About this series
Murder 101 is a series of four made-for-television mystery films aired on the Hallmark Channel between 2006 and 2008, starring Dick Van Dyke as Professor Jonathan Maxwell, Barry Van Dyke as Mike Bryant, a former cop and now a private detective, and Shane Van Dyke as Shane Manners, Mike Bryant's nephew.
All films — in order
1
Murder 101
When a local successful executive is murdered in an explosion at his mansion, suspicions point to an attractive female investigative reporter who was close to the man and working undercover on a story about corporate scandal. Brought in by the police to help solve the crime, Dr. Maxwell has a mind that outwits the apparent. He throws himself into a world of corporate schemes to uncover a long list of hard-nosed men and women with big-money motives for murder.
2
Murder 101: College Can be Murder
Criminology Professor Dr. Jonathan Maxwell does not believe that Professor Archer Coe died of a heart attack, so he hires his friend Mike Parker to investigate. The pair discover that the murdered professor had many enemies, and many secrets.
3
Murder 101: If Wishes Were Horses
Dr. Maxwell is called in to investigate the kidnapping of a prize race horse. When the case leads to murder, Maxwell and Detective Bryant suspect the horse's owner.
4
Murder 101: The Locked Room Mystery
Criminology professor Jonathan Maxwell investigates a murder at a new age retreat where the leader is killed in a locked room surrounded by people in a deep trance.
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