Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.Jessica is the first women to speak at a function at an all-male club, then a member is murdered.
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Edward Winter
- Edward Dunsany
- (as Ed Winter)
John Brennan
- Waiter
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThere are many in-jokes in "The Committee". The last names of characters Edward Dunsany, Gerald Innsmouth and Philip Arkham all refer to works by H.P. Lovecraft. The name of Harcourt Fenton is an obvious reference to Star Trek (1966) rogue Harcourt Fenton Mudd, and the names of Lieutenant Tartarus and the Avernus Club both refer to mythological hells. This is no surprise, given that prolific SF author J. Michael Straczynski wrote "The Committee".
- GoofsThe Bohemian Grove is not just some "gentlemen's club," but a conclave where some of the world's most powerful men meet for two weeks a year. They hold secret planning meetings and perform pagan rituals, including mock sacrifices to Moloch, as well as recreational events.
- Quotes
[first lines]
Doris: Mrs. Fletcher, hi.
Jessica Fletcher: Hello.
Doris: I just wanted to say I've been a big fan of yours ever since 'The Corpse Danced at Midnight'.
Jessica Fletcher: Well, thank you.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Murder, She Wrote: Incident in Lot 7 (1992)
- SoundtracksMurder She Wrote Theme
Written by John Addison
Featured review
A classic episode.
Jessica is called in to an exclusive men's club, to discover who killed Laurence Kale, a member of the club who's gone rogue, and been blackballed by his committee, but before a punishment can be made, he is killed.
Sometimes Murder, she wrote can feel like lunchtime viewing, the kind of show you can pop on whilst you're having a sandwich, and switch off into a cosy, safe land. The Committee, however is as far away from that scenario as you can possibly get.
One of the show's darkest episodes, it is loaded with tension and atmosphere, Jessica is exploring a pretty unsavoury men's club, she's very much out of her comfort zone here.
It's as if a totally different production team made this one, it looks so much darker, it has a sinister theme music playing the whole way through, and it has a very different pace.
I thought Norman Lloyd was excellent here, he had a real presence here, talk about sinister.
For me, this has been the best episode of Series eight so far, this is a classic episode.
9/10.
Sometimes Murder, she wrote can feel like lunchtime viewing, the kind of show you can pop on whilst you're having a sandwich, and switch off into a cosy, safe land. The Committee, however is as far away from that scenario as you can possibly get.
One of the show's darkest episodes, it is loaded with tension and atmosphere, Jessica is exploring a pretty unsavoury men's club, she's very much out of her comfort zone here.
It's as if a totally different production team made this one, it looks so much darker, it has a sinister theme music playing the whole way through, and it has a very different pace.
I thought Norman Lloyd was excellent here, he had a real presence here, talk about sinister.
For me, this has been the best episode of Series eight so far, this is a classic episode.
9/10.
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- Sleepin_Dragon
- Sep 22, 2023
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