Columbo

[Bazile]

Good old Columbo- ' still ' on top form .

Never under estimate the fella with the tatty mac and the beat up old car .

1. Who is your favourite detective ?

2. Who do you think is the cleverest detective ?

[Captain2]

Favourite: Ken Stott as Rebus
Cleverest: Morse

[chaptazbru2]

Columbo has ALWAYS been my favourite and I watch the repeats over and over again, even record them (sad I know). I just think it was a great format and never bettered imo. Sad when Peter Falk died.

[Khandro]

Haven't seen Columbo for years but doesn't he always appear to leave and then stop at the door, turn and come out with some stunning fact like, "Why were the keys inside the apartment?", or something similar, which would never stand up in court, and then we are left to believe, case solved!
All hokum, but entertaining.

[craft1948]

Lewis...

[mazie]

Luther..for the most obvious of reasons :o)

[mazie]

(Hi Twin xx)

[Clanad]

Although it has become increasingly, nigh on impossible, to find the program here in the U.S., John Nettles as Chief Inspector Barnaby with John Hopkins as Detective Sergeant Dan Scott (and the myriad of supporting cast) in Midsomer Murders[i is as good as it gets... especially in its perceived Britishness.

For a while, the only channel that carried it weekly actually had the temerity to schedule it at 0900 on Saturday mornings, but never-you-mind... there sat myself and Mrs. C, a surprisingly devoted fan, to watch, cup of coffee in hand!

Can't put my finger excatly what was so entertaining but I think it had to do with the overall perfection of story line, characters and surprises.

That's not to say we didn't also follow the intrepid [i]Columbo]... (Didn't learn until years of watching him that his decrepit old car was a Peugeot 403). A lot of his character, focusing on his facial anamolies where caused by the removal of his right eye as a small child due to cancer. The resulting squint was something no amount of good acting could add... He died after several years suffering from Alzheimers... which seems almost poetic considering his character's feigned forgetfullness.

[Khandro]

clanad: Sounds like you don't have a recording system, but if you go to;
https://www.google.co.uk/?gws_rd=ssl#q=youtube+midsomer+murders+full+episodes
you can watch any amount whenever you like

[andy-hughes]

I know I am out of step here, but I can't abide Columbo! All those little nervous ticks, and bumbling drive me crazy - which is why I don't watch.

Plus, how come he dresses like a tramp and drives a wreck when Kojak had those sharp suits and a decent car, and they were the same grade???

[Clanad]

Khandro... thanks for the link... actually, one can buy boxed sets of the program here. We've been resistant to do so, mainly, I suspect because we like the predictability of the program being on (here, Thursady at 2000) whereas, YouTube is great for shorter attention spans, but not so good for the category of Midsomer... foolish, I know, but count it against "set-in-wayism"...

[Clanad]

By the way... what's the meaning of your relativily new avatar? Can't quite make it out... (Khandro)

[Khandro]

It's Laurence Olivier in the part of Richard III at the Battle of Bosworth -"A horse, a horse my Kingdom for a horse" not very clear I know, but you may have heard over there that the poor chap was recently found in a car park and had to be re-buried, very negligent of us to lose a King! It was in recognition of that event. Shakespeare aside, he was apparently offered a horse to flee the battle and is reported to have said.“God forbid I yield one step, this day I will die as a king or win”. I'll be changing it soon.

[bibblebub]

king of the cops?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3M5jpHgqyw

[vulcan42]

Plus, how come he dresses like a tramp and drives a wreck when Kojak had those sharp suits and a decent car, and they were the same grade???
andy-hughes, Kojak wasn't married.

[Clanad]

There was a lot of interest here in your Lost King Richard III, Khandro. For a while there were new revelations as to the exact battle damage he suffered before death as well as the reburial ceremonies... same interest here was displayed for Alfred the Great... even though his remains are in a cardboard box... what is it with Anglo-Saxon and British kings?

[mrs.chappie]

I like Vera.

I used to like Ironside.