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Monday, 7 February 2011

Matlock: Season Two (1987-1988)

Matlock - The Second Season

Episodes:
01. "The Billionaire"
02. "Blind Justice"
03. "The Annihilator"
04. "The Husband"
05. "The Power Brokers: Part 1"
06. "The Power Brokers: Part 2"
07. "The Network"
08. "The Best Friend"
09. "The Country Boy"
10. "The Gift"
11. "The Gambler"
12. "The Body"
13. "The Reunion"
14. "The Gigolo"
15. "The Umpire"
16. "The Investigation: Part 1"
17. "The Investigation: Part 2"
18. "The Hucksters"
19. "The Lovelorn"
20. "The Genius"
21. "The Magician"
22. "The Fisherman"
23. "The Heiress"

Related links:
Opening Theme: MATLOCK
10 Senior Sleuths on TV
150+ Mystery Series: 1841-2010
Retirement is Murder: 10 Senior Sleuths
Still Kicking: 10 More Senior Sleuths

Monday, 31 January 2011

Matlock: Season One (1986-1987)

Matlock - The First Season

Episodes:
01. "Diary of a Perfect Murder" (pilot)
02. "The Judge"
03. "The Stripper"
04. "The Affair"
05. "The Seduction"
06. "The Don: Part 1"
07. "The Don: Part 2"
08. "The Sisters"
09. "The Cop"
10. "The Angel"
11. "The Professor"
12. "Santa Claus"
13. "The Chef"
14. "The Author"
15. "The Rat Pack"
16. "The Nurse"
17. "The Convict"
18. "The Court Martial: Part 1"
19. "The Court Martial: Part 2"
20. "The Therapist" (First Appearance of Cassie Philips)
21. "The People vs. Matlock"
22. "The Photographer"
23. "The Reporter"
24. "The Doctors"

Related links:
Opening Theme: MATLOCK
10 Senior Sleuths on TV
150+ Mystery Series: 1841-2010
Retirement is Murder: 10 Senior Sleuths
Still Kicking: 10 More Senior Sleuths

Tuesday, 27 July 2010

Opening Theme: PERRY MASON RETURNS

With the release of my new whodunit Nursing a Grudge starring geriatric amateur sleuth Earl Walker, this blog is featuring senior citizen detective shows the next several weeks ...

Years after the legendary series Perry Mason (CBS, 1957-1966), star Raymond Burr and co-star Barbara Hale reunited for a series of Perry Mason TV movies starting in 1985. The first, Perry Mason Returns, found Mason resigning his position as appellate court judge to defend his secretary, Della Street, on murder charges. William Katt (Hale's son) played Paul Drake, Jr. (son of private investigator Paul Drake, portrayed by the late William Hopper in the original series.)

The series was produced by Dean Hargrove and Fred Silverman -- they also produced Matlock, Jake and the Fatman, and Diagnosis: Murder.

The Perry Mason TV movies continued even after Burr's death in 1993 -- his final performance as Mason was in The Case of the Killer Kiss. Subsequent telefilms starred other actors as lawyer friends of Mason -- one with Paul Sorvino as Anthony Caruso (1993), and three with Hal Holbrook as "Wild Bill" McKenzie (1994-95). Hale appeared in these as Street.

Thursday, 22 July 2010

Opening Theme: DIAGNOSIS MURDER

With the release of my new whodunit Nursing a Grudge starring geriatric amateur sleuth Earl Walker, this blog is featuring senior citizen detective shows the next several weeks ...

The mystery series Diagnosis: Murder (CBS, 1993-2001) starred Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son, homicide detective Steve Sloan (played by real-life son Barry Van Dyke). The series was a spin-off of Jake and the Fatman (itself a spin-off of Matlock.) One of the fun angles of the show was how the producers would work in elements of other series -- ranging from cast reunions (Star Trek and M*A*S*H) to guest stars appearing as their characters from other series (Mike Connors as Joe Mannix, Andy Griffith as Ben Matlock, and Barbara Bain as Cinnamon Carter from Mission: Impossible.)

Diagnosis: Murder also led to a series of original novels by Lee Goldberg, an executive producer and writer on the TV show.

Season One

Season Six

Season Seven

Tuesday, 13 July 2010

Opening Theme: MATLOCK

With the release of my new whodunit Nursing a Grudge starring geriatric amateur sleuth Earl Walker, this blog is featuring senior citizen detective shows the next several weeks ...

Legal drama Matlock (NBC 1986-1992, ABC 1992-1995) starred Andy Griffith as folksy defense attorney Ben Matlock. The format of the show, not unlike that of Perry Mason (1957-1966) often found Matlock identifying the murderer in the courtroom and confronting him or her on the stand.

Over the years, Matlock's circle of helpers included daughters Charlene Matlock (Linda Purl) and Leanne MacIntyre (Brynn Thayer), legal partner Michelle Thomas (Nancy Stafford), and private investigators Tyler Hudson (Kene Holliday), Conrad McMasters (Clarence Gilyard), Cliff Lewis (Daniel Roebuck), and Jerri Stone (Carol Huston).

Matlock led to the spin-off Jake and the Fatman (1987-1992), starring William Conrad and Joe Penny. That show also had a spin-off -- Diagnosis Murder (1993-2001) starring Dick Van Dyke -- on which Andy Griffith guest-starred in one episode as Ben Matlock.

Matlock (TV series) - Wikipedia

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PERRY MASON
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LAW & ORDER: UK
QUINCY
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HARRY O
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THE ROCKFORD FILES