A Friend in Deed
- Episode aired May 5, 1974
- TV-PG
- 1h 35m
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8.2/10
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A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.A police commissioner provides a false alibi for a wife killer, but then expects an alibi in return.
Arlene Martel
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- (as Arlene Martell)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe funeral home featured in the stock shot is not in California. It is the luxurious Ephrussi de Rothschild villa and gardens in Saint-Jean-Cap-Ferrat on the French Riviera. This location is notably featured in the James Bond film Never Say Never Again (1983).
- Goofs(at around 41 mins) Mark Halperin (Richard Kiley) refers to the murder plot as a "Quid Quo Pro" instead of as a Quid Pro Quo.
- Quotes
Mark Halperin: [to his wife] Darling, if you're embarrassed by all your millions, why don't you just sign them over to me? They wouldn't embarrass me in the least.
- ConnectionsReferences Strangers on a Train (1951)
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One of my absolute favourites of the series
I love Columbo, I consider it one of the finest series of its kind. There are several gems amongst this series, and A Friend in Deed is one of them. Beautifully filmed and scored with striking locations, A Friend In Deed also benefits from some of the cleverest, wittiest and stylish writing of the series, and one of the series' most consistently absorbing stories. The scenes between Falk and Kiley are brilliantly played and genuinely tense at times. Peter Falk embodies Columbo as ever before, while Richard Kiley is a more than worthy foil, often coming across as intimidating, which I loved. The support cast are good enough with what they have, but it is the leads especially that make this episode work. Overall, a wonderful episode and one of my favourites. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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- Also known as
- Meine Tote - Deine Tote
- Filming locations
- 355 S Muirfield Rd, Los Angeles, California, USA(Halperin residence)
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