A Nero Wolfe Mystery

TV-PG

27 episodes2 seasons

US Release

Overview:

Genius detective Nero Wolfe and his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin, solve seemingly impossible crimes.

Created by:

Status:

Ended

Language:

English

First air date:

4/22/2001

Last air date:

8/18/2002

Key words:

detective
criminal

Seasons

Season 1

11 Episodes

Season 2

16 Episodes

Cast

Maury Chaykin

~ as ~

Nero Wolfe

Timothy Hutton

~ as ~

Archie Goodwin

Bill Smitrovich

~ as ~

Inspector Cramer

Colin Fox

~ as ~

Fritz Brenner

James Tolkan

~ as ~

Mr. Hackett and 4 more

R.D. Reid

~ as ~

Sergeant Purley Stebbins

Fulvio Cecere

~ as ~

Fred Durkin and 1 more

Julian Richings

~ as ~

Alger Kates and 3 more

Diana Barrington

~ as ~

Belinda Reade and 3 more

Saul Rubinek

~ as ~

Lon Cohen

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Reviews (2)

Unknownian
Written 3 year(s) ago
10
Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin), is an eccentric orchid loving brilliant detective with a taste for fine cuisine. He and his assistant: Archie Goodwin (Timothy Hutton), live in luxury in a brownstone in 1950's New York. Nero Wolfe solves extremely difficult crimes while rarely leaving his mansion, relying on the footwork of Goodwin to gather his evidence. Wolfe's rates are expensive, but his well-heeled clients are very eager to pay. The episodes are done in repertory, with an ensemble of actors each playing different characters in any particular episode.

This show is one of the finest television series to ever be broadcast anywhere. It was on A&E for 2 seasons. A&E had problems at the time and had to drop the show. On any other major network, at any given time, this series would have run a decade. It is one of the best written, finely acted, beautifully photographed masterpieces of television history.
Unknownian
Written 3 year(s) ago
10
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 Canada, though you would never know it. If any show ever captured New York in that era, it was this one.

This show was doomed to be canceled simply because of the Network it played on. A&E was in its infancy at the time, and couldn't afford the healthy budget the show demanded.

I can't say enough about all of the creative aspects of this show including wardrobe, locations, directing, and story-lines. I have all it on DVD, and highly recommend it to every TV detective series lover.