Sleuth (play) and Patrick Macnee. Baxter was succeeded by Brian Murray, Donal Donnelly, Jordan Christopher and Curt Dawson. "Sleuth" received the 1971 Tony Award for Best Play, and received nominations for Best Direction of a Play (Clifford Williams) and Best Lighting Design (William Ritman). Anthony Quayle and Keith Baxter received the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Performance. "Sleuth" also received the Mystery Writers of America Edgar Award for Best Play. In 1972, Shaffer adapted his play for film, directed by Joseph L. Mankiewicz, starring Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine. Another film adaptation was released in 2007 with a screenplay by Harold Pinter.
Baretta #42 on the Adult Contemporary Chart, while it "bubbled under the Hot 100" at #101. After its initial run in syndication beginning in 1979, the series later re-appeared on TV Land in 1999 as part of a package of series licensed from Universal. Me-TV aired reruns of "Baretta" on Saturday afternoons in 2007. On October 29, 2002, Universal Studios Home Entertainment released the first season of "Baretta" on Region 1 DVD in the United States. "Mad" magazine spoofed the series as "Barfetta". Baretta Baretta is an American detective television series which ran on ABC from 1975–78. The show was a