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- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkMartin LandauJeanette NolanA smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle.
- DirectorEdward M. AbromsStarsPeter FalkLaurence HarveyLloyd BochnerA chess player murders his opponent before a big match. Lt. Columbo must out-maneuver this crafty, but craven, killer.
- DirectorHy AverbackStarsPeter FalkLeonard NimoyAnne FrancisA surgeon has an ingenious plan for murdering his partner in a research project, but a nurse catches onto the scheme.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkAnne BaxterFrank ConverseA faded movie actress commits murder. Lt. Columbo, one of her biggest fans, is on the case.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkRichard BasehartWilfrid Hyde-WhiteIn London, a respected Shakespearean acting duo cover up the unintended killing of their producer.
- DirectorJeremy KaganStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpDean JaggerThe manager of a football team murders its callow owner, making it look as if the young man had had an accident in his swimming pool. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsPeter FalkRay MillandBob DishyColumbo arrives at a kidnapping case, which at some point turns to worse. Everything seems to be related to a trust fund managed by a man with a great love for orchids.
- DirectorNicholas ColasantoJohn CassavetesPeter FalkStarsPeter FalkJohn CassavetesJames OlsonA ruthless conductor murders the gifted pianist with whom he is having an affair. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAn elderly woman is found dead in her own cottage and DCI Tom Barnaby is convinced the death is not a simple accident.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkAfter a noted author speaks before a group of local Midsomer writers, the naked body of the event's host is found bludgeoned to death in his bedroom.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkBarnaby donates time to the local amateur dramatic society when Joyce is cast in a revival of "Amadeus," but complications arise when the leading man is murdered onstage.
- DirectorBaz TaylorStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen the wife of a wealthy local businessman disappears, Barnaby finds that Fawcett Green harbors a complex web of financial and romantic entanglements.
- DirectorBaz TaylorStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkDCI Barnaby needs all his wits about him as he investigates a string of deaths at a local New Age commune.
- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsAlton LettoLucy PunchToby StephensImmature cop Jack Armstrong and new partner Kate Bishop, whose husband is a workaholic, investigate the murder of seemingly lonely singleton Sally Jacobs. A friend of the deceased tells them that she had just met a handsome blond man and Jack connects this to another, recent murder whose victim had the same tastes as Sally. Both women had loyalty shopping cards from the Honey Bee group and the killer would seem to be an employee with access to the company's database. Kate enters false details of herself to act as decoy, learning of her husband's apparent infidelity in the process. She is duly approached by a handsome young man. But is he the killer? An after hours visit to the Honey Bee offices provides the answer.
- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsLucy PunchToby StephensRonny JhuttiBanker Andrew Bridgley checks into a clinic for treatment of his depression, where somebody tries to blow him up. Kate and Jack investigate, Jack as crass as ever though he shows sympathy to Kate when she tells him that she and husband Dan are seeking marriage guidance. An attempt to shoot Andrew shows that somebody has hired a hitman, disguised as a patient. When Andrew refuses to go to a safe house the cops move in with him though they fail to save another patient, who eats a poisoned meal meant for Andrew. Kate accidentally exposes the hitman though their employer's identity comes as a surprise. Kate and Dan reconcile but Jack, following a spot of afternoon delight with the clinic's female director, is diagnosed with testicular cancer.
- DirectorMatt LipseyStarsToby StephensRory KinnearLucy PunchSteeling himself to have his right testicle surgically removed, Jack joins Kate as they investigate the abduction of Gemma G, from pop band Candy Crew. A ransom is paid but Gemma is not released. As the group's fortunes soar due to the surrounding publicity, Jack suspects an inside job and is proved partially right when the band's manager Richard is murdered. In a showdown at a greyhound track, Jack rescues both Gina and Kate from the kidnapper before undergoing his operation. He is visited in hospital by Kate - will she stay on as his partner or return to Bristol with Dan?
- DirectorIan FitzgibbonStarsToby StephensRonny JhuttiMiranda RaisonJack is joined by earnest new partner Georgina 'George' Dixon to investigate the murder of car salesman Carl Mercer,whose corpse is found in the boot of a car at his work-place. Jack is convinced the killer is one of his work colleagues,including service manager Dave Jackson and his daughter,receptionist Debbie,who was engaged to Carl,or sales rival Emma. Top of the list is Debbie's jealous ex-boyfriend Ryan Kinnock,who detested Carl. To lazy Jack's annoyance George makes him help her check the suspects' phone records and he actually finds the person who had sex with Carl the night he died. This in turn leads to George unmasking the killer.
- DirectorJeannot SzwarcStarsPeter FalkVera MilesMartin SheenThe formula for a miraculous wrinkle cream leads the founder of a cosmetics company to murder; Columbo is soon on the case.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkDonald PleasenceJoyce JillsonA wine connisseur kills his half- brother to prevent him selling the family winery to a merchant company so he can pay off his gambling debts.
- DirectorBoris SagalStarsPeter FalkJackie CooperJoanne LinvilleSenatorial candidate Nelson Hayward murders his domineering campaign manager, staging it to appear that Hayward himself was the intended victim of a mob hit gone wrong.
- DirectorRichard QuineStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpRobert MiddletonA self-styled "motivation research specialist" uses subliminal cues to commit a murder. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorRobert ButlerStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyMickey SpillaneA publisher hires a bomb enthusiast to murder a bestselling author of detective novels. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorAlf KjellinStarsPeter FalkJosé FerrerLew AyresThe director of a government institute that employs various scientific geniuses commits a clever murder. But another kind of genius is on the case: Lt. Columbo.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert ConradGretchen CorbettA health club owner murders one of his franchisees. Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorAlf KjellinStarsPeter FalkDick Van DykeDon GordonA photographer murders his wife and blames her death on a bungled kidnapping. But Lt. Columbo has an even sharper eye than the Pulitzer Prize winner.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanBurr DeBenningThe commandant of a military academy murders the chairman of the board, who wants to oust him. Lt. Columbo takes up residence in the barracks to expose the killer.
- DirectorBen GazzaraStarsPeter FalkRobert VaughnJane GreerLt. Columbo takes a trip to Acapulco, but finds himself on a new case when a used car dealer commits murder on the cruise ship.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkOskar WernerGena RowlandsA gadget-happy inventor murders his mother-in-law; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkGeorge HamiltonLesley Ann WarrenA psychiatrist, who specializes in hypnosis, murders the husband of his mistress and convinces her to lie to the police; it's up to Lt. Columbo to discover the truth.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkJanet LeighMaurice EvansA faded dance star of film and stage murders her husband and makes it look like a suicide; Lt. Columbo doubts her seemingly perfect alibi.
- DirectorTed PostStarsPeter FalkHector ElizondoSal MineoThe first secretary to the Suarian king may have immunity from the consequences of committing murder, but Lt. Columbo is wilier than any foreign diplomat.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkPatrick McGoohanOtis YoungA top CIA operative commits murder, as only a brilliant agent can, never guessing he'll have to contend with a man like Lt. Columbo.
- DirectorTed PostStarsPeter FalkRicardo MontalbanPedro Armendáriz Jr.When a famous bullfighter's trusted bookkeeper turns up dead in a bullring, Lt. Columbo suspects murder--with a bull as the murder weapon.
- DirectorHarvey HartStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyBob DishyA stage illusionist kills his employer and makes it look like a contract killing; it's up to Lt. Columbo to trick the master trickster.
- DirectorPatrick McGoohanStarsPeter FalkRobert VaughnWilfrid Hyde-WhiteCharlie Clay runs the ship building business of his father-in-law, Commodore Swanson, who turns up murdered; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkWilliam ShatnerBert RemsenAn egotistical but successful star of a TV detective show murders his blackmailing producer and makes it look like a robbery.
- DirectorRobert DouglasStarsPeter FalkJoyce Van PattenJeannie BerlinThe head of a family-run museum murders her brother when he threatens to dissolve the financially strapped institution.
- 1971–20031h 10mTV-PG7.6 (2.5K)TV EpisodeDirectorSam WanamakerStarsPeter FalkTheodore BikelKenneth MarsSigma Society member Oliver Brandt murders his business partner when he threatens to expose him as an embezzler and constructs a seemingly foolproof alibi.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkRuth GordonMariette HartleyA mystery writer suspects her niece's husband of murdering her, and she exacts revenge by asphyxiating him in her house safe.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FalkLouis JourdanShera DaneseFood critic Paul Gerard, who has been extorting money from restaurant owners in exchange for good reviews, murders one when threatened with exposure.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkTrish Van DevereLaurence LuckinbillAn Emmy-winning TV executive kills her lover who's also her boss; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- 1984–199647mTV-PG7.6 (406)TV EpisodeDirectorWalter GraumanStarsAngela LansburyRene AuberjonoisPenny FullerJessica is summoned to Savannah to help a friend with his play and receives an offer of marriage she didn't expect. Even more surprised are the man's plotting family.
- DirectorJames FrawleyStarsPeter FalkNicol WilliamsonKim CattrallA behavioral psychologist whose wife died under suspicious circumstances trains his dogs to kill on command using a telephone.
- DirectorLeo PennStarsPeter FalkClive RevillJeanette NolanAn IRA terrorist executes an arms dealer he considers traitorous; Lt. Columbo is on the case.
- StarsRobert CarlyleRalph RiachBrian PettiferHamish Macbeth is a police constable in the small Scottish town of Lochdubh, who occasionally bends the rules when it suits him or when it can help some of his fellow eccentric townsfolk.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe Barnabys plan to renew their wedding vows for their 25th anniversary when Tom is distracted by a murder committed with an Indian sword in Badger's Drift.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkThe nude body of a Brazilian woman is found strangled in the woods, which suggests that a serial killer from nine years before has begun killing again.
- DirectorJeremy SilberstonStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkFletcher's Cross is preparing for annual cricket match when the wife of local landowner and cricket captain is murdered after taking dog for a walk.
- DirectorPeter SmithStarsJohn NettlesDaniel CaseyJane WymarkWhen an arrogant aristocratic family's decision to develop a memorial garden into a commercial tea shop has the villagers up in arms, murders past and present rear their heads.
- DirectorPennant RobertsStarsJack ShepherdGemma JonesRichard HefferIntroducing clinical and dependable DS Charles Wycliffe (Jack Shepherd), a Cornwall detective determined to crack the murder of a bookshop clerk and find the truth behind the dead man's family secrets.
- DirectorFerdinand FairfaxStarsRupam MaxwellJimmy YuillHelen MastersWhilst surgeons are fighting to save the life of a young woman, an archaeology student found in bed with gunshot wounds to the head, Wycliffe is approached by wealthy novelist David Cleeve. He has been the regular recipient of a single playing card, the Jack of Diamonds, and on the last occasion the card was torn in half, causing Cleeve to believe that someone is out to murder him. When a man walking on a beach is indeed killed Cleeve reckons that he was the intended victim and Wycliffe uncovers a whole series of crimes starting some years earlier.
- DirectorMartyn FriendStarsEmily HamiltonBen ManghamJack ShepherdAmateur flautist Tony Miller is found shot with his own gun on land belonging to the wealthy Bottrell family, and the first verdict is that he committed suicide. However the disappearance of one of the Bottrells' maids and the discovery of a further body leads Wycliffe to uncover some rather unpalatable family secrets.
- DirectorJesse HibbsStarsRaymond BurrBarbara HaleWilliam HopperIn a very rare occurrence, Perry Mason loses a case when Janice Barton is convicted of murdering her aunt and is subsequently sentenced to death. After the verdict, Perry still investigates to try to find the real killer among the heirs.
- DirectorJames NeilsonStarsMartin MilnerKent McCordBarbara HaleMalloy and Reed are at a crime scene in the hills where another girl has been found raped and dumped but this time she is alive. Her account includes the fact that a red sports car was involved. Later, they see a red Porsche pick up a young girl and the car tries to escape when they signal it to stop. The car stops and dumps the girl. Malloy continues the chase alone but loses the car. He finds a red Porsche but the girl says the owner is not the man. A call to a robbery at a lumber yard has unexpected aid from police scouts who collar one of the two men. Reed captures the second man in a shootout. The mother of the young girl calls the officers when she finds drugs in her daughter's laundry. She is selling drugs and the man they had her identify is her supplier.
- DirectorJack WebbStarsMartin MilnerKent McCordArt GilmoreMalloy plans to resign at the end of his shift due to the death of his previous partner, but he's assigned a rookie partner, Reed. Malloy decides the green Reed is worthy of his efforts to train him, leading Malloy to stay on the job.
- DirectorDean DevlinStarsTimothy HuttonGina BellmanChristian KaneThe Leverage team must recruit old friends and rivals in order to take down Latimer and a foe from their past.
- DirectorSteven SpielbergStarsPeter FalkJack CassidyRosemary ForsythWhen one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
- DirectorBernard L. KowalskiStarsPeter FalkRobert CulpPat CrowleyColumbo matches his skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife. When she refuses, he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.
- DirectorJack SmightStarsPeter FalkEddie AlbertKate ReidA war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.
- DirectorAllan KroekerStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinBones is called on to identify the body of a suicide bomber.
- DirectorAllan KroekerStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinBones and Booth travel to Washington to investigate an arm found in a dead black bear.
- DirectorTawnia McKiernanStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinBones and Angela's night out goes bad when Bones kicks someone into a wall and reveals a mummified corpse and a bag of methamphetamines.
- DirectorSanford BookstaverStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinBones and Booth investigate a missing woman found in a fridge while Bones reconnects with her former professor.
- DirectorJesús Salvador TreviñoStarsEmily DeschanelDavid BoreanazMichaela ConlinWhen Brennan's mother is found in the Jeffersonian's storage for unidentified remains, Booth opens an official FBI investigation to find out who killed her.