Mr. Monk and the Foreign Man (14 Aug. 2009)

Monk ignores his paying case for another case that involves a dead wife, victim of a hit-and-run accident, who was visiting from Nigeria.

Director:

David Grossman

Writers:

Andy Breckman (creator), David Breckman (teleplay),

Stars:

Tony Shalhoub, Traylor Howard, Jason Gray-Stanford

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Tony Shalhoub	...	Adrian Monk
Traylor Howard	...	Natalie Teeger
Jason Gray-Stanford	...	Lt. Randall Disher
Ted Levine	...	Captain Leland Stottlemeyer
Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje	...	Samuel Waingaya
Gregory Sporleder	...	Kenneth Nichols
Erich Anderson	...	John Buxton
Henri Lubatti	...	Chef at French restaurant
Constance Ejuma	...	Ansara Waingaya
James 'Kimo' Wills	...	First Slacker (as Kimo Wills)
Laura Johnson	...	Carolyn Buxton
Burl Moseley	...	Grocery Store Clerk
Chris Coy	...	Second Slacker
Eloy Méndez	...	Dishwasher (as Eloy Mendez)
Lisa Jay	...	Gail

Storyline

Monk ignores his paying case for another case that involves a dead wife, victim of a hit-and-run accident, who was visiting from Nigeria.

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Plot Keywords:

hit and run | crowbar | fish | seafood restaurant | earring | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Mystery | Crime

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English Yoruba French

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 5, Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Mandeville Films, Touchstone Television, Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Goofs

The body of the murdered maid had been laying on the floor for 12 days, but there is no sign of decomposition at all.

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Connections

References Friends (1994)

User Reviews

A spouse's death

Monk encounters a man from Nigeria whose wife was killed by a hit and run driver in front of Monk's apartment building. Monk befriends the distraught man, and soon enough they are on the trail of the killer. At the same time, Monk is asked to look into the murder of a maid across town. Before the episode ends, the two deaths will be tied together. This is a very sad episode, with a poignant performance by Shalhoub. Monk begins confusing the death of the Nigerian woman with the death of his own wife, Trudy. Natalie and Captain S. are put on the back burner for this one. I am sorry to report that the episodes this season have not been up to the Monk of old. At least so far. Some posters have suggested this may be intentional, but I doubt it. I suspect the show has simply run out of gas, like ER and SCRUBS before it.