"Nero Wolfe" (1981) TV series

User Rating:

7.3/10   

Writer:

Peter Allan Fields (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

16 January 1981 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery

Plot:

The short-lived adventures of portly detective Nero Wolfe, who would rather eat and tend to his orchids than hit the streets tracking down leads...

Plot Keywords:

Nero Wolfe | Detective | Character Name In Title

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys.

Cast

William Conrad	...	Nero Wolfe (14 episodes, 1981)
Lee Horsley	...	Archie Goodwin (14 episodes, 1981)
George Voskovec	...	Fritz Brenner (14 episodes, 1981)
Robert Coote	...	Theodore Horstmann (14 episodes, 1981)
Allan Miller	...	Inspector Cramer (12 episodes, 1981)
George Wyner	...	Saul Panzer (11 episodes, 1981)

Runtime:

60 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Robert Coote's last film project.

Horsley is definitive AG

I thought Lee Horsley was the definitive Archie Goodwin, and I'd like to know if this series will ever be released on DVD. Although I like Timothy Hutton (in the AE version), he's a little too polished for the role of AG and Maury Chaykin a little too vehement for Nero Wolfe. I had not seen the AE version of Nero Wolfe until recently when I checked the DVDs out of our local library. I enjoyed them, but I'm a real fan of the Nero Wolfe books; and the characterizations of Wolfe and Goodwin were just a little "off." I remember the 1981 series set me to reading the books, and I had no difficulty visualizing Lee Horsley as the wise-cracking Archie. I would love to see this older series again.