7.5

Columbo•Season 10•Episode 6

A Bird in the Hand...

7.5/10 · 229 votesNov 22, 199294 min

Ranked #5 of 14 in Season 10•+0.2 vs season avg

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Given a deadline to pay his debts or else, chronic gambler Harold plants a bomb under the Rolls Royce of his uncle, sports magnate Big Fred. However, Big Fred is killed by a hit-and-run driver while jogging that very morning, and the Rolls Royce explodes

Directed byVincent McEveety

Written byJackson Gillis

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Seasons10

All 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Season 10 Episodes14

E1 8.0

Columbo Goes to College

E2 7.4

Caution: Murder Can Be Hazardous to Your Health

E3 7.6

Columbo and the Murder of a Rock Star

E4 7.6

Death Hits the Jackpot

E5 6.1

No Time to Die

E6 7.5Now viewing

A Bird in the Hand...

E7 7.8

It's All in the Game

E8 7.5

Butterfly in Shades of Grey

Undercover

Strange Bedfellows

A Trace of Murder

Ashes to Ashes

Murder With Too Many Notes

E14 7.0

Columbo Likes the Nightlife

Cast1

Peter Falk

Lt. Columbo

Crew2

Vincent McEveety

Director

Jackson Gillis

Writer

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Episode Summary

"A Bird in the Hand..." is episode 6 of Columbo season 10. It scored 7.5/10 from 229 votes, ranking #5 of 14 episodes this season (season average 7.3). Directed by Vincent McEveety and written by Jackson Gillis, it aired on November 22, 1992.

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