A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.A mother and daughter become involved in a murder. Jessica must look between the lines to discover the truth and the murderer.
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- Student #3
- (as Jim Greenblatt)
- College Student
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the second time the late John Vernon has played a school faculty member. He previously played the villainous Dean Vernon Wormer who was in cahoots with the rich fraternity the Omegas in the comedy film Animal House.
- GoofsWhen Jessica is checking the times of connecting trains at the railway station, the uniform of the railway clerk clearly displays the letters "LNER". It suggests that the uniform is actually that of an employee of the London and North East Railway, in Great Britain.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Professor Ron Mercer: [reading] "Clothilde watched the dying rays of sunset fade on the boats that had been beached on the sand and marveled at the colors that defied the onslaught of night. It was a sight worthy of van Gogh at Sainte-Marie's, and she shivered slightly, though the air was warm and no breeze stirred. It was then that she sensed his presence. She turned and felt the power of Jean-Paul's hard, sinewy arms pulling her against him. Her arms moved to encircle and hold him, her mouth seeking his, speaking urgently in hungry tongues of rippling desire." All right. Any comments?
Student #1: Yeah. It's garbage.
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
"School for Scandal" may not be quite among the best episodes of Season 2 or of 'Murder She Wrote' in general, but it's nonetheless a very good one that lives up to its intriguing title. There have been episodes that do a better job giving a reason for Jessica investigating and the murderer again is not that hard to figure out once the clues and explanations start adding up.
Also wouldn't have said no to much more June Lokhart and Roddy McDowell, both give their roles a lot of class but considering their calibre should have been in the episode more and their characters were not quite as interesting as they could have been.
However, "School for Scandal" is very nicely made, giving a real sense of cosiness and nostalgia. 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.
The writing is tight, thought-provoking and typically amiable. The story is absorbing with a very well done central mother and daughter relationship.
Angela Lansbury is as always terrific, and Polly Bergen is particularly compelling of the impressive supporting cast.
On the whole, very good. 8/10 Bethany Cox
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jul 19, 2017