Columbo
1971 · Crime, Drama, Mystery · 10 Seasons · 67 Episodes ·
Columbo is a friendly, verbose, disheveled-looking police detective who is consistently underestimated by his suspects. Despite his unprepossessing appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for indictment. His formidable eye for detail and meticulously dedicated approach often become clear to the killer only late in the storyline.
Episodes
1. Étude in BlackThe mistress of a conductor becomes a target for murder after threatening to tell all to her lover's wife.
2. The Greenhouse JungleJarvis Goodland, along with his nephew, plan a kidnap scam to break the nephews trust fund, but after the money has been collected, Jarvis kills his partner.
3. The Most Crucial GameThe manager of a football team kills the team's owner, disguising himself as an ice cream vendor as a cover. He then uses a recording of a faked phone call as an alibi to prove he was elsewhere at the time of the murder.
4. Dagger of the MindColumbo journeys to London to observe Scotland Yard, but winds up investigating murders committed by two Shakespearean actors.
5. Requiem for a Falling StarA fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
6. A Stitch in CrimeLeonard Nimoy plays a heart surgeon whose talents turn to murder. Stung by jealousy, he's planning a surgical death for his brilliant but ailing associate. Will Geer plays the intended victim.
7. The Most Dangerous MatchA chess grandmaster disposes of the champion, who keeps coming back on him.
8. Double ShockA wealthy man is murdered; his twin nephews stand to inherit, but which one committed the crime?
