The Murder of Sherlock Holmes
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| The Murder of Sherlock Holmes | |
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| Directed by | Corey Allen |
| Produced by | Robert F. O'Neill |
| Written by | Richard Levinson, William Link, Peter S. Fischer |
| Starring | Angela Lansbury |
| Music by | John Addison |
| Cinematography | Mario DiLeo |
| Editing by | Donald Douglas |
| Distributed by | Universal Television |
| Release date(s) | September 30, 1984 - CBS |
| Running time | 120 minutes |
| Country |  United States |
| Language | English |
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The Murder of Sherlock Holmes is the pilot episode of the long-running mystery series Murder, She Wrote. It first aired September 30, 1984 on CBS.
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[edit] Plot
After the successful publication of her first murder-mystery novel, Jessica Fletcher is invited to a costume ball at her publisher's mansion. When a guest dressed as Sherlock Holmes is murdered, all eyes turn to her to out-sleuth the assassin of the deceased "detective".
[edit] Cast
- Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher
- Arthur Hill as Preston Giles
- Michael Horton as Grady Fletcher
- Jessica Browne as Kitty Donovan
- Anne Francis as Louise McCallum
- Brian Keith as Caleb McCallum
- Tricia O'Neil as Ashley Vickers
- Dennis Patrick as Dexter Baxendale
- Bert Convy as Peter Brill
- Ned Beatty as Chief Roy Gunderson
- Paddi Edwards as Lois Hoey
[edit] Air dates
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes has been shown on TV several times. Here is a list of air dates.
[edit] USA
- September 30, 1984 - CBS (premier)
[edit] UK
- August 27, 2002 - BBC One (Part 1)
- August 28, 2002 - BBC One (Part 2)
- October 23, 2003 - BBC One (Part 1)
- October 24, 2003 - BBC One (Part 2)
[edit] External links
| Murder, She Wrote |
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Pilot: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes Episodes: Episodes |
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Characters: Jessica Fletcher | Sheriff Amos Tupper Other: Cabot Cove |
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Authors of MSW or MSW related novels: Donald Bain | Lyn Hamilton |
