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A feisty widow solves murders when she's not writing about them in her home town of Cabot Cove, Maine, a coastal community with a peculiarly high homicide rate. A Sunday-night staple on CBS, this hugely popular drama was Angela Lansbury's first regular series and earned the Tony and Golden Globe-winning actress an Emmy nomination (but never, unaccountab (more…)

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Season 1, Episode 21 Murder at the Oasis

First Aired: April 7, 1985

A security system at his desert home doesn't protect a show-business luminary (Ed Ames) who's unloved by his loved ones. Angela Lansbury. Peggy Shannon: Piper Laurie. Sergeant Barnes: Ken Howard. Mickey Shannon: Joseph Bottoms. Terry Shannon: Linda Purl. Buster: Joey Bishop.

Guest Cast

Ken Howard Sergeant Barnes

Joey Bishop Buster

Piper Laurie Peggy Shannon

Joseph Bottoms Mickey Shannon

Linda Purl Terry Shannon

Ed Ames

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Premiered: September 30, 1984
Rating: TV-PG
Premise: A feisty widow solves murders when she's not writing about them in her home town of Cabot Cove, Maine, a coastal community with a peculiarly high homicide rate. A Sunday-night staple on CBS, this hugely popular drama was Angela Lansbury's first regular ser… (more)