The best episode directed by Richard Quine is "Double Exposure", rated 7.45/10 from 20 user votes. It was "written by Stephen J. Cannell". "Double Exposure" aired on 12/16/1973 and is rated 0.2 point(s) higher than their second highest rated, "Requiem for a Falling Star".
A filmmaker kills one of his clients. in a break, during the screening of a new ad campaign
Director: Richard Quine
Writer: Stephen J. Cannell
A fading movie star tries to murder a writer who is attempting to blackmail her, but accidentally kills her P.A.
Director: Richard Quine
Writer: Jackson Gillis
While on a work trip to London, to learn the techniques of the British police, Columbo gets involved with the murder of Roger Haversham, a rich old businessman who is financing the careers of two rundown theater stars. When Sir Roger threatens to end their careers, because he felt betrayed, he's killed. A short while after, his butler figures out the motives for his master's murder, and blackmails the actors, who have no other choice than to kill him and make it look like he commited suicide due to remorse, because he murdered his employer. Columbo stills manages to catch both the murderers, with the help of a pearl and a new umbrella.
Director: Richard Quine
Writer: William Link