While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.While visiting Ireland, Jessica searches for clues when a widowed friend's son is suspected of killing an American relative.
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- Siobhan Kennedy
- (as Wendy Benson)
- Emily Griffith
- (as Bridgette Wilson)
- Shopkeeper
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaAlthough outside shots set in Ireland, no actual actors were there.
- GoofsJessica isn't looking at the driver of the car while she's speaking. She's looking at the camera which is probably attached to where the windshield should be.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Jessica Fletcher: Oh, I almost forgot. I had some film developed. I took some really extraordinary pictures at Saint Broderick's.
Fiona Delaney Griffith: Mmm.
Jessica Fletcher: Now, am I imagining things, or isn't that a little fairy person there in among the flowers? And you see the little feathered wing there?
Fiona Delaney Griffith: The deenee shee and gancanagh.
Jessica Fletcher: No, look. You tell me now. Isn't that a little man's face among the trees?
Fiona Delaney Griffith: I think you need to get your camera fixed, girl.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 46th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1994)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
"A Killing in Cork" is the second episode of 'Murder She Wrote' set in Ireland, the first being "The Wind Around the Tower". It's not as good as that episode, it lacks that episode's atmosphere and the ending is not quite as terrific, but when it comes to Season 10 it's in the better half. It's not a perfect episode, the mystery drags slightly at times especially in the early parts and the accents once again are distractingly bad (worse in this case).
The mystery is an intriguing one though and the ending is one of the more satisfying, actually being surprising, and better acted ones of the first half of Season 10.
While the accents were really not great to put it lightly, the acting otherwise is not bad if not exceptional. Angela Lansbury can't be faulted and she is very well supported by Fionnula Flanagan, Andrew Robinson and Dakin Matthews.
Even if one questions the authenticity of the Cork setting, it hardly looks cheap and the way it's photographed is still slick, stylish and nicely cosy. 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.
Writing is thoughtful and amiable mostly and there is some nice suspense at times, especially in the lead up to the second murder.
In conclusion, pretty good. 7/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Nov 11, 2017