![]() “Jessica has extreme sincerity, compassion, extraordinary intuition. “Mostly, I’ve played very spectacular bitches.” Lansbury told the New York Times in 1985. Fletcher was a departure for Angela Lansbury, who gained fame in The Manchurian Candidate, The Harvey Girls, Bedknobs and Broomsticks, and countless theater roles. ![]() A good-natured widow who lives in the small coastal Maine town of Cabot Cove, she’s hardly the caricature you expect to lead a mystery. But it’s her demeanor and the extravagance of the characters she encounters that make Murder, She Wrote the perfect balance of coziness and camp. Daniel Craig’s cartoonishly accented Benoit Blanc will continue his crime-solving career in a Knives Out sequel. And then there’s Jessica Beatrice Fletcher, one of the most recognized TV sleuths. Agatha Christie created Hercule Poirot to journey through different destinations and lend his meticulous eye to crime scenes. But the one-character bit lends itself perfectly to the mystery genre. ![]() ![]() There are not many television shows where one character can carry a series. ![]()
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