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Thread Author: CGNorwich Replies: 6
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New Fri 24 Jun 11 20:46 
 "one more thing" - CGNorwich
Peter Falk who played Colombo in that dirty mac has died.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-13909992

Loved al those seventies cop shows

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New Fri 24 Jun 11 20:54 
 "one more thing" - Stuu
And his old Peugeot convertible.

I still watch the odd episode now, they repeat them quite often.

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New Fri 24 Jun 11 20:54 
 "one more thing" - Dutchie
Him driving around in that old battered Peugeot.Used to watch the series regular.RIP.
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New Fri 24 Jun 11 21:24 
 "one more thing" - Iffy
I hope someone's told Mrs Columbo.

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New Fri 24 Jun 11 21:54 
 "one more thing" - Armel Coussine
>> Loved al those seventies cop shows

Can't say I did. Flared trousers, naff dialogue and improbable situations abounded (just as they did in real life I sometimes think).

Peter Falk was very good though and Columbo several cuts above the average. Humane and left-of-centre philosophically, like Raymond Chandler, not like Mickey Spillane...
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New Fri 24 Jun 11 22:25 
 "one more thing" - Londoner
Oh No! I don't watch much TV, but I've got the complete set of Columbo.

I loved the way that you knew all along who the villain was - the interesting question was "How is Columbo going to suss it out".
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New Fri 24 Jun 11 22:44 
 "one more thing" - Iffy
I saw the first episode in which Columbo/Falk was more like Brando in On the Waterfront.

Interesting how he developed the character.

The series benefited from a genuinely classy actor in Falk, and also a stream of top-class actors playing the villains.

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