The NBC Mystery Movie

Season 1

Showcases a series of many mystery shows shown on a rotating basis in the same time slot on Sunday nights. It featured, Columbo (1971), McMillan & Wife (1971) and McCloud (1970).

Where to Watch Season 1

21 Episodes

  • Columbo: Murder By the Book
    E1
    Columbo: Murder By the BookWhen one member of a mystery writing team wants to break from his less talented partner, he becomes the victim in a real-life murder mystery.
  • McCloud: Encounter with Aries
    E2
    McCloud: Encounter with AriesThe kidnapping of a woman who is married to a wealthy astrologer -- and the appearance of her kidnapper, who claims she is being held in a room with a ticking time bomb -- spur the woman's husband to bash in the kidnapper's head with a vase, leaving McCloud, Clifford and Broadhurst with a limited time to determine where the woman is and who is really behind the kidnapping.
  • McMillan and Wife: Murder By the Barrel
    E3
    McMillan and Wife: Murder By the BarrelMoving into their new home, Sally discovers a dead body inside one of the barrels but when Mac and the police arrive both barrel and body are gone.
  • Columbo: Death Lends a Hand
    E4
    Columbo: Death Lends a HandColumbo matches is skills against Brimmer, a former cop turned private investigator with a quick temper who tries to blackmail a client's wife, when she refuses he accidentally kills her and it's up to Columbo to nail him.
  • McMillan and Wife: The Easy Sunday Murder Case
    E5
    McMillan and Wife: The Easy Sunday Murder CaseSaturday brunch with Sally's mother leads to trouble when a neighbor reports that her pedigreed Pekinese has been kidnapped--along with her husband.
  • Columbo: Dead Weight
    E6
    Columbo: Dead WeightA war hero shoots and kills his business partner; an easily manipulated young divorcée is the only witness.
  • McCloud: Top of the World Ma?
    E7
    McCloud: Top of the World Ma?A large Ohio country boy arrives in The Big Apple to collect on a $10,000 debt for services rendered to a New York mobster, who couldn't be less happy about the publicity the visitor (and his elderly mom) are stirring up. Stefanie Powers plays a "model" working both the mobster and the visitor.
  • McMillan and Wife: Husbands, Wives, and Killers
    E8
    McMillan and Wife: Husbands, Wives, and KillersMcMillan's investigation of a suspicious burglary finds him crossing paths (and swords) with a number of his and Sally's friends. Mac, Sally and Sgt. Enright go undercover to a costume ball, where Mac is confident the culprit will strike.
  • Columbo: Suitable for Framing
    E9
    Columbo: Suitable for FramingA wealthy art collector is murdered, and all signs point to a robbery gone wrong. But the nephew's alibi is a little too convenient, and Columbo pulls a fast one to ferret out the killer.
  • McCloud: Somebody's Out to Get Jennie
    E10
    McCloud: Somebody's Out to Get JennieWhen a business magnate already hiding out from his partners narrowly escapes death by bombing (killing an aide who visited his lakeside hideaway), he tries to communicate to his girlfriend that he's still alive -- prompting the associates to try to drive her insane and incompetent to find him via various scare tactics, and take over the company for themselves.
  • McMillan and Wife: Death is a Seven Point Favorite
    E11
    McMillan and Wife: Death is a Seven Point FavoriteThe McMillans befriend Billy Benton, quarterback for the Hawks, who is either innocent or involved in a plot to throw the game. A $75,000 bet was made against the Hawks, and the bettor intends to collect at any cost, even murder.
  • Columbo: Lady in Waiting
    E12
    Columbo: Lady in WaitingA mousy heiress murders her brother, pretending she thought he was a burglar. Lt. Columbo unravels her alibi.
  • McCloud: The Disposal Man
    E13
    McCloud: The Disposal ManA tip-off from an informant and help from a retired hit man clue McCloud in to the existence of a hit man famed for leaving no traces of his crime, and reveal the nature of his target -- an honest businessman with an extreme talent for abrading everyone in his path.
  • McMillan and Wife: The Face of Murder
    E14
    McMillan and Wife: The Face of MurderMac's ex-pug pal Freddie O'Neale becomes a target for murder after he claims he can identify The Dutchman, a notorious jewel thief whose face is unknown to the police and to the posh San Francisco social set whose treasures he plunders.
  • McCloud: A Little Plot at Tranquil Valley
    E15
    McCloud: A Little Plot at Tranquil ValleyA very successful mortician has a sideline robbing legitimate drug shipments--he waters them down and puts them in caskets destined for South America. Usually, his two squabbling associates carry out the robberies, but this time he's convinced by his wife to include her dull-witted brother, who goes on a daylight heist and murders a security guard. The associates kidnap McCloud at the Statue of Liberty and hold him for ransom in exchange for the brother.
  • Columbo: Short Fuse
    E16
    Columbo: Short FusePressured to give up his birthright, a chemical company heir enacts a clever plan to get rid of his blackmailing uncle and take over the family business. But Lt. Columbo suspects the man's death was not just a tragic accident.
  • McCloud: The Fifth Man in a String Quartet
    E17
    McCloud: The Fifth Man in a String QuartetA former student (Rick Weaver in the first of five annual appearances) is accused of the fatal stabbing of his ex-violin teacher, but the murder was actually a hit -- a "reformed" mobster and his lawyer, ambitious for political office, are trying to smoke out the violinist's identical twin brother, a thug with almost no redeeming qualities, to waste him before he goes honest and spills the beans about other crimes.
  • Columbo: Blueprint for Murder
    E18
    Columbo: Blueprint for MurderElliot Markham, a brilliant architect and con-man, murders a Texas millionaire and hides his body in order to keep his visionary construction project financed.
  • McMillan and Wife: 'Til Death Do Us Part
    E19
    McMillan and Wife: 'Til Death Do Us PartIt's Sally's birthday, but she and Mac are in no mood to celebrate as someone has broken into their house and stolen all the sharp objects (knives, scissors, razor blades and even Sally's knitting needles). Making things worse is that a serial killer known as the Asylum Killer is on the loose and he has written a letter promising a double murder for his next crime. The couple make the best of it despite their fears and try to celebrate. However, after drinking drugged champagne they are knocked unconscious and awake to find their house covered with a fumigation tent ...
  • McCloud: Give My Regrets to Broadway
    E20
    McCloud: Give My Regrets to BroadwayWhen a police patrol officer is killed in a grenade ambush, McCloud finds out the cop was using blackmail -- including a Broadway theatrical producer to advance the career of his daughter.
  • McMillan and Wife: An Elementary Case of Murder
    E21
    McMillan and Wife: An Elementary Case of MurderNumerous bits of evidence indicate McMillan's former girlfriend shot and killed her husband, but the commissioner wants all of the facts before an arrest is made.

 

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