Lieutenant Columbo, played with average Joe charm and unshowy, easy-to-miss dexterity by Peter Falk, is more than meets the eye — to the bad guys, not us, because we know how things will turn out.

Columbo (or at least the programme) seemed to have a fascination with mystery writers. Perhaps this isn't surprising, as its creators later went on to make Murder, She Wrote, which sort of replaced ...

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Especially in its earlier days, Columbo had the distinction of relying upon the Universal contract system to ensure that A-list stars appeared in the show. Ray Milland was just one of those big name ...