Episode 36 – Last Salute to the Commodore

The thirty fifth episode of Columbo was titled Last Salute to the Commodore and was the highly controversial final episode of the show's fifth season. An array of suspects are presented as the show departs from its usual format. In this podcast Gerry and Iain look at what was changed and the extent to which it helped or harmed the character of Columbo.     There were a number of returning actors in this episode. Robert Vaughn took top billing, having portrayed a killer in Season Four's Tr...