Series regulars or semi-regulars in 'Kate Loves A Mystery' from 1970-1982:
- Don Stroud as Sgt. Mike Varrick (1979)
- Henry Jones as Josh Alden (1979)
- Kate Mulgrew as Kate Callahan (1979)
- Lili Haydn as Jenny Callahan (1979)
1970-1982 Episode Guide for 'Kate Loves A Mystery':
(Episodes with dates prior to 1970 aired as reruns.)
Season 1, episode 1
W: Richard Alan Simmons D: Boris Sagal
With Robert Culp (Charles Huston), Ben Gerard (Party Host), Barney Martin (Dr. Prinz), Frederic Forrest (Martin), Edie Adams (Joanne Huston), Rene Auberjonois (Monsieur Gerard), Bob Dishy (Sgt. Norris), Priscilla Pointer (Mrs. Prior).
The wife of legendary detective Columbo stumbles into a crime-fighting career of her own when she overhears an attorney's plot to murder his wife. Stars Kate Mulgrew.
Season 1, episode 2
W: Al Reynolds, Howard Berk, Shel Willens D: Don Medford
With Don Potter (Archie Wilborn), Joe Baker (Merlini), Ian Abercrombie (Carmichael), Dolph Sweet (Sgt. Boone), Elizabeth Cole (Emily), Donald Pleasence (I.A. Morly).
Kate Columbo suspects a retired Scotland Yard inspector of murdering a fellow British expatriate.
Season 1, episode 3
W: Gregory S. Dinallo D: Edward M. Abroms
With Barbara Mallory (Nun), Tom Scott (Officer Morrison), David Himes (Knapp), Helena Carroll (Nora Phelps), Erica Yohn (Aunt Lucy), Al Ruscio (Victor March), Michael Durrell (Sgt. Caplan), Jay Johnson (Noel Abbott).
Kate Columbo goes after a psychotic ventriloquist who murdered the craftsman who made his dummy.
Season 1, episode 4
W: Al Reynolds, Howard Berk D: Don Medford
With Jo McDonnell (Eileen), Phillis Flax (Mrs. Fischetti), Jack Knight (Sergeant Grady), Trisha Noble (Patty), Claudette Nevins (Sybil), Sam Groom (Richard).
Mrs. Columbo suspects that the death of a chic Beverly Hills caterer was not as accidental as it appeared to be.
Season 1, episode 5
W: Al Reynolds D: Sam Wanamaker
With Richard Altman (Medical Examiner), Anne Newman-Mantee (Mrs. Canfield), Alice Frost (Apartment Manager), Francine Tacker (Sister Janice), Lee Wallace (Pediatrician), Michael Durrell, Joseph Ruskin (Sid Russell), Cindy Grover (Eve).
After a clairvoyant accurately predicts the death of her business manager, Kate investigates and discovers that the man was scared to death. (Last show of the series.)
October 18, 1979: Ladies Of The Afternoon
Season 2, episode 1
W: Lawrence Hertzog D: Don Medford
With Woody Skaggs (Coroner), Ted Danson (Richard Dellinger), Tom Stechschulte (Mark Rutledge), John Aprea (Phil Stoppard), Dee Wallace (Janet Rutledge), Robert Hardy (Stuart), Michael Fairman (Lieutenant), Deborah Shelton (Ina Dellinger), Charles Thomas Murphy (Ed Johnson), Robert Deero (Herb Allen).
Kate and her partner, Det. Sgt. Varrick, uncover an extortion racket which forces suburban housewives into prostitution.
Season 2, episode 2
W: Merwin Gerard D: Leo Penn
With Linda Fontana (Diane Wallace), Robert Hardy (Stuart), Robert Gray (Harris), Yuki Shimoda (Soong), Robin Clarke (Walter Selvig), Peter Donat, Bibi Besch (Eileen Chambers).
Kate decides to carry on the work of a reporter who was murdered while investigating connections between politicians and organized crime.
Season 2, episode 3
W: Simon Muntner D: Reza Badiyi
With Allan Miller (Cooley), John Petlock (Edward Franklin), Michael Stipanich (Benson), Archie Lang (Jim Foster), Lev Mailer (Stan Hirsh), Frederic Franklyn (Harold Orr), Fred J. Gordon (Farrell), John Zenda (Carl), Edward Grover (Liggett), Carol Carrington McGrath (Marshall), Michael Durrell (Fisher), Lynn Carlin (Sheree), Paul Jenkins (Boyle), Len Lawson (Mr. Bishop).
Kate is jailed when she refuses to name her source for a story about the murder of two people involved in a gambling operation.
Season 2, episode 4
W: Lawrence Hertzog D: Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
With Leann Hunley (Judy), Lisa Pesha (Kathy), Augie Tribach (Steven Agajanian), Ken Lerner (Ivan), Kate Riehl (Mrs. Winston), Van Williams (Fielding), Ivor Francis, M.P. Murphy (District Attorney), Michael Mazes (Doug Telford), Joseph Hindy (Dr. Marco), Andrew Robinson (Mitchell), Lee Wallace (Lt. Rankin), Lewis Arquette (Howard), Robert Hardy (Stuart).
Kate sets out to prove that a young astronomer arrested for a series of slayings is not the guilty party.
Season 2, episode 5
W: E. Arthur Kean D: Philip Leacock
With Gene Whittington (Brewster), Robert Hardy (Stuart), Drew Snyder (Randy Willard), Jess Walton (Judy Arno), Nicolas Coster (Zev Arno), Ahna Capri (Dorsie Hall), Daniel Knapp (Oscar Riddle), William Bronder (Gandy), Mary Gregory (Mrs. Balcon), Ron Recasner (Barlow), Armand Assante (Freddie Faust).
Kate becomes suspicious when the body of a new restaurant's co-owner vanishes scant moments after the man's death.
Season 2, episode 6
W: Lawrence Hertzog, Merwin Gerard, Robert McKee, Robert Misiorowski D: Sam Wanamaker
With Dick Balduzzi (Mac), Lorry Goldman (Frank Hargrove), Sharon Farrell (Dorothy Hunt), Joanne Linville (Paula), David Rasche (William Gardner), Floyd Levine, Peter Hobbs, Ceil Cabot (Mrs. Barrish).
While investigating the death of an ambitious attorney's former girlfriend, Kate finds herself smitten by the young lawyer.
Season 2, episode 7
W: Mary Ann Kasica, Michael Scheff D: Seymour Robbie
With William Beckley (Mr. Woodman), Betty Harford (Secretary), Guy Boyd (Gary Markell), Sean Griffin (Casey), Ron Max (Bill Quinlan), Carol Williard (Leila Wilson), Diane Shalet (Sue Quinlan), Shannon Wilcox (Claire), Rudy Solari (Peter Kano), Kathleen Lloyd (Elaine), Dick Gautier, Rene Auberjonois (Bradlee), Blake Marion (Cooper).
Kate learns that a murder victim was a member of a sex therapy group, and joins in hopes of finding a suspect. (Last show of the series.)