Murder, She Wrote: Murder in the Afternoon (1985)
- Director(s):
- Arthur A. Seidelman
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Up-and-coming actress Nita Cochran (Alice Krige), who happens to be the niece of Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury), lands a plum role on a popular TV soap opera. Nita has been cast as a serial murderer--a fact that proves most unfortunate when an actual murder occurs at the TV studio. The victim was Nita's boss, who may or may not have been planning to abruptly write her off the show. . .but it soon develops that Nita was only one of several people with a strong motive. This episode represents the final TV appearance of Lloyd Nolan, whose well-known difficulty in memorizing lines is cleverly woven into the final scene. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- John Miranda - Property Man
- Lloyd Nolan - Julian Tenley
- Mackenzie Phillips - Carol Needom
- Robert Walden - Lt. Antonelli
- Elven Havard - Guard
- Robert Lipton - Martin Grattop
- Paul Burke - Herbert Upton
- Terry Kiser - Gordon LaMonica
- George Murdock - Off. Kaplan
- Tricia O'Neil - Bibi Hartman
- Lurene Tuttle - Grandma
- Jessica Walter - Joyce
- Alice Krige - Rita
- William Atherton - Larry Holleran
- Nicholas Hammond - Todd Worthy
- Alice Krige - Nita Cochran
- Director(s):
- Arthur A. Seidelman
- Writer(s):
- Paul W. Cooper, Paul Savage
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