One of the few dark comedies slash mysteries for Barnaby to solve. There is no other way to explain it. This episode is a gem.
Robert Lenski wrote it, and must have had a lot of fun in the process. He also wrote for MANNIX and CANNON, without too much surprise. This is comparable to a HAWAII FIVE O episode, all the way. They don't make killers any more bizarre than this.
Two genuinely unforgettable actors. Eileen Heckart and David Wayne play the Lennoxes, a homicidal couple ( loving smiles?) who are murdering young people. They are also watching their own money in the process, sort of an inside joke.
The catch is a long, long line to a fortune due them, IF they kill the remaining Barringer family heirs. The way they kill their victims is also as sneaky as it is clever. It's fascinating to watch.
Barbara Stenger plays Marilyn, who hires Barnaby after her new husband is the first to be killed. Also co-starring young Nick Nolte and Mark Goddard, from LOST IN SPACE. Goddard was a very good actor and was featured in many Quinn Martin productions.
If you are a western fan, watch for gray-haired Paul Fix, as the family patriarch, best remembered from THE RIFLEMAN tv show.
Note, the dialogue steals the show. I expected Barnaby to do a double take when he met these maniacs. If you are a true series fan, you may remember a similar type couple (Jacqueline Scott and Michael Strong) in a SEASON 6 episode, titled "Uninvited Peril," who were just as desperate, only their son was the killer. Watch for it.
A textbook whodunit if there ever was one. Filmed partly at Malibu. SEASON 2 EPISODE 21 remastered color CBS dvd box set.
Robert Lenski wrote it, and must have had a lot of fun in the process. He also wrote for MANNIX and CANNON, without too much surprise. This is comparable to a HAWAII FIVE O episode, all the way. They don't make killers any more bizarre than this.
Two genuinely unforgettable actors. Eileen Heckart and David Wayne play the Lennoxes, a homicidal couple ( loving smiles?) who are murdering young people. They are also watching their own money in the process, sort of an inside joke.
The catch is a long, long line to a fortune due them, IF they kill the remaining Barringer family heirs. The way they kill their victims is also as sneaky as it is clever. It's fascinating to watch.
Barbara Stenger plays Marilyn, who hires Barnaby after her new husband is the first to be killed. Also co-starring young Nick Nolte and Mark Goddard, from LOST IN SPACE. Goddard was a very good actor and was featured in many Quinn Martin productions.
If you are a western fan, watch for gray-haired Paul Fix, as the family patriarch, best remembered from THE RIFLEMAN tv show.
Note, the dialogue steals the show. I expected Barnaby to do a double take when he met these maniacs. If you are a true series fan, you may remember a similar type couple (Jacqueline Scott and Michael Strong) in a SEASON 6 episode, titled "Uninvited Peril," who were just as desperate, only their son was the killer. Watch for it.
A textbook whodunit if there ever was one. Filmed partly at Malibu. SEASON 2 EPISODE 21 remastered color CBS dvd box set.