When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.When a newspaper columnist becomes the target of a crazed gunman, Jessica's advice to be careful is ignored.
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- TriviaRosanna Huffman here has her final guest role on the series. First guesting in the debut episode: The Murder of Sherlock Holmes (1984), Huffman had guested in one more episode: Keep the Home Fries Burning (1986), prior to the death of her husband: series creator Richard Levinson. Subsequently Huffman had guested in four further episodes, ''Dear Deadly'' being preceded by Trouble in Eden (1987), The Sins of Castle Cove (1989), and Jack and Bill (1989). With seven guest roles on ''Murder, She Wrote'', Huffman ranks as the series' most frequent guest actress.
- GoofsNeither Mordecai nor the lieutenant wear badges in the newspaper offices.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1995)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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Very enjoyable.
Someone takes a pot shot at popular newspaper columnist Loretta Lee, Jessica is on hand trying to fight for the integrity of one of their novels.
Dear Deadly is a quality episode, it's one I really enjoyed, another strong installment from this excellent penultimate run. It is very well paced, it's full of intrigue, and it's very clever.
A cracking story, with some very likeable and interesting characters, it's one of those rare occasions where you actually like the victim, and the death is pretty sad.
The mystery has a sub plot, we have to wait to learn exactly who Nell is, and what part she has to play.
It definitely benefits from the wonderful cast, two performances really stood out for me, Eileen Brennan, who was no stranger to whodunnits, and of course the wonderful Welshman, John Rhys Davies. Casey Biggs and Daphne Ashbrook were strong in support.
8/10.
Dear Deadly is a quality episode, it's one I really enjoyed, another strong installment from this excellent penultimate run. It is very well paced, it's full of intrigue, and it's very clever.
A cracking story, with some very likeable and interesting characters, it's one of those rare occasions where you actually like the victim, and the death is pretty sad.
The mystery has a sub plot, we have to wait to learn exactly who Nell is, and what part she has to play.
It definitely benefits from the wonderful cast, two performances really stood out for me, Eileen Brennan, who was no stranger to whodunnits, and of course the wonderful Welshman, John Rhys Davies. Casey Biggs and Daphne Ashbrook were strong in support.
8/10.
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Dec 16, 2023
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