Columbo - Season 1 Episode 5

Seasons & Episodes

Episode 1

Columbo – S01E01 – Murder by the Book

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Episode 2

Columbo – S01E02 – Death Lends a Hand

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Episode 3

Columbo – S01E03 – Dead Weight

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Episode 4

Columbo – S01E04 – Suitable for Framing

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Episode 5 Current

Columbo – S01E05 – Lady in Waiting

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Episode 6

Columbo – S01E06 – Short Fuse

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Episode 7

Columbo – S01E07 – Blueprint for Murder

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Episode Overview

A young woman who feels oppressed by her successful brother kills him in cold blood and pretends she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her defense.

Episode Details

Airdate: 1971-12-15

Episode Title: Lady in Waiting

Runtime: 75

Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery

Cast: Barbara Rhoades, Garry Walberg, Jessie Royce Landis, Joel Fluellen, Jon Lormer, Leslie Nielsen, Peter Falk, Richard Anderson, Richard Bull, Susan Clark

Episode Rating: 7.2 (3667 votes)

Country: USA

Release Year: 1971

Rotten Tomatoes: 83

Metacritic: 8.3

Episode Runtime: 100 min

Rated: TV-PG

First Air Date: 1971-09-15

Seasons: 10

Status: Ended

Creators: Bernard L. Kowalski, Harvey Hart, Richard Levinson

Awards: Won 13 Primetime Emmys, 24 wins & 50 nominations total