"A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001) TV series

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

22 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Action

Tagline:

A new kind of criminal, a new kind of crime, a new kind of client, a new kind of fee.

Plot:

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Nero Wolfe | Detective | Actress Playing Multiple Roles | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Based On Novel

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Archie Goodwin (27 episodes, 2001-2002)
Maury Chaykin	...	Nero Wolfe (27 episodes, 2001-2002)
Colin Fox	...	Fritz Brenner (26 episodes, 2001-2002)
Bill Smitrovich	...	Inspector Cramer (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
R.D. Reid	...	Sergeant Purley Stebbins (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Conrad Dunn	...	Saul Panzer (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
James Tolkan	...	Avery Ballou / ... (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Robert Bockstael	...	Agent Stahl / ... (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kari Matchett	...	Lily Rowan / ... (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
David Schurmann	...	Director #2 / ... (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nicky Guadagni	...	Elaine Usher / ... (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Steve Cumyn	...	Cecil Grantham / ... (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Trent McMullen	...	Orrie Cather (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Richard Waugh	...	Director #1 / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Boyd Banks	...	Austin 'Dinky' Byne / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Fulvio Cecere	...	Fred Durkin (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christine Brubaker	...	Hattie Harding / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

Nero Wolfe (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

46 min | USA:92 min (pilot)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Trivia:

In part 1 of "Prisoner's Base," Archie's paycheck reveals his weekly salary ($200) and Wolfe's address (914 West 35th Street).

Quotes:

[Wolfe fakes a nervous breakdown for Dr. Vollmer]
Nero Wolfe: Do you want to pay two dollars a pound for butter? Fifty cents for shoestrings? A dollar for a bottle of beer? Hmph. Well? Confound it, answer me!
Archie: I don't know if it's the willies or what, but as you can see -
Nero Wolfe: Just because I ask you to lend me five dollars until the beginning of the next war, does not mean that I'm a frugal person.
Dr. Vollmer: Who wrote this script for him?
Archie: It's been like this ever since I brought him home.
Dr. Vollmer: He's been out of the house?
Nero Wolfe: Archie tells me that you're masquerading as a doctor. Bah! They'll take your clothes off too! Oh, yes, they'll examine every inch of your skin, and they'll find the mark. The one that entitles you to a discount.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (TV)

Most Satisfactory

The "Nero Wolfe" TV series (2001-2002) was brilliant, and if you missed it on TV or, like its myriad fans, want to see it again and again, "Nero Wolfe" is available on DVD. Producers Michael Jaffe, Timothy Hutton, and Howard Braunstein did everything right - the cast, the dialogue, the sets, the wardrobe, and the music. Everything that Rex Stout put into his stories can be seen on these DVDs. ("Nero Wolfe-The Complete Season One" and "Nero Wolfe-The Complete Season Two") And the quality of the DVDs, both the audio and the video, is superb.

The Doorbell Rang (the first episode on the Season One DVD set), starring Timothy Hutton as Archie Goodwin, and Maury Chaykin as Nero Wolfe, is an exceptional adaptation of Rex Stout's 1965 novel. Nero Wolfe, with the assistance of Archie Goodwin, his intrepid legman, takes on "the big fish," J. Edgar Hoover.

The Season Two DVDs are every bit as fine as the Season One set in audio and video quality. Season Two has the added fillip of bonus material which was sadly lacking in the Season One set. The Season Two set includes "The Golden Spiders," the 2000 TV movie which led to the series, and "The Making of Nero Wolfe," a short documentary which offers interviews with Timothy Hutton, Maury Chaykin, and others involved in the production of this marvelous series. Also included as a "bonus" is a widescreen version of "The Silent Speaker." (It is unfortunate that A&E did not see fit to offer all of the episodes in widescreen.) After enjoying Nero Wolfe Season One and Two you'll want more adaptations of Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe done by Jaffe, Hutton et al. You'll also wonder what fit of nincompoopery came over A&E and made them cancel this exemplary series.