it sort of funny how all the columbo movie with a late columbo appearance be also among the bad of the series . this movie also far more have some serious pacing problem . it often take far too long for something to happen for instance the murder investigation doesn not start off until 25 minute well into the movie . the movie could have also use some more interaction between the lieutenant and the two suspect . the movie have a fine cast with some good actor in it . like often and they be mostly actor who be great in the past . honor blackman be one of those ( pussy galore from goldfinger ) and so be john williams and who play the victim in this movie and who be best know for his role in a couple of hitchcock movie . sort of ironic that richard basehart and who have never be really know a the great actor and play a shakespearean actor in this move . baseheart be still perhaps best know a the opening narrator of the 80 hit series knight rider and star the immortal david hasselhoff . it a nice change that this colubmo movie be set at a complete different place this time but you can also actually wonder if it really add anything that this columbo movie be set in london and instead of the u . it sort of funny though how columbo behave all the more clumsy in this foreign strange world for him . but just leave england to the english detective series or movie and me say . it a complete different atmosphere and that doesn not really seem suit for a columbo movie and even though most of this movie get film back in california . of course the movie be also fill with the usual british stereotypical element and which perhaps also make this a sort of a tiresome and also unoriginal movie to watch . it also part of the reason why the comical relief in this movie feel sort of weak and simple . a rare miss in the successful long run series of columbo movie . 4/10 .