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Overview
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Writers:
Steven Bochco (teleplay)
Jackson Gillis (story) ...
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TV Series:
Original Air Date:
25 March 1973 (Season 2, Episode 8)
Plot:
A smarmy TV chef and his identical twin brother, a rigidly proper banker, are suspects in the electrocution of their rich uncle. full summary | add synopsis
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The rare Columbo mystery more (17 total)
Cast
(Episode Complete credited cast) | Peter Falk | ... | Columbo |
 | Martin Landau | ... | Dexter and Norman Paris |
 | Jeanette Nolan | ... | Mrs. Peck |
| Tim O'Connor | ... | Michael Hatheway |
| Julie Newmar | ... | Lisa Chambers |
| Paul Stewart | ... | Clifford Paris |
 | Dabney Coleman | ... | Detective Murray |
| Kate Hawley | ... | Mrs. Johnson |
| Michael Richardson | ... | Young lawyer |
| Robert Rothwell | ... | 2nd Detective |
| Gregory Morton | ... | Older lawyer |
| Tony Cristino | ... | Stickman |
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Runtime:
Italy:70 min | USA:73 min
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Color (Technicolor)
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1.33 : 1 more
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Finland:K-7 (2005)
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Continuity: When Columbo helps Dexter in the cooking show, watch his shirt sleeves: Columbo rolls up his left sleeve, then his right. Then, half a minute later, the left sleeve has neatly rolled itself down, and even re-buttoned itself at the cuff, forcing Columbo to unbutton and roll it all over again. more
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This Columbo is unique in that we don't really know the exact outcome until the very end. Our favorite dark horse detective suspects a pair of identical twin brothers of killing their rich uncle; each points the finger at his brother. In a mystery series in which the crime is shown at the beginning of the drama, this twist could reasonably be used only once or twice, and this was Columbo's time. Other than that wrinkle, this episode fits in well with others of the series. It has a lighter tone than some, with a very funny performance by Jeanette Nolan as the fastidious and loyal housekeeper who takes an instant dislike to Columbo.