Columbo

TV Series

1971–2003

TV-PG

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8.1/10

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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.

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Sun, 05 May, 1974

S3.E8A Friend in Deed

A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the friend to repay the favour.

8.0/10

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Sun, 11 Feb, 1973

S2.E6A Stitch in Crime

Leonard 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.

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Peter Falk

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Dean Hargrove

Richard Alan Simmons

Roland Kibbee

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10/10

I can't believe there are so few reviews on this, Columbo is one of the defining detectives on television. He's so low key, so unimposing, and it's a pleasure watching him take down all those criminals that think they are are smarter than him, better than him because of, well how little and, well how wrinkled and cheap he appears. He's the opposite of so many detectives on television these days, the everyman solving crimes. It's just a brilliant approach to a character, and one that is fantastically fun to watch. 13 out of 15 found th

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