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"Wearing of the Green" is the sixth episode of the fifth season and its 94th episode overall. It aired on November 27, 1988.
Summary[]
In New York City researching her next book, Jessica is drawn into a mystery involving a priceless tiara, a reclusive former actress and a news reporter accused of murder.
Starring[]
Regular cast[]
Guest stars[]
- Lucie Arnaz as Dt. Bess Stacey
- Barbara Bosson as Diane Raymond
- Michael Constantine as Laszlo Dolby
- Erin Grey as Andrea Dean
- Patty McCormack as Dt. Kathleen Chadwick
- John McMartin as Hudson Blackthorn
- David Naughton as Ken Parrish
- Jean Peters as Siobhan O'Dea
- David S. Sheiner as Leo Selkirk
Trivia[]
- The characters of Chadwick and Stacey are a spoof of Cagney and Lacey.
- Last acting role of Jean Peters.
- The title refers to the eighteenth century Irish ballad "The Wearing of the Green" about social conditions at time of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. A shamrock worn on your hat was a sign of support and possible membership in the Society of the United Irishmen, a republican revolutionary organization.
- Jean Peters modeled her character after Greta Garbo, a reclusive foreign actress who goes into seclusion following the demise of her lover at the height of her career.
- Guest star David Sheiner's final acting role to date. He retired from acting as of 1988.
- Fifth episode where the murder is committed in self-defense; the others are Footnote to Murder, If It's Thursday, It Must Be Beverly, Indian Giver, & Just Another Fish Story.
External links[]
- "Wearing of the Green" at the Internet Movie Database