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Season 1 – Nero Wolfe

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Novelist Rex Stout's orchid-loving, gourmet-cooking detective solves crimes from his lavish New York brownstone with the help of his young assistant, Archie Goodwin.
Nero Wolfe — Season 1

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William Conrad

Nero Wolfe

Lee Horsley

Archie Goodwin

George Voskovec

Fritz Brenner

Robert Coote

Theodore Horstman

George Wyner

Saul Panzer

Allan Miller

Inspector Cramer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Jan 16, 1981 The Golden Spiders A boy is injured in his attempt to tell Nero about an abduction he witnessed. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 23, 1981 Death on the Doorstep Archie's college football teammate Barney is found dead on Nero's doorstep. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 30, 1981 Before I Die A beautiful girl is killed after being hired by a mobster to act as a decoy for his daughter. With Lee Horsley. Details Episode 4 Aired Feb 6, 1981 Wolfe at the Door Janet Eaton hires Wolfe to retrieve a small box that was stolen. When Archie visits the owner of the box, he is shot and Archie is accused of murder. Details Episode 5 Aired Feb 13, 1981 Might as Well Be Dead A young man who disappeared nine years earlier is on trial for murder. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 20, 1981 To Catch a Dead Man Nero endures the destruction of his greenhouse while probing the disappearance of a shipping magnate's right-hand man. Details Episode 7 Aired Mar 6, 1981 In the Best Families A socialite hires Nero to learn where her playboy husband gets his money. Details Episode 8 Aired Mar 13, 1981 Murder by the Book Three murders and an apparent suicide relate to a missing manuscript. Details Episode 9 Aired Mar 20, 1981 What Happened to April? An ecdysiast, noted for her underwater striptease, is found floating in the East River. Details Episode 10 Aired Apr 3, 1981 Gambit A brilliant criminal with a grudge booby-traps Nero's apartment. Details Episode 11 Aired Apr 10, 1981 Death and the Dolls The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death. Details Episode 12 Aired Apr 17, 1981 Murder in Question Nero has a new client, Carol Wharton is worried about her husband, a prosecutor, who has had two attempts made on his life. Details Episode 13 Aired May 5, 1981 The Blue Ribbon Hostage A hood steals Nero's priceless orchid to force Nero into vindicating him of a murder charge. Details Episode 14 Aired Jun 2, 1981 Sweet Revenge Clay Baylor spent five years in the prison, thanks to Nero. Now the crook wants revenge. He hires two killers who should neutralize the eccentric snooper. Details

Season Info

Director
Ed Abrams, George McCowan, Ron Satlof, Edward M. Abroms, Herbert Hirschman, Michael O' Herlihy, Bob Kelljian
Executive Producer
Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Screenwriter
Alfred Hayes, Seelag Lester, Stephen Downing, John Meredyth Lucas, Stephen Kandel, Peter Nasco, David Karp, Ben Roberts, Merwin Gerard, Dick Nelson, Gerald Sanford
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-PG
Genre
Crime, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 16, 1981