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Series

Columbo

197110 seasons

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.

Synopsis

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

Seasons & episodes

10 seasons

Murder by the Book

1. Murder by the Book

Sep 15, 1971 76 min

One member of a mystery-writing-team decides to kill his more talented partner when the better writer decides to go solo.

Death Lends a Hand

2. Death Lends a Hand

Oct 6, 1971 76 min

A private investigator kills his client's wife after she threatens to expose his blackmail scheme. The client then hires the detective to assist Columbo in the search for the killer.

Dead Weight

3. Dead Weight

Oct 27, 1971 76 min

A famous general kills a business associate, then woos a neurotic female witness to thwart Columbo's investigation.

Suitable for Framing

4. Suitable for Framing

Nov 17, 1971 76 min

An art critic, Dale Kingston, kills his uncle for his valuable collection of paintings. All the clues lead to the dead man's first wife. Can Columbo correct the Lieutenant's error before it is too late?

Lady in Waiting

5. Lady in Waiting

Dec 15, 1971 75 min

A woman shoots her overbearing brother, claiming she thought he was a burglar. Columbo doesn't buy the self-defense claim - he know's it's murder.

Short Fuse

6. Short Fuse

Jan 19, 1972 75 min

A chemist rigs a bomb in his uncle's car to gain control of his uncle's company, then plants clues to make Columbo suspicious of the company's Vice-President.

Blueprint for Murder

7. Blueprint for Murder

Feb 9, 1972 75 min

An architect kills his business partner and deliberately lets Columbo suspect him, leading Columbo to think that he's hidden the body in the foundation of a building under construction. He plans to let Columbo dig up the site and find nothing, knowing that its the perfect place to hide the body since Columbo would never look in the same place twice.

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Cast

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Columbo

Production

The details

Release

1971

Seasons

10 seasons

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