Episode
Murder, She Wrote: Death Stalks the Big Top (1)
Overview
Jessica's niece receives a gift from her grandfather---a man long thought dead---which leads Jessica (Angela Lansbury) to a circus beset by accidents and murder. Part 1 of two. Neil Fletcher: Jackie Cooper. Edgar Carmody: Martin Balsam. Brad Kaneally: Greg Evigan. Katie McCallum: Pamela Susan Shoop.
Details
- Series
- Murder, She Wrote
- Season
- Season 3
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 1986-09-28
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
Death Stalks the Big Top (1) is Episode 1 in Season 3 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1986-09-28. The runtime is 45 min.
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