| Show Herald JournalCache Sunday January 24-- The 5 1986 Stapleton briefly returns to television By Vernon Scott UPI Hollywood Reporter - The good newt is that Jean Stapleton is coming back to television The bad news is that she will be back for only one HOLLYWOOD (UPI) night Stapleton will star Wednesday at 8 pm on Channel 5 in “Dead Man’s Folly” an Agatha Christie mystery featuring Peter Ustinov as Belgian sleuth Hercule Poirot Beloved for nine years as Edith Bunker Archie's delightful dingbat Stapleton has spent the past six years performing in the theater and on tour in eight TV movies and a feature film "The Buddy System” Weekly TV has been poorer for her absence but it may be many years before Stapleton returns to a regularly scheduled series “I’ve thought about another series but I haven’t had to make a decision yet” she explained the other day “I won’t make any commitment until I see the written script and have a good idea of where the show would go and exactly what the characters are all about “An hour show would have to be something that really grabs me and stimulates my imagination I would expect even more from a situation comedy because of the high standards set by ‘All in The Family' 'It would have to be extraordinary and special “Right now I love my freedom but if the right script comes along then maybe I’ll be in a position to make a decision” Stapleton one of the warmest and friendliest actresses in Hollywood already made one decision that some cynics may think was the wrong one She was first offered the starring role in “Murder She Wrote” and declined it With Angela CBS-TV- 5:00 5:30 SHOW ESPN ESPN 7:00 7:30 Revoo’s World Class Women MAX Album Flash: Phil Collins SHOW MOVIE: 'Shinbone A Hey' ESPN Skating: Seiko Skate Amer- B OO 9:30 10:00 10:30 '85 6:30 mantha' MAX MOVIE: The Third Man' SHOW MOVIE: ‘The Princess and the Pirate' TNN MOVIE: Trad 'Along the Sundown AFTERNOON 12:00 ESPN 1:00 HSO ' CoHege BaiketbaH: Louis-vHi- e at Memphis State MOVIE: 'The Bugs Bunny Roed Runner Movie' MAX MOVIE: 'Honeysuckle Rose’ SHOW MOVIE: ‘Gitie of the White OfcMd MOVIE: 'Dinner at the Ritz DSNY MOVIE: ‘Peter Rabbit and B the Tales of Beatrix Potter’ 2:30 3:00 WSd Street Weak B DSNY Adventures of ESPN AWA Wrestling UFE MOVIE: ‘Outside Chance' HSO MOVIE: 'Wad! 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