What a truly amazing episode. I am a huge fan of Columbo, and love a lot of episodes in the series, but I have to say Forgotten Lady is up there with the very best. As is always the case with Columbo, Forgotten Lady is beautifully shot, with a very convincing atmosphere and music that not just enhances the mood but also is authentic to the setting. Forgotten Lady is smartly scripted too, with the subplot of Columbo and the firearms test done in a light-hearted and very amusing fashion, and the story is interesting throughout, tight in structure and not as straight-forward as you may think. Right now, I can't think of a more touching ending than the one here.
The cast couldn't have been more perfect, Columbo, sharp clumsy and intelligent yet there is a touch of cunning, as ever is portrayed brilliantly by Peter Falk, and Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe and especially John Payne are very good in support. But playing the most memorable female killer character alongside Susan Clark's in Lady in Waiting from any Columbo episode is Janet Leigh, a very sympathetic performance that had me both gripped and moved. The footage of Walking My Baby Home is very effectively used, there is a very nostalgic quality to it as it remembering the Golden Age in Hollywood and how great an actress Leigh was. All in all, an example of Columbo at its peak, a truly amazing episode and one of the finest of the series. 10/10 Bethany Cox
The cast couldn't have been more perfect, Columbo, sharp clumsy and intelligent yet there is a touch of cunning, as ever is portrayed brilliantly by Peter Falk, and Maurice Evans, Sam Jaffe and especially John Payne are very good in support. But playing the most memorable female killer character alongside Susan Clark's in Lady in Waiting from any Columbo episode is Janet Leigh, a very sympathetic performance that had me both gripped and moved. The footage of Walking My Baby Home is very effectively used, there is a very nostalgic quality to it as it remembering the Golden Age in Hollywood and how great an actress Leigh was. All in all, an example of Columbo at its peak, a truly amazing episode and one of the finest of the series. 10/10 Bethany Cox