Summary
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.
| Over My Dead Body | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Police procedural Crime drama |
| Created by | William Link David Chisholm |
| Starring | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (1 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company | Universal Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | October 26, 1990 – June 20, 1991 |
Premise edit
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 edit
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 edit
- Edward Woodward as Maxwell Beckett
- Jessica Lundy as Nikki Page
Episodes edit
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Bradford May | Story by : William Link & David Chisholm Teleplay by : David Chisholm | October 26, 1990 |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | "No Ifs, Ands or Butlers" | Bradford May | Richard C. Okie | November 2, 1990 |
| 4 | "Dad and Buried" | Bruce Seth Green | Mark A. Burley | November 9, 1990 |
| 5 | "Obits and Pieces" | James Quinn | Scott Shepherd and Steven C. Smith & Sylvia Stoddard | November 16, 1990 |
| 6 | "If Looks Could Kill" | Richard Compton | Story by : Tom Sawyer Teleplay by : Robin Bernheim | November 23, 1990 |
| 7 | "Dead Air" | Bradford May | Peter M. Tilden | November 30, 1990 |
| 8 | "A Passing Inspection" | Bradford May | Scott Shepherd | December 7, 1990 |
| 9 | "Carrie Christmas and a Nappie New Year" | Timothy Bond | Walter Brough | December 21, 1990 |
| 10 | "Naked Brunch" | Charles Correll | Jim McGrath | June 6, 1991 |
| 11 | "An Actor Prepares" | Janet Greek | Story by : Violet Pullbrook Teleplay by : Jim McGrath | June 20, 1991 |
| 12 | "Separation Is Murder" | Noel Black | Robin Bernheim | UNAIRED |
References edit
- Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows
External links edit
- Over My Dead Body at IMDb
