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Columbo•Season 3•Episode 8

A Friend in Deed

8.2/10 · 3,567 votesMay 5, 197498 min

Ranked #2 of 8 in Season 3•+0.4 vs season avg

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A police commissioner provides an alibi to a friend who has just killed his wife. Later the commissioner kills his own wife and gets the friend to repay the favour.

Directed byBen Gazzara

Written byPeter S. Fischer

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Seasons10

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Season 3 Episodes8

E1 7.2

Lovely But Lethal

E2 8.3

Any Old Port in a Storm

Candidate for Crime

Double Exposure

Publish or Perish

Mind Over Mayhem

Swan Song

A Friend in Deed

Cast1

Peter Falk

Lt. Columbo

Crew9

Ben Gazzara

Director

Peter S. Fischer

Writer

Dean Hargrove

Executive Producer

Roland Kibbee

Executive Producer

Edward K. Dodds

Producer

Billy Goldenberg

Original Music Composer

Robert L. Kimble

Editor

Dick DeBenedictis

Original Music Composer

William Cronjager

Director of Photography

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Episode Summary

"A Friend in Deed" is episode 8 of Columbo season 3. It scored 8.2/10 from 3,567 votes, ranking #2 of 8 episodes this season (season average 7.8). Directed by Ben Gazzara and written by Peter S. Fischer, it aired on May 5, 1974.

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