While it’s a bit more straight-faced than the average Columbo, there is no shortage of magical moments in By Dawn’s Early Light, which welcomed Patrick McGoohan to the series. My personal episode highlights are chronicled here… Continue reading
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7 Columbo spin-off ideas better than ‘Mrs Columbo’
As TV shows go, the ill-conceived and ill-fated Mrs Columbo really takes the cake when it comes to alienating audiences. But Columbo featured enough terrific characters to have pulled off some wonderful spin-off series. Here I consider what might have been… Continue reading
Top 10 Columbo killers: as voted by the fans!
Some we love, others we love to hate but just who are Columbo fans’ absolute favourite series’ murderers? Thousands of votes have been cast, so let’s see who’s on your list… Continue reading
Episode review: Columbo By Dawn’s Early Light
October 27, 1974 was a BIG DAY in Columbo circles: it was the day Patrick McGoohan made his series’ debut in By Dawn’s Early Light. Is it a full-blooded hero of an episode, or the televisual equivalent of a pathetic Boodle Boy? Read on, soldier! Continue reading