Top billed cast

1. 

   Maury Chaykin

   Nero Wolfe

2. 

   Timothy Hutton

   Archie Goodwin

3. 

   Colin Fox

   Fritz Brenner

4. 

   Bill Smitrovich

   Inspector Cramer

5. 

   R.D. Reid

   Sergeant Purley Stebbins

6. 

   Conrad Dunn

   Saul Panzer

7. 

   James Tolkan

   Percy Ludlow

8. 

   Robert Bockstael

   Solomon Dexter

9. 

   Kari Matchett

   Sarah Jaffee

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Current Season

Season 2

2002 | 16 Episodes

Reviews

A review by Unknownian

Written by Unknownian on 2021-11-04

Set in the mid to late 1950s, this unique detective show, well acted, beautifully photographed, and done in repertory, with an ensemble of actors each playing different characters in any particular episode, was eons ahead of any competition in its quality.

Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin), is an eccentric orchid loving genius detective, sharing his New York Brownstone with
his assistant Archie Goodwin (Timothy Hutton).

The show ran for two seasons starting in 2001. Seven of the
episodes were directed by Timothy Hutton, as he wanted more responsibility in the production, which was filmed in...read the rest

Recommendations

1. Wild Cards71%
2. Hill Street Blues76%
3. Barnaby Jones70%
4. Baretta65%
5. Jack Irish67%
6. Steal74%
7. Death Valley65%
8. Shakespeare & Hathaway - Private Investigators72%
9. Inspector George Gently79%
10. Whiskey Cavalier69%
11. My Life Is Murder71%
12. Agatha Christie's Marple78%
13. Rumpole of the Bailey70%
14. T. J. Hooker65%
15. Private Eyes72%
16. Crime Story79%
17. Dragnet69%
18. The Couple Next Door58%
19. Agatha Christie's Poirot81%
20. Annika69%

Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
A Nero Wolfe Mystery

Keywords

• detective
• criminal