Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.Jessica is detoured from a scheduled book tour after encountering MI6 agent Michael Haggerty and he convinces her to pose as his wife in Greece.
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- Airline Clerk
- (as Miguel Marcott)
- Party Guest
- (uncredited)
- Thug
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJessica is asked if her American accent is real or if she is putting it on. She answers "it's very real!" Angela Lansbury was born in the UK and had a British accent.
- GoofsAlthough Angela Lansbury traveled to Greece to shoot on location, the double used for certain location scenes looks absolutely nothing like her.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Michael Hagarty: [on phone] Oh, that's marvelous, Pamela. That's ruddy marvelous. You've totally mucked things up. Yes, of course I'm sympathetic, assuming that it really is your appendix and not some... Liar? Did I call you a liar?
[pause]
Michael Hagarty: Fine.
[pause]
Michael Hagarty: You needn't shout! There's nothing wrong with the damn connection!
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
"Appointment in Athens" is a decent start to Season 6, a worthwhile appointment. To me, there are far better Season 6 episodes to follow let alone 'Murder She Wrote' in general. While the story is intriguing and the murder mystery is engaging and neatly and satisfyingly resolved, some of it is preposterous and convoluted, the abduction plot didn't have as much clarity and neither did the early parts of the episode.
It occasionally lacks lustre pace-wise too, or at least to me it did.
On the other hand, it's the charms of the entire cast and the acting that elevate "Appointment in Athens" to a higher level. Angela Lansbury demonstrates why Jessica Fletcher is one of her best remembered roles, while Len Cariou proves why Michael Hagarty is among the best recurring characters on 'Murder She Wrote', just adore the chemistry between them.
Support acting from particularly Ian Ogilvy, Thom Christopher and June Chadwick couldn't have been more ideal.
Production values as ever are slick and stylish, Greece looks fabulous and the fashions are nostalgia-inducing. The music has energy and has presence but also not making the mistake of over-scoring, while it is hard to forget or resist the theme tune. The writing is mostly thought-provoking, light-hearted and amiable.
Overall, decent Season 6 opener but better was to follow. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Sep 21, 2017
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- Monastiraki Flea Market, Athens, Greece(Athens Flea Market scenes)
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