Starring Lindsay Crouse as renowned sex therapist Dr Joan Allenby, Sex & The Married Detective is a titillatingly titled adventure that promises to break at least a few of the series’ taboo subjects. But is it any good? Or even remotely sexy? Let’s investigate… Continue reading
Which Columbo character is a dead-ringer for a member of The Muppets? And which could effortlessly deputise for Donald Trump at a press photo call? Let’s take a look… Continue reading
We must assume – whether we like it or not – that a Columbo reboot will happen at some point. The show’s too enshrined in popular culture for it to be left untouched forever. Here’s what I consider the most palatable options for a reboot to be. Continue reading
Diving between the covers of ‘The Columbo Collection’ – an anthology of 12 short stories written by character co-creator William Link. Continue reading
You could be forgiven a flash of déjà vu when tuning into Murder, Smoke & Shadows, with Lieutenant Columbo yet again investigating crime on a movie lot. Is it the Columbo equivalent of a silver-screen classic, or is it more of a straight-to-DVD fiasco? Let’s find out… Continue reading
A brief tribute to Columbo killer Honor Blackman, star of 1972’s ‘Dagger of the Mind’, who sadly passed away on 6th April at the age of 94. Continue reading
When an episode of Columbo features as beloved a figure as Johnny Cash, you better believe it’s going to live long in the memory – and so it proves with Swan Song, the penultimate episode of season 3. Which scenes are the standouts? Here’s my hot take… Continue reading
Although few fans realise it, beyond the boundaries of the television screen exist canonical Columbo adventures in printed form – some of which are really rather good. Here I review ‘The Dean’s Death’, written by Alfred Lawrence and first published in 1975. Continue reading