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Mrs. Columbo

1979–1980 · 2 seasons

A gentle, chatty mystery series that ambles along with light humor and low stakes, easy to half-watch.

Created by: William Link, Richard Levinson
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Comedy
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Henry Jones, Don Stroud

Overview: Mrs. Kate Columbo, wife of the famous lieutenant, solves crimes as a reporter, while raising her little daughter.

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Created by: William Link, Richard Levinson
Genres: Crime, Mystery, Comedy
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Henry Jones, Don Stroud

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Tone: lightstrength 2 of 3
warmstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
cynicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: mystery
crime
parenthood
work
family
Places: big city
home
workplace
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: procedural
serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	4
Realism	6
Romance	2
Tension	4
Darkness	3
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	3

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Genres: crime, mystery, comedy
Created by: William Link, Richard Levinson
Written by: Lawrence Hertzog, Gregory S. Dinallo, Howard Berk, Richard Alan Simmons
Starring: Kate Mulgrew, Henry Jones, Don Stroud, Lili Haydn, Dee Wallace, Joseph Ruskin, Al Ruscio, Donald Pleasence
Length: 2 seasons, 13 episodes, 60 min each
Network: NBC
Country: United States of America
Languages: English

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