"A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001) TV series

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

22 April 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Action

Tagline:

A new kind of criminal, a new kind of crime, a new kind of client, a new kind of fee.

Plot:

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

Plot Keywords:

Nero Wolfe | Detective | Actress Playing Multiple Roles | Actor Playing Multiple Roles | Based On Novel

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Archie Goodwin (27 episodes, 2001-2002)
Maury Chaykin	...	Nero Wolfe (27 episodes, 2001-2002)
Colin Fox	...	Fritz Brenner (26 episodes, 2001-2002)
Bill Smitrovich	...	Inspector Cramer (25 episodes, 2001-2002)
R.D. Reid	...	Sergeant Purley Stebbins (22 episodes, 2001-2002)
Conrad Dunn	...	Saul Panzer (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
James Tolkan	...	Avery Ballou / ... (21 episodes, 2001-2002)
Robert Bockstael	...	Agent Stahl / ... (20 episodes, 2001-2002)
Kari Matchett	...	Lily Rowan / ... (17 episodes, 2001-2002)
David Schurmann	...	Director #2 / ... (16 episodes, 2001-2002)
Nicky Guadagni	...	Elaine Usher / ... (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Steve Cumyn	...	Cecil Grantham / ... (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Trent McMullen	...	Orrie Cather (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Richard Waugh	...	Director #1 / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Boyd Banks	...	Austin 'Dinky' Byne / ... (13 episodes, 2001-2002)
Fulvio Cecere	...	Fred Durkin (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Christine Brubaker	...	Hattie Harding / ... (12 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

Nero Wolfe (USA) (promotional title)

Runtime:

46 min | USA:92 min (pilot)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

Trivia:

In the tradition of a repertory theater company, each episode featured predominantly the same ensemble of guest actors, cast as different characters in each episode/story.

Quotes:

[Wolfe fakes a nervous breakdown for Dr. Vollmer]
Nero Wolfe: Do you want to pay two dollars a pound for butter? Fifty cents for shoestrings? A dollar for a bottle of beer? Hmph. Well? Confound it, answer me!
Archie: I don't know if it's the willies or what, but as you can see -
Nero Wolfe: Just because I ask you to lend me five dollars until the beginning of the next war, does not mean that I'm a frugal person.
Dr. Vollmer: Who wrote this script for him?
Archie: It's been like this ever since I brought him home.
Dr. Vollmer: He's been out of the house?
Nero Wolfe: Archie tells me that you're masquerading as a doctor. Bah! They'll take your clothes off too! Oh, yes, they'll examine every inch of your skin, and they'll find the mark. The one that entitles you to a discount.

Movie Connections:

Follows The Golden Spiders: A Nero Wolfe Mystery (2000) (TV)

Best Mystery Series on TV, ensemble cast, great scripts, A+

This series is one of the bright spots of television broadcasting. An intelligent and engaging action detective show with a fabulous ensemble cast. Each episode is a sparkling adaptation of one of the 74 popular mystery novels or novellas written by Rex Stout and featuring the 1/7th of a ton, brilliant, orchid loving, gourmet detective Nero Wolfe and his free wheeling and wise-cracking assistant Archie Goodwin. The best screen adaptation of a detective book series since William Powell and Myrna Loy in The Thin Man series in the 30s and with much of the charm and sophistication that made Nick and Nora Charles so beloved. Don't miss Nero Wolfe, Archie Goodwin and the other denizens of the brownstone on 35th Street in NYC, home of the world's largest and greatest detective.