Mr. Monk and the Actor

Mr. Monk and the Actor is the first episode of Monk¬タルs fifth season, cleverly recap pertinent information about the characters and the story thus far as a famous method actor preparing to portray the neurotic detective on film gets a little too into the role. Unusually, the viewer is shown many aspects of the crime(s) (including the actual events and the identity of the killer) before Monk solves the case and explains what happened.

Original air date:

  • Jul 7, 2006

Episode number:

  • 1

Director:

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Series

Monk

Monk is an American police procedural comedy-drama, created by Andy Breckman and starring Tony Shalhoub as the titular Adrian Monk. It is primarily a mystery series, although the show also features broadly comic touches. The show debuted on July 12, 2002, on the USA Network. Its eighth and final...

Production number:

  • 503
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