It seems that I'm on a bit of a British mystery show binge lately. But after watching Agatha Raisin and Rosemary & Thyme, I was ready for something a bit different. I happened upon a limited series called The Brief,…
Author: Joanna
I maintain a blog on WordPress called "Murder She Watched" where I blog about mystery TV shows and movies; and another blog called "The Lady Detective" where I blog about women in crime fiction.
Rosemary & Thyme (TV series)
Previously on this blog, I have written predominantly about American detective TV series. However, I'm actually a huge fan of British TV and have watched a large number of British mystery series as well. One series that I haven't seen…
Agatha Raisin (TV Series)
Over the last couple of weeks, I've been binge-watching the Agatha Raising TV series. I saw the pilot episode when it first aired in 2014, but until lately I haven't been able to get my hands on the rest of…
Murder, She Wrote in Ireland: episodes to watch on St. Patrick’s day
Angela Lansbury has a particular love for Ireland. Her mother, actress Moyna Macgill, was born in Belfast. Whereas Angela was raised in London and then moved to the US at the beginning of the second world war, she moved to…
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90s Detective Shows: “The Commish” and “Silk Stalkings”
The more I delve into the world of detective shows for this blog, the more I realize just how many shows there are out there that I've never seen. For that reason, I wanted to challenge myself this year by…
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Murder, She Wrote 7.3 “See You in Court, Baby”
Jessica Fletcher is taking a break from her usual sleuthing in this episode. Instead, she tells us a story about her old friend Dennis Stanton. As we learned in "Always A Thief", Dennis has changed his old jewelry-thieving ways and…
Mystery Viewing Log January 2020
At the beginning of this year, I had decided to compartmentalize my book blogging from my TV blogging, and set up a new blog at theladydetective.wordpress.com to host my book reviews. That means, I will no longer be posting monthly…
Murder, She Wrote 7.2 “Deadly Misunderstanding”
Jessica Fletcher is back in Cabot Cove for this episode, as usual trying to get another one of her manuscripts finished and sent to her publisher. The only problem is that she has injured her wrist after falling off her…
Murder, She Wrote 7.1 “Trials and Tribulations”
The episode starts with convicted felon Eddie Stone attempting to break out of prison. The attempt is unsuccessful and his getaway car is gunned down by guards and crashes---resulting in Eddie's death. Fast forward a short while and we find…
Murder, She Wrote Season 6 Recap
Just as I had done when I reached the end of Season 3, Season 4, and Season 5, I wanted to put together a recap of Season 6 trivia now that I've reached the end of this season in my…
