Though she has had an incredible career in movies and Broadway theatre, Angela Lansbury is best known for her role as Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote. Through her curiosity, wits and disarming personality, the novelist and amateur detective was able to solve a myriad of crimes in her travels across the globe.
Murder, She Wrote debuted on CBS on September 30, 1984 as a two-hour movie and went on to become the longest-running mystery series in television history. The series ended on May 19, 1996 after 12 seasons and 264 hour-long episodes. Jessica has returned to television for four movies but hasn’t been heard from since 2003. Now, four years later, fans wonder if they’ll ever see a new Jessica Fletcher mystery. Is the 81-year-old Lansbury healthy enough to take on a new adventure?
Happily, Lansbury is still in excellent health and continues to perform. In fact, she is scheduled to open in Terrence McNally’s new Broadway play called Deuce in May. It will be her first stage play in over 23 years.
On a recent visit to The View to promote the play, Lansbury spoke warmly about her career and the endurance of the Murder, She Wrote series. When asked if she would ever play Jessica Fletcher again, Lansbury said, “I never say never. I hope that one of these days, my son Anthony (Shaw), who’s a wonderful director, will find a story that we can make a good two-hour Jessica Fletcher movie.”
Though Lansbury was nominated for Emmys for a record number of 12 times for Murder, She Wrote, she never won (also a record). Would that losing streak be stopped if Jessica returned to solve one more case? For now, that’s still a mystery. Stay tuned! 
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I began watching Murder She Wrote in 1984 and have continued to view all the re-runs on all the channels in my area since it’s cancellation. I now proudly own all the season DVDs and still enjoy them over and over again! It would be wonderful to see another movie and hope Ms. Lansbury can find a suitable script for Jessica. If she does, I will be glued to the screen. I’m glad to see so many fans of hers leaving such endearing messages! Let’s keep our fingers crossed for more!! However, I agree with Kim – noone other than Angela Lansbury can every portray Jessica Fletcher.
Always a fan, Angie
If there is a petition to sign to bring Murder She Wrote back for another TV movie, I would sign in an instant. This if my favorite show, and brings back wonderful memories of watching it with my family.
I love the interior of Jessica Fletcher’s house, even though it’s just a set, but I would like a house just like it. And I love her kitchen stove and I want one. Does anyone know what the stove model is and where I could get one?
If her current series is over, I would still like it to start all over again with with reruns. It has been my favorite show, and have watched it everynite at bedtime. What they have on now instead just does.t hold a candle to the Murder She Wrote Series.
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