The wife of the rumpled police lieutenant solved murder mysteries while working as a part-time reporter for a weekly newspaper and a full-time mother to a 7-year-old daughter.
The series premiered on 26 February 1979 and underwent three title changes, first to Kate Columbo, then to Kate the Detective and finally to Kate Loves a Mystery.
Even the sleuth’s last name was changed (to Callahan) before the show was cancelled the same year it premiered.
