Blacke's Magic was a short-lived TV show about a magician, Alexander Blacke (played by Hal Linden), who, with some help from his con-man father, Leonard (Harry Morgan), solves mysteries that got in the way of his performances. It ran for one season in 1986 and featured crimes that tested logic against seemingly magical crimes.

Alexander Blacke is a retired magician who comes out of retirement, at the behest of his con-man/gambler father, Leonard, to perform on stage and solve mysteries in this series that mixes the magical antics of "The Magician," the con-game schemes of "The Sting," "Switch," and "Tenspeed and Brown Shoe", and the intricate mysteries of "Columbo" and "Murder She Wrote." Written by

Alexander Blacke is a well-renowned magician who after having a near death experience decides to retire but unfortunately retirement doesn't agree with him. So he decides to visit his daughter and father and attend a magician's convention. There a friend of his attempts a stunt wherein he is submerged in a casket underwater. And when he is brought up, he is dead and not from lack of oxygen, but shot. So, Alex helps the police figure out how and why this was done. Written by