Over My Dead Body

Over My Dead Body

5.5

1990-10-26

Over My Dead Body is a detective drama 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 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.

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Over My Dead Body is a detective drama 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 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.

First Aired

1990-10-26

Last Aired

1991-06-20

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Director

Status

Ended

Genres

Drama

Crime

Language

English

Network

CBS

Production

Universal Television

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    Jessica Lundy

    Jessica Lundy
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    Edward Woodward

    Edward Woodward
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    Gregory Itzin

    Gregory Itzin
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    Peter Looney

    Peter Looney
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    John D. LeMay

    John D. LeMay
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    Rick Fitts

    Rick Fitts