Columbo A Bird in the Hand

Another baffling case for the crumpled cigar-chewing sleuth. After a brutish, bullying sports magnate is killed in a hit-and-run accident, suspicions are aroused when his wife immediately takes up with her dead husband’s nephew., This is one of the many made for TV movies revolving around the popular disheveled character created by Peter Falk – Lieutenant Columbo, of Homicide. In this one, the rumpled detective has to prove that a compulsive gambler has killed his wealthy uncle to pay off his debts., The detective is on the trail of the person who killed an American football-team owner., The detective is on the trail of the person who killed a football-team owner (Steve Forrest). Harold: Greg Evigan. Dolores: Tyne Daly. Lt. Robertson: Frank McRae. Bertie: Don S. Davis. Fernando: Leon Singer. Mr. Hacker: Michael Gregory. Ed: Ed McCready., Another baffling case for the crumpled cigar-chewing sleuth. When a brutish, bullying sports magnate is killed in a hit-and-run accident, suspicions are aroused when his wife immediately takes up with her dead husband’s nephew., Another baffling case for the crumpled cigar-chewing sleuth. A brutish, bullying sports magnate is killed in a hit-and-run accident. Suspicion forms around his wife when she takes up with her dead husband’s nephew., The detective is on the trail of the person who killed a football-team owner., Another baffling case for the cigar-chewing sleuth. When a brutish, bullying sports magnate is killed in a hit-and-run accident, suspicions are aroused when his wife immediately takes up with her dead husbands nephew., Another baffling case for the dishevelled yet cunning sleuth. When a brutish, bullying sports magnate is killed in a hit-and-run accident, suspicions are aroused when his wife immediately takes up with her dead husband’s nephew., A compulsive gambler with a mountain of debts comes up with a plan to make some easy money. He plants a bomb under his wealthy uncle’s car, hoping to bump the old boy off and inherit his loot – but a hit-and-run driver jeopardises the entire scheme and it isn’t long before the slovenly sleuth is sniffing around for clues.