Dame Angela, who played amateur sleuth Jessica Fletcher in the original series, told the BBC she was "terribly pleased and relieved" by the news.
"I knew it was a terrible mistake," she said. "I didn't want to sully the memory."
She added: "Octavia Spencer is a superb actress. She had no business being put into a situation that she couldn't win.
"I knew it was a terrible mistake," she said. "I didn't want to sully the memory."
She added: "Octavia Spencer is a superb actress. She had no business being put into a situation that she couldn't win.
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