Hart to Hart
Murder Wrap
TV Flash files “Murder Wrap” as hour 28 of 110 in the TV Flash guide — Hart to Hart (1979–1984) on ABC, season 2, episode 6, aired 1981-01-06, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E06: listed hour 28 of 110 in the Hart to Hart guide, hour 6 of 20 in season 2. It aired 1981-01-06 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “'Tis the Season to Be Murdered” (S02E05). Next is “Murder in Paradise” (S02E07).
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Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
An Egyptologist is killed just before the opening of a stagey exhibit, featuring the mummy of an ancient Egyptian prince who legend says is waiting for his princess to join him in death -- and she looks just like Jennifer.
Viewer FAQ
Where does Murder Wrap sit in the Hart to Hart guide?
S02E06 is listed hour 28 of 110 — hour 6 of 20 in season 2, season 2 episode 6.
When did Hart to Hart S02E06 air?
Murder Wrap aired 1981-01-06 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I watch in order?
No. Amateur-sleuth case-of-the-week with a marriage at the center. Sample any champagne murder; Freeway and Max are the constants.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers play rich amateur sleuths with champagne, a dog named Freeway, and murder as a weekend hobby. Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. Marriage fantasy: glamour couple, light mystery, and chemistry that makes the corpses feel like party guests who overstayed.
Open on champagne that is not optional. ABC's Hart to Hart (1979–1984), created by Sidney Sheldon with Spelling-Goldberg sheen: self-made millionaire Jonathan Hart and journalist wife Jennifer stumble into murders between jet-set parties, loyal Max driving the getaway. Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers in champagne detective-couple energy; Lionel Stander in the Max slot; a dog named Freeway as branding. Theme and lifestyle were half the appeal. Premiered 1979; defined early-1980s light mystery glamour from a…
Filed against
- Robert Wagner as Jonathan Hart
Robert Wagner's Jonathan Hart made Hart to Hart feel like murder as a weekend hobby — Stefanie Powers as the other half of the champagne, a dog named Freeway, Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. Marriage fantasy with corpses…
- Stefanie Powers as Jennifer Hart
Stefanie Powers glided through Hart to Hart as Jennifer Hart — rich amateur sleuth, champagne, a dog named Freeway, murder as a weekend hobby beside Robert Wagner. Aaron Spelling sophistication as comfort crime. TV Flash files her as…
- Lionel Stander as Max
Lionel Stander growled the help as Max on Hart to Hart — the gravel-voiced fixer for Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers, rich amateur sleuths with champagne, a dog named Freeway, and murder as a weekend hobby. Aaron Spelling comfort crime.…