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Nero Wolfe

TV·1981–1981·1 season, 14 episodes·NBC·Crime, Mystery·1h·Created by Rex Stout

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Nero Wolfe enjoys a life of refined self-indulgence in his comfortable Manhattan brownstone — reading, dining, spending regular hours in his rooftop plant rooms, and only reluctantly involving himself in the detection of crime. Famously sedentary, Wolfe relies on his legman Archie Goodwin to collect the clues and the suspects in any case at hand, while he spars with his live-in chef Fritz Brenner and bickers with his resident orchid nurse Theodore Horstmann. Often assisted by freelance detective Saul Panzer, Wolfe and Archie customarily gather the suspects in Wolfe's office and present the solution to the exasperated Inspector Cramer of Manhattan Homicide.

Cast

William ConradWilliam ConradNero WolfeLee HorsleyLee HorsleyArchie GoodwinGeorge VoskovecGeorge VoskovecFritz BrennerRobert CooteRobert CooteTheodore HorstmannAllan MillerAllan MillerInspector CramerGeorge WynerGeorge WynerSaul Panzer

Episodes by season

Season0114Episodes1981Aired—Season avg
  1. S01E01Nero Wolfe S01E01The Golden SpidersDecember 24, 1981—A boy is injured in his attempt to tell Nero about an abduction he's witnessed, to which the only clue is a pair of golden spider earrings w
  2. S01E02Nero Wolfe S01E02Death on the DoorstepDecember 24, 1981—Nero becomes involved when Archie's college football teammate Barney is found dead on his doorstep.
  3. S01E03Nero Wolfe S01E03Before I DieDecember 24, 1981—Nero must narrow down the suspects when a beautiful girl is killed after being hired by a mobster to act as a decoy for his daughter.
  4. S01E04Nero Wolfe S01E04Wolfe at the DoorDecember 24, 1981—Nero leaves his brownstone when called to identify Archie's body at the morgue, only to find that it was an impostor and Archie is accused o
  5. S01E05Nero Wolfe S01E05Might As Well Be DeadDecember 24, 1981—Nero locates a young man who has been missing for nine years, only to find that he is on trial for murder.
  6. S01E06Nero Wolfe S01E06To Catch a Dead ManDecember 24, 1981—Nero and Archie's lives are in danger because someone does not want them to locate the missing CEO of a large shipping firm.
  7. S01E07Nero Wolfe S01E07In the Best of FamiliesDecember 24, 1981—Nero is hired by a wealthy socialite to learn the source of the large sums of money her playboy husband has been throwing around.
  8. S01E08Nero Wolfe S01E08Murder by the BookDecember 24, 1981—Nero and Archie use a computer to figure out the connection among three murders, an apparent suicide, and a missing manuscript.
  9. S01E09Nero Wolfe S01E09What Happened to April?December 24, 1981—Nero suspects it was no accident when the dead body of a woman who specialized in an underwater striptease is found floating in the East Riv
  10. S01E10Nero Wolfe S01E10GambitDecember 24, 1981—A brilliant criminal with a grudge booby-traps Nero's apartment.
  11. S01E11Nero Wolfe S01E11Death and the DollsDecember 24, 1981—The daughter of a wealthy sportsman urges Nero to investigate her father's death.
  12. S01E12Nero Wolfe S01E12The Murder in QuestionDecember 24, 1981—A former prosecutor's wife and then his secretary are killed in apparent attempts on his life.
  13. S01E13Nero Wolfe S01E13Blue Ribbon HostageDecember 24, 1981—A hood kidnaps one of Nero's priceless orchids in order to force Nero to prove his innocence in a murder.
  14. S01E14Nero Wolfe S01E14Sweet RevengeDecember 24, 1981—Two paid killers track Nero and Archie.

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