Mrs. Columbo (1979) - Video Detective

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Mrs. Columbo, later known as Kate Columbo, followed by Kate the Detective and then ultimately Kate Loves a Mystery is an American crime drama television series initially based on the wife of Lieutenant Columbo, the title character from the television series Columbo. It was created and produced by Richard Alan Simmons and Universal Television for NBC, and stars Kate Mulgrew as a news reporter helping to solve crimes while raising her daughter.

Original Release

02/26/1979

US Release

02/26/1979

Cast

Henry Jones	Josh Alden
Lili Haydn	Jenny Callahan / Jenny Columbo
Kate Mulgrew	Kate Callahan / Kate Columbo-Callahan
Don Stroud	Sergeant Mike Varrick / Mike Varrick
Kate Mulgrew	Kate Columbo
Lili Haydn	Jenny Columbo
Michael Durrell	Sergeant Caplan
Robert Hardy	Stuart
Robert Hardy	Stuart
Harry Cannon	Man

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Ladies of the Afternoon	Thursday, 18 October 1979
2	It Goes with the Territory	Thursday, 25 October 1979
3	Off the Record	Thursday, 01 November 1979
4	The Valley Strangler	Thursday, 08 November 1979
5	A Chilling Surprise	Thursday, 22 November 1979
6	Falling Star	Thursday, 29 November 1979
7	Feelings Can Be Murder	Thursday, 06 December 1979
8	Love, on Instant Replay	Wednesday, 19 March 1980

Directors

Don Medford, Sam Wanamaker, Edward M. Abroms, Reza Badiyi, E. Arthur Kean, Sigmund Neufeld Jr., Seymour Robbie, Leo Penn, Boris Sagal, Alan Smithee, Philip Leacock

Writers

Richard Alan Simmons, Lawrence Hertzog, Simon Muntner, Christopher Trumbo, Jeff Freilich, Howard Berk, Merwin Gerard, Shel Willens, Robert McKee, Will Lorin, Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff, E. Arthur Kean, Larry Alexander, Gregory S. Dinallo, Joe Gores, Allan Cole, Chris Bunch, Bob Misiorowski

Cast

Henry Jones	Josh Alden
Lili Haydn	Jenny Callahan / Jenny Columbo
Kate Mulgrew	Kate Callahan / Kate Columbo-Callahan
Don Stroud	Sergeant Mike Varrick / Mike Varrick
Kate Mulgrew	Kate Columbo
Lili Haydn	Jenny Columbo
Michael Durrell	Sergeant Caplan
Robert Hardy	Stuart
Robert Hardy	Stuart
Harry Cannon	Man
Lisa Pesha	Cathy
Michael Stipanich	Benson
Elizabeth Eis	Mother
Ben Gerard	Party Host
Alice Frost	Apt. Manager
Barbara Mallory	Nun
Ron Recasner	Barlow
Charles Thomas Murphy	Ed Johnson
Michael Boyle	1st Guest
Lev Mailer	Stan Hirsh

Producers

William Driskill	Executive Producer
Richard Alan Simmons	Executive Producer
James Duff McAdams	Producer
Stuart Cohen	Producer
Carl Vitale	Producer
Merwin Gerard	Producer
David Levinson	Producer