Original Air Date: March 13, 2005 Directed by: Sarah Hellings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: DCI Tom Barnaby (John Nettles) investigates the questionable suicide of a troubled solicitor who either fell or jumped from the roof of his home. Purr Blur: One character, Otto Benham (Oliver […]
Original Air Date: January 11, 1960 Directed by: Lamont Johnson This review contains a slight Kitty Carnage Warning! Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Jane Simpson (Cynthia Leighton) hires Peter Gunn to investigate the attempted murder of her husband Arnold Simpson (Malcolm Atterbury). Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): […]
Original Air Date: May 20, 2010 Directed by: Chris Long Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: Patrick (Simon Baker) resents Kristina’s (Leslie Hope) involvement when a Red John style murder takes place. Cat Cattle Call: A lead sends Rigsby (Owain Yeoman) and Cho (Tim Kang) looking for […]
Directed by: Terence Fisher Synopsis: Sherlock Holmes (Peter Cushing) tries to save the life of Sir Henry (Christopher Lee) who is threatened by the Baskerville family curse. Purr Blur: In one scene Sir Henry calls upon a man named Stapleton. As he approaches the door, a white cat with black markings is sitting nearby. The […]
Directed by: Val Guest Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: Det. Davies (Bernard Cribbs) takes on the cold case of a missing young girl which leads down unexpected roads. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Davies visits Ena Lind (Maureen Lipman), a school friend of the missing girl. […]
Original Air Date: April 13, 1986 Directed by: Walter Grauman Synopsis: Jessica (Angela Lansbury) comes to the aid of her distant cousin Calhoun Fletcher (Peter Bonerz) when he is accused of murder. Kitty Cameo: At the beginning of the episode Jessica receives a phone call from her Aunt Mildred (Penny Singleton) who is calling to […]
Original Air Date: December 3, 1989 Directed by: Allen Reisner Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains a spoiler for this episode! Synopsis: Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) narrates the story of Lt. Amos Ballinger (Barry Newman), a police detective assigned to teach a class in criminal investigation at a local university and whose […]
Directed by: Irving Cummings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains some spoilers for this film! Synopsis: William Scott, Jr. (Junior Durkin; Junior is also the character’s nickname) is determined to prove to everyone that he has the makings of an ace sleuth. Purr Blur: After his dog, Doctor, is kicked by a […]
Original Air Date: February 1, 1987 Directed by: David Hemmings Cat Out of the Bag Alert! This review contains spoilers for this episode! Synopsis: On a stormy night, a bedridden Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) overhears a murder plot on a crossed telephone connection. Cat Burglar (Scene Stealer): Despite Jessica’s warnings, a rich man is killed […]
Directed by: Ralph Portillo Synopsis: A group of kids learn a ghost named Carolyn haunts some nearby woods and try to capture her. Purr Blur: Early in the film a girl named Carrie (Brittany Robertson) enters an abandoned house looking for ghosts. A black cat runs down the stairs, growling, and startles her. For some […]