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Columbo episode review: Last Salute to the Commodore
Episode Guide / Opinion / Season 5

Columbo episode review: Last Salute to the Commodore

Posted on July 28, 2019 by columbophile • 261 Comments

May 2nd, 1976 looked set to be the end of an era. With Peter Falk out of contract, Last Salute to the Commodore threatened to be Lieutenant Columbo’s swan song. Is it a bon voyage, or is it dredging untold depths? Let’s take a deep breath and find out… Continue reading →

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5 best moments from Columbo Dagger of the Mind
Episode highlights / Opinion / Season 2

5 best moments from Columbo Dagger of the Mind

Posted on June 17, 2018 by columbophile • 38 Comments

A homage to the British murder mysteries of the early 1900s, Dagger of the Mind has its fans. But for many others this is a bewildering, even ludicrous tale of murder and cover-up set against the backdrop of London’s theatrical scene. So just what are its best moments? Continue reading →

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Columbo Dagger of the Mind: a second opinion
Episode Guide / Opinion / Season 2

Columbo Dagger of the Mind: a second opinion

Posted on March 19, 2017 by Richard Weill • 35 Comments

In a first for the Columbophile blog, regular reader Richard Weill – a playwright, lawyer and former US prosecutor – provides a very different perspective to my own on Columbo Dagger of the Mind. Continue reading →

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Episode review: Columbo Dagger of the Mind
Episode Guide / Opinion / Season 2

Episode review: Columbo Dagger of the Mind

Posted on March 12, 2017 by columbophile • 171 Comments

Columbo broke new ground on November 26 1972. For the first time ever the Lieutenant stepped outside his Los Angeles comfort zone and mixed it up with a bunch of stereoptype-tastic Brits on a work visit to Scotland Yard. Can ‘Leftenant’ Columbo cut the mustard in old London town? Let’s see… Continue reading →

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