As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eteally buoyant and inquisitive air as Jessica Fletcher, professional writer and amateur sleuth. Though Jessica continued to investigate murders in her home town of Cabot Cove and elsewhere (in the worlds of high finance, opera, and voodoo, among other settings), this season began the practice of guest detective episodes, introduced by Jessica as either a story she wrote or a tale told by a friend, but starring a variety of quirky investigators: An ex-football player (Ken Howard, The White Shadow) paired with a clever poodle; a television crime-show producer who solved crime in real life (Diana Canova, Soap); a stout Irish detective (longtime character actor Pat Hingle); an abrasive homicide cop (Barry Newman, Vanishing Point); as well as recurring Murder, She Wrote characters like former jewel thief Dennis Stanton (Keith Michell) and British secret agent Michael Haggerty (Len Cariou). The producers were obviously hoping to use Murder, She Wrote's popularity to spin-off new series, but nothing from this season took off and viewer resistance soon brought the practice to an end. Executives must have been surprised to discover that, though murder mysteries are plot-driven, this show's success depends heavily on the undeniable charm of star Lansbury. Still, these one-off episodes are of a consistent quality with Lansbury's, and viewers open to variety will enjoy them just as much. The rest of the season features the usual astonishing array of guests, including movie stars old (Donald O'Connor, Singin' in the Rain) and recent (Elliott Gould, The Long Goodbye), television stalwarts (Shirley Jones, The Partridge Family; Jerry Stiller, The King of Queens; Doris Roberts, Everyone Loves Raymond; Kevin Tighe, Battlestar Galactica; and Gavin McLeod, The Love Boat), and D-list celebrities to die for (Dack Rambo, Morgan Brittany, Susan Anton, and more).
电视剧《女作家与谋杀案》第六季剧情介绍
《女作家与谋杀案》第六季继续由英国著名作家阿加莎·克里斯蒂的小说改编而成。该剧讲述了著名小说家克莱尔·海斯（角色由艾丽·瑞茨扮演）在解决朋友和卷入谋杀案件的同时，逐渐发掘出受害者和犯罪嫌疑人的不为人知的秘密。
第六季的主要剧情是围绕着一部名为《开幕夜的演讲》的戏剧展开的。故事开始于德文郡的一个度假村里，当克莱尔获得一次音乐厅演出的邀请时，她和她的好友约翰（角色由马克·加蒂斯扮演）决定在度假村里度过一个周末。然而，在那里，他们目睹了一场可怕的谋杀。
克莱尔的旧友詹姆斯（角色由斯图尔特·李扮演）被控谋杀他的竞争对手，作为克莱尔的好友，詹姆斯希望她为他辩护。虽然克莱尔并不认为他有罪，但当她开始调查案件时，却发现了许多令人不安的线索，使整个案件变得更加复杂。
在一连串的调查中，克莱尔还与几个新的人物相遇，包括剧作家、导演和演员，他们都似乎与谋杀案有关联。在这一季的剧情中，还将展示克莱尔和她的爱人、前侦探加雷思之间的人际关系发展，并引入一些让人意想不到的情节，让整个故事更加吸引人。
在探索各种线索，并穿越法律和社会等复杂的层面，克莱尔将需要解决这起复杂的谋杀案，并揭开背后的阴谋。《女作家与谋杀案》第六季的剧情紧凑且扣人心弦，每一集都充满了悬念和惊喜，令人无法预测谁将成为谋害受害者的真正罪犯，这也是该剧一直深受观众喜爱的原因之一。