Episode

Murder, She Wrote: Stage Struck

Name: Murder, She Wrote: Stage Struck
Released: 1986-12-14
Duration: 45 min
Cast: Angela Lansbury, William Windom, Ron Masak, Louis Herthum, Tom Bosley

Murder, She WroteSeason 31986-12-14

Overview

The murder of the leading lady's understudy disrupts rehearsals of a play starring two previously married, but now warring, actors.

Details

Series: Murder, She Wrote
Season: Season 3
Episode: Episode 10
Air date: 1986-12-14
Runtime: 45 min

Episode context

Stage Struck is Episode 10 in Season 3 of Murder, She Wrote. It aired on 1986-12-14. The runtime is 45 min.

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Episode 13: Crossed Up 1987-02-01 | 45 min The phone wires get crossed during a storm and Jessica can't convince anyone that what she heard was real.

Episode 6: Dead Man's Gold 1986-11-09 | 45 min While diving for sunken treasure near Cabot Cove, a young woman is murdered.

Episode 14: Murder in a Minor Key 1987-02-08 | 45 min Jessica tells the tale of a composer accused of killing the professor who plagiarized his music.

Episode 5: Corned Beef And Carnage 1986-11-02 | 45 min An adman handling the account of a fast-food chain is murdered and Jessica smells something funny.

Episode 15: The Bottom Line Is Murder 1987-02-15 | 45 min A lying TV Consumer advocate is killed. Was it done by one of the clients whose products he maligned?

Episode 4: One White Rose for Death 1986-10-19 | 45 min Attending a concert in Washington, D.C., Jessica gets involved with two East German defectors and a murder.

Episode 16: Death Takes a Dive 1987-02-22 | 45 min Jessica inherits a boxer's contract and her old friend; Harry McGraw is accused of murdering its former owner.