22 episodes of Murder, She Wrote: The Complete Sixth Season arrive on DVD! Rejoin Angela Lansbury in the season that won her the Golden Globe for Best Actress as writer/detective Jessica Fletcher, who's always uncovering crime whether she's nestled in the charming town of Cabot Cove or traveling the world. On the case with her is an impressive lineup of guest stars, including Megan Mullally, Erin Gray and Bill Maher. Featuring exclusive interviews with Angela Lansbury and members of the cast and crew, this 5-disc set includes the beloved sleuth's thrilling involvements with international espionage, high society crime, and low-life mercenaries. The sixth season of Murder, She Wrote earned 4 Emmy and two Golden Globe nominations and thrilled fans and critics alike. Return to the scene of the crime!
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
- Len Cariou as MI6 Agent Michael Haggerty
- Ron Masak as Sheriff Morton Metzger
- Keith Michell as Dennis Stanton
- Richard Paul as Mayor Samuel Booth
- William Windom as Dr. Seth Hazlitt
Episodes[]
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Prod. code | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 111 | 1 | "Appointment in Athens" | 65309 | September 24, 1989 |
| Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece. | ||||
| 112 | 2 | "Seal of the Confessional" | 65301 | October 1, 1989 |
| Cabot Cove's new priest finds himself in a sticky situation when a murderer confesses their crime and he recruits Jessica to help him uncover the truth without violating his oath of silence. | ||||
| 113 | 3 | "The Grand Old Lady" | 65305 | October 8, 1989 |
| Jessica narrates a story from 40 years ago when another female mystery writer helped to solve a mysterious murder aboard the Queen Mary. | ||||
| 114 | 4 | "The Error of Her Ways" | 65311 | October 15, 1989 |
| In Palm Springs, Jessica teams up with the local chief of police to figure out who killed a local investor and what happened to a large amount of money. | ||||
| 115 | 5 | "Jack and Bill" | 65312 | October 29, 1989 |
| Jessica narrates the story of an ex-football player turned private eye who investigates the murder of his old teammate with the help of a savvy pooch. | ||||
| 116 | 6 | "Dead Letter" | 65302 | November 5, 1989 |
| Jessica's acquisition of an old bureau at a rummage sale unleashes a chain of events that leads to the death of a local volunteer fireman in a furniture store. | ||||
| 117 | 7 | "Night of the Tarantula" | 65310 | November 12, 1989 |
| Voodoo black magic is the apparent cause of death of her host, leaving Jessica to figure out the truth while visiting an old friend in Jamaica. | ||||
| 118 | 8 | "When the Fat Lady Sings" | 65304 | November 19, 1989 |
| Jessica is drawn into an appropriately melodramatic situation when a renowned opera singer is accused of murder in San Francisco. | ||||
| 119 | 9 | "Test of Wills" | 65303 | November 26, 1989 |
| On a dark and stormy night on a remote island, Jessica finds herself in the middle of a wealthy family squabbling over the inheritance of a millionaire. | ||||
| 120 | 10 | "Class Act" | 65316 | December 3, 1989 |
| Jessica narrates the tale of a police detective sent to teach a university criminology class and challenges his students to solve a real homicide. | ||||
| 121 | 11 | "Town Father" | 65306 | December 17, 1989 |
| Scandal abounds during election time in Cabot Cove when the Mayor is reputed to have a secret wife who comes to confront him with murderous results. | ||||
| 122 | 12 | "Good-Bye Charlie" | 65307 | January 7, 1990 |
| Jessica narrates her newest novel about a bumbling private eye and his girlfriend inadvertently solving a murder by trying to cash in on a dead relative's will. | ||||
| 123 | 13 | "If the Shoe Fits" | 65324 | January 21, 1990 |
| A womanizing Cabot Cove landlord is found murdered and Jessica must prove the innocence of a young boy's mother who is accused of the crime. | ||||
| 124 | 14 | "How to Make a Killing Without Really Trying" | 65313 | February 4, 1990 |
| Jessica's trip to New York City to meet with her stockbroker becomes complicated when the broker is found murdered and his secretary charged with the crime. | ||||
| 125 | 15 | "The Fixer-Upper" | 65315 | February 11, 1990 |
| Intrigue abounds in sunny California when Jessica's niece, Victoria, is accused of the murder of a rich movie heiress in Beverly Hills. | ||||
| 126 | 16 | "The Big Show of 1965" | 65319 | February 25, 1990 |
| Murder occurs at the reunion of a variety show, site of a similar crime 25 years earlier. | ||||
| 127 | 17 | "Murder - According to Maggie" | 65314 | March 4, 1990 |
| A show cancellation coincides with a network executive's murder. | ||||
| 128 | 18 | "O'Malley's Luck" | 65308 | March 25, 1990 |
| Jessica's friend, police Lt. O'Malley, and his rookie niece solve the case of a businessman's wife's apparent suicide. | ||||
| 129 | 19 | "Always a Thief" | 65322 | April 8, 1990 |
| Jessica's friend, former jewel thief Dennis Stanton, solves a high-society collector's coin theft and murder. | ||||
| 130 | 20 | "Shear Madness" | 65318 | April 29, 1990 |
| When a murder is committed shortly after the release of a mentally ill man, Jessica helps the man's sister prove his innocence. | ||||
| 131 | 21 | "The Szechuan Dragon" | 65317 | May 6, 1990 |
| While Jessica is out of town, her nephew, Grady, and his pregnant wife, Donna, house sit. When woken at night, they find a peg-legged man murdered on the living room floor. | ||||
| 132 | 22 | "The Sicilian Encounter" | 65326 | May 20, 1990 |
| Cross, double-cross, and triple-cross as Michael Hagarty and representatives of other governments try to elicit information and money from a Mafia family. | ||||