His formidable eye for detail and relentlessly dedicated approach, often become clear to the killer (and even the viewer) only late in the story line. Despite his unassuming appearance and apparent absentmindedness, he is extremely intelligent and shrewdly solves all of his cases and secures all evidence needed for a conviction. Airing on May 2, 1994, ‘Undercover’ was the second of the series’ two dreaded Ed McBain 87th Precinct novel adaptations. He is consistently underestimated by his suspects who, while initially reassured and distracted by his circumstantial speech, become increasingly annoyed by his pestering behavior. The plot revolves around how a perpetrator whose identity is already known to the audience will finally be caught and exposed (which the show's writers called a "howcatchem," rather than a "whodunit").Ĭolumbo is an unassuming, disheveled police detective of Italian descent, whose trademarks include wearing a rumpled, beige raincoat over his suit, and smoking a cigar.
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The series follows Lieutenant Columbo, a Los Angeles homicide detective played by Peter Falk, as he investigates and solves complex murder cases. The character and show, created by Richard Levinson and William Link, popularized the inverted detective story format, which begins by showing the commission of the crime and its perpetrator the series therefore has no "whodunit" element. 8.3 (38,254) Columbo is a classic crime drama television show that aired from 1971 to 2003 on ABC.
These episodes have since been released on DVD in several regions as 'season 10'. Columbo is an American television series starring Peter Falk as Columbo, a homicide detective with the Los Angeles Police Department. The final 14 episodes of Columbo were produced sporadically as a series of specials, spanning 13 years from 1990 to 2003.
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