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Columbo

Columbo
★ 8.1/10•1971•TV-PG•Crime•Drama•Mystery
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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.

StatusEnded
LanguageEN
First Air DateSep 15, 1971

Episodes

Episode 1 - Murder by the BookE176m

Murder by the Book

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

Sep 15, 1971

Episode 2 - Death Lends a HandE276m

Death Lends a Hand

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.

Oct 6, 1971

Episode 3 - Dead WeightE376m

Dead Weight

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

Oct 27, 1971

Episode 4 - Suitable for FramingE476m

Suitable for Framing

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?

Nov 17, 1971

Episode 5 - Lady in WaitingE575m

Lady in Waiting

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.

Dec 15, 1971

Episode 6 - Short FuseE675m

Short Fuse

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.

Jan 19, 1972

Episode 7 - Blueprint for MurderE775m

Blueprint for Murder

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.

Feb 9, 1972

Actors

Peter Falk

Peter Falk

Lt. Columbo

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