![]() They suffer through dull parties together (“Mr. Their platonic friendship is absolutely adorable, and his curmudgeon attitude rivals Jessica's fun-loving one. He's the town's doctor and gossip, for that matter. But let's talk about Jess's best friend, Dr. Many reside in Cabot Cove, Maine, and some are worldwide. It's no secret that Jessica has a huge extended family and a lot of friends. It shows how versatile Angela Lansbury was and how much fun she must have had when she got to play a wild character that was so unlike Jessica. She's been a wealthy pushy patient to expose doctors taking advantage of patients (“Smooth Operators”), a shopkeeper at the circus to find her long-lost brother-in-law (“Death Stalks the Big Top”), or even a Lila Lee Lady (“Murder By Appointment Only”) who is in search of a certain lipstick color. She's been anything from a wealthy recluse (“Widow, Weep For Me”) to the drunk aunt (“My Johnny Lies Over The Ocean”) to the boozy barfly (“Weave a Tangled Web”) and anything in between. Even if it causes a stir, she isn't afraid to get her hands dirty to uncover the truth.Īnd getting her hands dirty can sometimes mean she disguises herself and pretends to be someone she's not to get information. Jessica is a master sleuth and can resolve any problem thrown at her, and she does it by looking at every angle. She's a retired school teacher with no children, an affinity for murder, and solving them before anyone else can. Usually, older people are portrayed as incompetent and judgy, but she breaks all the stereotypes. She becomes a best-selling mystery novelist, criminology professor, and police consultant. She's a striving widow who decides to start a new career in her 60s, something that we hadn't seen on television before. Fletcher, is an unconventional woman of the 1980s. Jessica Beatrice Fletcher, also known by her pen name J.B. ![]() She outsmarts the best of criminals and dupes the authorities more than once. A competent older woman with a zest for life and sharp wit, she listens, puts clues together, and isn't afraid to speak her mind. No one can rival her skills in the Murder She Wrote universe, and she brings something to the table that hadn't been done much in television. ![]() ![]() From the small town of Cabot Cove, we traveled with her to see her many friends and extensive extended family. An icon for the ages (12 seasons to be exact), Jessica traveled the world as a bestselling author, solving mysteries in style. But in all reality, hands down, Jessica Fletcher ( Dame Angela Lansbury) is the best T.V. But who's the best? There's Columbo ( Peter Falk), Richard Castle ( Nathan Fillion), Poirot ( David Suchet), Thomas Magnum ( Tom Selleck, Jay Hernandez), and Mark Sloan ( Dick Van Dyke), just to name a few. And there's been so many prominent detectives and amateur sleuths that have stolen our hearts. It's something to take viewers' minds off their troubles. ![]()
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