Revealing mistake: When Olston and his wife are inside the construction trailer, the "scenery" visible through the door is a flat painted backdrop.
Sacha
4th Mar 2026
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
3rd Mar 2026
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Where Have You Gone, Billy Boy? - S7-E18
Revealing mistake: When Vic De Marco enters the dressing room, an actor's mark - visible as a white spot - stands out on the red rug.
24th Feb 2026
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
From the Horse's Mouth - S7-E16
Revealing mistake: When Christy and Jessica drive to the stables, Jessica is briefly replaced by a younger stand-in who bears little resemblance to her.
21st Jan 2026
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica enters the mortuary, the background is a blatant painted backdrop.
15th Jan 2026
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Deadly Misunderstanding - S7-E2
Revealing mistake: In the shot where Ralph lies dead, the padding used to accommodate the stabbed scissors protrudes under his shirt.
20th Dec 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Bill is stabbed, the pad beneath his shirt - where the knife is stabbed - protrudes.
27th Nov 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
How To Make a Killing Without Really Trying - S6-E14
Revealing mistake: When Jessica enters Gordon Tully's office and looks around, there's a photo of him with Buddy Black. The picture is an awful, poorly done composite: the lighting on their heads doesn't match the rest of the image, the head sizes are out of proportion with the bodies, and the overall light direction is inconsistent.
24th Nov 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Danny recounts crashing the pickup and breaking the tail light, you can hear the light shatter when he hits the tree - but it doesn't actually break. In the next shot, however, the tail light is suddenly smashed.
16th Nov 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Town Father - S6-E11
Revealing mistake: When the two men knock on Jessica's door to inform her about the murder, the landscape behind them is a painted backdrop.
6th Nov 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Jack & Bill - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: When the episode ends and Bill leans down for the dog to lick him, a shiny light-brown spot is visible on the actor's jaw - seemingly a bit of food placed there to prompt the dog's trained reaction.
6th Nov 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Jack & Bill - S6-E5
Revealing mistake: In the toilet scene, when Max slams the terrorist against the wall, he is replaced by a very obvious stunt double with longer hair and a noticeably larger build.
21st Jan 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica visits the basement, there's plenty of light everywhere. She then turns off the light, but there's still plenty of light. However, when Adam Frobisher shows up half a second later, the whole place is now in darkness to allow for all the mystery and the intrigue.
11th Jan 2025
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Emma hits a man using the flower pot, Angela Lansbury's stand-in is a much younger stunt double.
15th Dec 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is knocked down by the kids, she is replaced with a younger stunt double.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Miguel tries to sail away, Jessica runs towards the shore. When she enters the water, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a thinner and younger double.
15th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Santana is killed, a rectangular pad where the arrow was stabbed protrudes under his shirt.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Jessica is meeting with Congressman Dan Keppner, there are two windows with the Capitol building behind. One can see it's a painted backdrop, most noticeably the window on the left with the garden view.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: All of the exterior shots of Jessica and Hagarty are wide shots with very obvious stand-ins. Jessica is thinner and younger, while short-haired Hagarty's double is younger, chubbier, and has long hair around the nape.
9th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
The Murder of Sherlock Holmes - S1-E1
Revealing mistake: In part 2 of the episode, when Jessica is mugged, Angela Lansbury is replaced with a younger and thinner stunt double twice: when she runs away and when she protects herself against the wall.
7th Nov 2024
Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Revealing mistake: When Cagliostro is stabbed, there's a protruding rectangular pad under his shirt where the knife is stuck.