Mcmillan and Wife

San Francisco Police Commissioner Stewart McMillan had a beautiful wife who had a penchant for getting both of them involved in criminal cases which she inadvertently stumbled upon. Mac was very supportive, though occasionally bewildered by the situations Sally got them into, and was often called upon to help solve the cases. This mystery/comedy police series was patterned after the relationship between Nick and Nora Charles in The Thin Man movies and TV series of the 1940s and 1950s. There were elements of romance and comedy thrown in with the actual case being solved. Mac's aid was plodding but enthusiastic Sergeant
Enright, and Mildred was the McMillan's sarcastic, sharp-tougued maid. McMillan and Wife was one of three original rotating elements in the NBC Mystery Movie--the other two were McCloud and Colombo--and remained with the series throughout its long run. When Nancy Walker and Susan Saint James left the series at the end of the 1975-1976 season, the title was shortened to McMillan.
Sally was written out of the series by having her die in a plane crash, and Mac, now a widower, had a new housekeeper named Agatha, who happened to be Mildred's sister. Mac also acquired a second assistant in Sergeant DiMaggio (the dim-witted Enright had
been promoted to lieutenant) and a new secretary named Maggie.