唐顿庄园第一季

 As Murder, She Wrote saunters through its sixth (of an eventual 12) season, star Angela Lansbury maintains her eternally 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).

　　明朝末年，宦官专权，朝局险恶。一场血洗，礼部侍郎谢希光家破人亡，唯幼子定哥不知所踪，女子白诗儿与侠客杨晨为寻人来到扬州住进风满楼客栈，却不知自己已入死局。客栈命案接连不断，身边人敌友难辨：冷面秀才刘俊，酷似她逝去的故人，而他为了夺得坐馆先生之位，不惜将竞争者一一清除；东厂叛徒顾永熙，带来无间门的惊人秘密，却同样心怀叵测。本是寻人途中的客栈，却成了走不出的修罗场。局中局，案中案，昔日恩人或是刽子手，所谓盟友亦可能是猎人。当真相逼近，她才惊觉，自己才是这场猎头游戏的终极猎物。