Columbo

Columbo is an American television police homicide detective show. It ran successfully for several years from 1971 to 1978 and then from 1989 t0 1990. It was nominated for 13 Emmys and 2 Golden Globe Awards. 

The hero of the show was Peter Falk starring as Lieutenant Columbo of the Los Angeles Police Department. (Columbo is an Italian name—not to be confused with the Sri Lankan capital Colombo.) He won 4 Emmy Awards for his acting. In the American police hierarchy, a Lieutenant is equivalent to that of Deputy Superintendent of Police. 

Throughout the show, Lt. Columbo will be wearing a wrinkled overcoat. On some occasion, he would be asked to remove his overcoat. Underneath you can see an immaculate 2 piece or 3-piece suit. He never carried a gun. 

We loved watching this show every week. We are watching the re-run now streaming in Amazon Prime and Peacock TV. It is also shown in COZI TV under YouTube TV. 

This show is different from other detective shows. In this show, at the beginning they show who is the killer. It then shows how Lieutenant Columbo concludes who the killer is and solves the case. 

His coming to a conclusion at the end who the murderer is something beyond our imagination. 

He was the first one to start the “just one more thing” scene that is copied in all movies throughout the world. He would question a suspect, thank him, and leave. Then go up to the exit door, turn back and then say “just one more thing” and ask another question.

Peter Falk wrote a memoir.  Book title "Just One More Thing".