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    Unique ID Code: 0000016623
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    Added on: 15/4/2001 01:10
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    Columbo (UK)

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    The TV series
    Certificate: 12
    Running Time: 237 mins
    Retail Price: £12.99
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    Synopsis:
    Pilot: Prescription: Murder
    Psychiatrist Roy Fleming and his wife are celebrating their anniversary when he is called to deal with a patient - Susan Hudson. On returning he has to soothe his angry wife with the promise of a trip to Acapulco. When Fleming`s wife is found dead, Columbo is brought in to investigate and seeds of doubt are planted in his mind which typically he will not ignore.

    2: Fade In To Murder
    Ward Fowler, a star with a reputation for being difficult and demanding, seems always to get what he wants. However, he has a dark secret - which if it ever came out would destroy his life. A producer of his hit TV show - Claire Daley - discovers his secret and is blackmailing Ward - until one day in Canada when Ward thinks he at last has the opportunity to close the deal - for good.

    3: Double Shock
    When their elderly, wealthy uncle, Clifford Paris, is about to marry a much younger woman, twin brothers Dexter and Norman believe that they are about to be written out of his will and lose out on the inheritance of their uncles considerable estate to his new wife. Although they have not spoken to each other in years, the two brothers unite to hatch a plan to kill their fitness enthusiast uncle and inherit his fortune.

    Special Features:
    Interactive Menus
    Scene Access

    Video Tracks:
    Standard 1.33:1

    Audio Tracks:
    Dolby Digital Stereo 2.0 English

    Directed By:
    Bernard L. Kowalski

    Starring:
    Bert Remsen
    Alan Manson
    Lola Albright
    William Shatner
    Peter Falk

    Editor:
    Ronald LaVine

    Distributor:
    Universal Pictures

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    7 / 10
    I`m so thrilled to have some Columbo on DVD that I just don`t care what extras aren`t on the disc. C`mon, Universal, give us more! Oh, and perhaps it might be an interesting idea to release this in the US. I don`t know why I have to go to the UK to get US-created TV shows!
    posted by Jory on 20/11/2002 11:10