Where to watch Columbo Season 4 in Australia
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Availability checked 16 November 2026.
What happens in “Playback”
An inventor video tapes his mother-in-law's death, and then replays it back to the security guard, to give himself an alibi.
Episode summary: TMDB.
Before you watch
- It is episode 5 of 6 of season 4, so watch episodes 1 to 4 first.
- It runs about 74 minutes.
- Directed by Bernard L. Kowalski, written by Booker Bradshaw.
- TMDB users rate it 7.5 out of 10 (32 votes).
Columbo trailer
The official trailer for the series (no preview of this episode has been published).
Play video: Columbo trailer
Cast and crew of this episode
- Director
- Bernard L. Kowalski
- Writer
- Booker Bradshaw
- Guest stars
- Gena Rowlands as Elizabeth Van WickHerbert Jefferson Jr. as BaxterRobert Brown as Arthur MeadisOskar Werner as Harold van WyckMartha Scott as Margaret MeadisBart Burns as ThompsonPatricia Barry as FrancineTrisha Noble as Marcy
Credits: TMDB.
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Episode names, air dates, runtimes, stills and ratings: TMDB. Air dates are the first broadcast anywhere; where it streams is our daily Australian check.