Sunday, October 23, 2011

MUSEUM PIECE: "DECOY" WITH BEVERLY GARLAND

Currently, the American version of 'Prime Suspect' is struggling in the ratings.  I figure it's a combination of too much deviation from the style of the British original, and also the TV audience can't see what's so special about a female cop in an all-male environment.  And I agree on that last point - what's the big deal after the headway made by the women in 'Cagney & Lacey' and in 'Decoy'?

Here's an episode of that old chestnut starring Beverly Garland:


I'm all for anything with Bert Freed, one of the unsung supporting players in Toobworld and the original Lt. Columbo on TV....

BCnU!

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