When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a producer.When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a producer.When Jessica is called to London to rewrite the stage adaptation of her novel, she must prove her actress friend innocent of killing a producer.
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G.W. Stevens
- Oliver Hopkins
- (as G. W. Stevens)
Edmund L. Shaff
- Lester Perth
- (as Edmund L Shaff)
Sean Howse
- Policeman #1
- (as Seãn Francis Howse)
Nick Meaney
- Waiter at Binkie's
- (as Nick Meany)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaNorman Lloyd makes his last of three appearances on MSW. Lloyd died in 2021 at 106 (and 6 months) years of age and is the longest-lived MSW guest star. Lloyd is among several guest stars who have lived 100 and over; the others being Gloria Stuart, Nehemiah Persoff and Marsha Hunt.
- GoofsThey refer to John Camden as the 17th Earl of Glen Haven. Then at the end, it is mentioned that his son cannot abdicate and will always be the 17th earl. As the son, he would be the 18th earl.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Glenda Highsmith: Edward, Jessica, my dear, dear friends, I owe you all so much.
Brett Dillon: Well, hell, life can't be a whole lot better than this!
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
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What Not to Wear to Avoid Murder Suspicion
While we often notice a "MSW" guest star in the swan song appearance of his/her career, this episode in the middle of Season Ten marks a few debut performances, as the first television role for Gale Van Cott, and first acting credit for Nick Meaney, Sean Howse and G.W. Stevens, as well as the second of two roles thus far for Jonathan Wood.
Several cast members of this London-based episode actually hail from the States, while the few British performers among them include Jean Marsh, Pauline Brailsford, Ian Ogilvy and Jim Piddock.
Actress Glenda Highsmith (Jean Marsh) headlines a theatrical troupe, preparing to present a stage adaptation based upon a mystery written by her dear old friend Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), entitled "Murder in White."
Glenda confides her secrets and apprehensions about returning to the stage with her confidante, Edward St. Cloud (Norman Lloyd), who's also aware that Glenda shares her living quarters with her young adult male companion, Brett Dillon (Tim Ransom), whom Jessica proudly meets upon her arrival to London, England, UK, during play rehearsals.
Scenist Mae Shaughnessy (Anne Meara) contributes to the company more than her script-writing proclivity. She also assists with wardrobe, as well as running interference between the cast and crew its overbearing producer, Martin Kramer (Robin Sachs), who seems to enjoy cutting everyone down to size.
Director Peter Drew (Davis Gaines), Stage Manager Oliver Hopkins (G.W. Stevens), and two who are fond of each other's company, Actress Sally Briggs (Dedee Pfeiffer) and Actor Franklin Smith (Michael Palance), all experience put-downs as they attempt to deliver attempts to act professionally.
Actor Lawson Childress (Ian Ogilvy, in an atypical unglamorous role from his usual suave "MSW" persona), meanwhile, drinks away his problems, carrying a flask to the set, seeming to waste away in the stairwell, after being slated for the leading man role, and then dropped from the play.
Malcolm Brooker (Jim Piddock), under the guise of a reporter, confronts Glenda with the notion that he has uncovered the secret identity of Brett Dillon, as the unrecognized son of the now-ailing John Camden, the Seventeenth Earl of Glenhaven, thus creating additional frustration for Glenda on the eve of Jessica's arrival.
Lester Perth (Edmund L. Shaff) is one of the associates who meets with the troupe's cast and crew members at Binkie's Tavern, when a disagreement erupts after Jessica arrives, and Glenda asks to be excused from the evening's festivities. Jessica remains on hand to grow a bit familiar with some of those associated with her dear old friend in trouble.
"Murder in White" is costumed to present a lady wearing a trench-coat of this color, along with hat and sunglasses to conceal her identity as a perpetrator of murder. But that rainy night, after sightings of various ladies wearing trench-coats around the theatre, a body is discovered in the basement wardrobe storage room, with a trench-coat missing from its locked compartment.
Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector Ellen Jarvis (Pauline Brailsford) and Scotland Yard Inspector Ernest Martindale (Jonathan Wood) initially forbid Jessica's snooping about the basement, but soon welcome their assistance after arresting the wrong suspect, and finding themselves at a loss for clues, which Jessica begins to uncover once permitted to investigate at will.
The cast is rounded out by Gale Van Cott as Policewoman, Sean Howse as Policeman #1, and Nick Meaney as Waiter at Binkie's.
Several cast members of this London-based episode actually hail from the States, while the few British performers among them include Jean Marsh, Pauline Brailsford, Ian Ogilvy and Jim Piddock.
Actress Glenda Highsmith (Jean Marsh) headlines a theatrical troupe, preparing to present a stage adaptation based upon a mystery written by her dear old friend Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), entitled "Murder in White."
Glenda confides her secrets and apprehensions about returning to the stage with her confidante, Edward St. Cloud (Norman Lloyd), who's also aware that Glenda shares her living quarters with her young adult male companion, Brett Dillon (Tim Ransom), whom Jessica proudly meets upon her arrival to London, England, UK, during play rehearsals.
Scenist Mae Shaughnessy (Anne Meara) contributes to the company more than her script-writing proclivity. She also assists with wardrobe, as well as running interference between the cast and crew its overbearing producer, Martin Kramer (Robin Sachs), who seems to enjoy cutting everyone down to size.
Director Peter Drew (Davis Gaines), Stage Manager Oliver Hopkins (G.W. Stevens), and two who are fond of each other's company, Actress Sally Briggs (Dedee Pfeiffer) and Actor Franklin Smith (Michael Palance), all experience put-downs as they attempt to deliver attempts to act professionally.
Actor Lawson Childress (Ian Ogilvy, in an atypical unglamorous role from his usual suave "MSW" persona), meanwhile, drinks away his problems, carrying a flask to the set, seeming to waste away in the stairwell, after being slated for the leading man role, and then dropped from the play.
Malcolm Brooker (Jim Piddock), under the guise of a reporter, confronts Glenda with the notion that he has uncovered the secret identity of Brett Dillon, as the unrecognized son of the now-ailing John Camden, the Seventeenth Earl of Glenhaven, thus creating additional frustration for Glenda on the eve of Jessica's arrival.
Lester Perth (Edmund L. Shaff) is one of the associates who meets with the troupe's cast and crew members at Binkie's Tavern, when a disagreement erupts after Jessica arrives, and Glenda asks to be excused from the evening's festivities. Jessica remains on hand to grow a bit familiar with some of those associated with her dear old friend in trouble.
"Murder in White" is costumed to present a lady wearing a trench-coat of this color, along with hat and sunglasses to conceal her identity as a perpetrator of murder. But that rainy night, after sightings of various ladies wearing trench-coats around the theatre, a body is discovered in the basement wardrobe storage room, with a trench-coat missing from its locked compartment.
Scotland Yard Detective Chief Inspector Ellen Jarvis (Pauline Brailsford) and Scotland Yard Inspector Ernest Martindale (Jonathan Wood) initially forbid Jessica's snooping about the basement, but soon welcome their assistance after arresting the wrong suspect, and finding themselves at a loss for clues, which Jessica begins to uncover once permitted to investigate at will.
The cast is rounded out by Gale Van Cott as Policewoman, Sean Howse as Policeman #1, and Nick Meaney as Waiter at Binkie's.
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