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 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).

　　根据莎拉·沃特斯同名小说《Tipping the Velvet》改编而成。
　　一支轻轻奉上的滴露玫瑰，让18岁的小镇姑娘南（Rachael Stirling饰）万劫不复，一生的命运就此改变……
　　南在观看杂戏团表演时，遇见了反串男生演出的女角凯蒂（Keeley Hawes饰），南被后者灿烂夺目的形象和演出深深感染，幸运的她在引荐下和凯蒂结识，满心喜悦地成为偶像的小跟班。
　　凯蒂要去更大的舞台伦敦出人头地，南自然是义无反顾地跟随，她的表演才华意外地被挖掘出，初出茅庐的她俩一起搭档表演，火速成为舞台上一对最瞩目的角儿。此时，两人的关系也已升级为恋人，凯蒂的终生承诺让南深信不疑。
　　可是变得最快的总是人心，凯蒂竟然背叛了南，要嫁为人妇，无法接受打击的南逃离了这一切，开始将自己放纵在这座黑暗的城市里。

　　澳门少女易芳蓉(郑裕玲)与在香港工作的男友朱添盏(林子祥)私订终身。蓉一心等待男友事业有成，便与之共谐连理。但朱却在港另结新欢，蓉更被蒙在鼓里。一日，蓉突来港会晤男友，却遇上男友的新欢。蓉虽伤心不已，却欲留在男友家中居住，以观察其表现。
　　此时，房东的儿子庞刚焰(陈百祥)亦从外地归来，并与同屋的年轻失婚裁缝师滕沙(甘国亮)频起冲突，庞即欲赶滕迁离。屋内各人顿时闹出连场笑话。另外，庞渐对蓉起爱慕之情，滕亦因蓉常帮助照顾其儿子，而对蓉生爱意。一屋内三男一女纠缠不清的关系会如何发展？