"A Nero Wolfe Mystery"
Champagne for One: Part 1 (2001)

Director:

Timothy Hutton

Writers:

Rex Stout (novel) and
Lee Goldberg (teleplay)

TV Series:

"A Nero Wolfe Mystery" (2001)

Original Air Date:

6 May 2001 (Season 1, Episode 2)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Action

Plot:

When Archie stands in for an acquaintance at a charity dance for unwed mothers, one of the mothers-to-be suddenly collapses and dies on the dance floor, an apparent suicide.

Plot Keywords:

Nero Wolfe | Cyanide | Greenhouse | Crime Scene | Alcoholic

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Archie Goodwin
Maury Chaykin	...	Nero Wolfe
Bill Smitrovich	...	Inspector Cramer
Colin Fox	...	Fritz Brenner
James Tolkan	...	Mr. Hackett
Marian Seldes	...	Mrs. Louise Grantham Robilotti
Kari Matchett	...	Celia Grantham
Conrad Dunn	...	Saul Panzer
Nicky Guadagni	...	Elaine Usher
Kathryn Zenna	...	Helen Yarmis
Alex Poch-Goldin	...	Edwin Laidlaw
Fulvio Cecere	...	Fred Durkin
Trent McMullen	...	Orrie Cather
Robert Bockstael	...	Paul Schuster
R.D. Reid	...	Sergeant Purley Stebbins

Quotes:

Archie: As a dancing partner, Rose was not a bargain. She was equipped for it physically, but she danced cheerfully. You can't dance cheerfully. Dancing's too important.

Soundtrack:

Jazz Suite No. 2 (Suite for Promenade Orchestra), VI - Waltz 2

Excellent Adaptation

Congratulations to the Arts & Entertainment cable network for bringing Nero Wolfe to television! The series faithfully reproduces the sensibilities and characterizations of Rex Stout's novels. The folks behind this story ("Champagne for One") and all of the episodes aired to date have studied their source material well.

Performances in "Champagne for One" are excellent. I especially enjoyed the interplay between Archie Goodwin and the matron... She made me believe she hated him to the core of her being.

If you like Rex Stout's Nero Wolfe novel series, you owe it to yourself to watch this show!