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Over My Dead Body (TV series)

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Over My Dead Body
GenrePolice procedural
Crime drama
Created byWilliam Link
David Chisholm
Starring
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (1 unaired)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companyUniversal Television
Original release
NetworkCBS
ReleaseOctober 26, 1990 (1990-10-26) –
June 20, 1991 (1991-06-20)

Over My Dead Body is an American police crime drama which was aired on the CBS television network from October 26, 1990 to June 20, 1991 as part of its 1990 fall lineup on Friday night at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time.

Premise

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Over My Dead Body stars Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett, an aging mystery novelist whose three successful early novels were starting to be overshadowed by the reputation his two most recent works had developed as being "bombs." He was approached by young, struggling reporter Nikki Page (Jessica Lundy) who wrote for the San Francisco Union, and who came to him for help after witnessing a murder through her window and because he was her favorite author. After they solved this mystery, they became fast friends and began to work together in the "amateur sleuth" tradition to solve crimes.

Production

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Over My Dead Body was produced by William Link, the man responsible for Murder, She Wrote, but while it shared the theme of an aging mystery writer as an amateur sleuth in real life, it shared none of the earlier program's success. It was cancelled after a run of less than three months, although a few leftover episodes were aired in June 1991.

Cast

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Episodes

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No. Title Directed by Written by Original air date
1"Pilot"Bradford MayStory by : William Link & David Chisholm
Teleplay by : David Chisholm
October 26, 1990 (1990-10-26)
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3"No Ifs, Ands or Butlers"Bradford MayRichard C. OkieNovember 2, 1990 (1990-11-02)
4"Dad and Buried"Bruce Seth GreenMark A. BurleyNovember 9, 1990 (1990-11-09)
5"Obits and Pieces"James QuinnScott Shepherd and Steven C. Smith & Sylvia StoddardNovember 16, 1990 (1990-11-16)
6"If Looks Could Kill"Richard ComptonStory by : Tom Sawyer
Teleplay by : Robin Bernheim
November 23, 1990 (1990-11-23)
7"Dead Air"Bradford MayPeter M. TildenNovember 30, 1990 (1990-11-30)
8"A Passing Inspection"Bradford MayScott ShepherdDecember 7, 1990 (1990-12-07)
9"Carrie Christmas and a Nappie New Year"Timothy BondWalter BroughDecember 21, 1990 (1990-12-21)
10"Naked Brunch"Charles CorrellJim McGrathJune 6, 1991 (1991-06-06)
11"An Actor Prepares"Janet GreekStory by : Violet Pullbrook
Teleplay by : Jim McGrath
June 20, 1991 (1991-06-20)
12"Separation Is Murder"Noel BlackRobin BernheimUNAIRED

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