Production Information[]
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| Aired: October 19, 1986 | |
| Written By: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Directed By: Peter Crane | |
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| Created By: Peter S. Fischer, Richard Levinson & William Link | |
| Executive Producers: Peter S. Fischer | |
| Producer: Robert F. O'Neill | |
Summary[]
While attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.
Trivia[]
Per the title, The White Rose was a resistance group in Nazi Germany consisting of students and professors from the University of Munich whom offered nonviolent resistance to the the Nazis.
Bernard Fox (Andrew Wyckham) and Eric Braeden (Col. Brunner) who appear together in this episode, both starred in Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo and Titanic.
While Franz and Greta are talking to Jessica the first time, Franz said, Greta and he could not have escaped East Germany without the help of Conrad Schumann. Conrad Schumann was the first person who escaped over the Berlin Wall that lived to tell about it.
Michael Anderson Jr. (Dr. Lynch) and Jenny Agutter (Margo) also co-starred together on the movie Logan's Run (1976).
Victim: Jack Kendall
Killer: Andrew Wyckham
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Motive: Kendall recognized him from "White Rose" and he feared he might realize his plans to assassinate the British Prime Minister.
Starring[]
Regular Cast[]
Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
Recurring Cast[]
Len Cariou as Michael Hagarty
Guest Stars[]
Jenny Agutter as Margo Claymore
Michael Anderson, Jr. as Doctor Lynch
Tony Bonner as Henry Claymore
Eric Braeden as Colonel Gerhardt Brunner
Bernard Fox as Andrew Wyckham
John Glover as Franz Mueller
Maria Mayenzet as Greta Mueller
Co-Stars[]
Warwick Sims as Jack Kendall
Julian Barnes as British Sergeant
DVD Release[]
Murder, She Wrote: the Complete Second Season.