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| Downtown | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Marc Norman |
| Starring | Michael Nouri Robert Englund Milicent Martin Blair Underwood Mariska Hargitay |
| Opening theme | "Money (That's What I Want)" performed by Ronnie Milsap[1] |
| Composer | Johnny Harris |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Ron Samuels Reuben Leder |
| Production companies | Ron Samuels Productions TriStar Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | September 27, 1986 – August 22, 1987 |
Downtown is an American crime drama television series that aired on CBS from September 27, 1986, until August 22, 1987.
Premise
[edit]An LAPD veteran is assigned with supervising four parolees (a kleptomaniac dowager; a con artist; a young karate expert with attitude and a wise-mouthed pickpocket)[2] who help him solve crimes while trying to keep them out of jail at the same time.[3]
Cast
[edit]- Michael Nouri as Detective John Forney
- Robert Englund as Dennis Shotoffer
- Milicent Martin as Harriet Conover
- Blair Underwood as Terry Corsaro
- Mariska Hargitay as Jesse Smith
- Virginia Capers as Delia Bonner
- David Paymer as Captain David Kiner
Episodes
[edit]| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Stan, the Man" | Unknown | Unknown | September 27, 1986 | |
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Foley chases a robbery suspect. | |||||
| 2 | "Colors" | Unknown | Unknown | October 4, 1986 | |
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A friend of Terry is killed in a holdup. | |||||
| 3 | "The Spring Line" | Victor Lobl | Marianne Clarkson | October 11, 1986 | |
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Someone is planning to sabotage the fall line of a clothing designer. | |||||
| 4 | "Since I Don't Have You" | Unknown | Unknown | October 18, 1986 | |
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Harriet has romantic feelings for a man who is suspected of selling government secrets. | |||||
| 5 | "Out of the Tombs" | Unknown | Unknown | October 25, 1986 | |
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Dennis helps a newsman go after a vanished criminal. | |||||
| 6 | "When Dinosaurs Drove the Earth" | Unknown | Unknown | November 1, 1986 | |
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During a bank robbery, Harriet is taken hostage. | |||||
| 7 | "Saturday Night" | Noel Nosseck | Marianne Clarkson | November 11, 1986 | |
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Dennis becomes a suspect in a serial-murder case. | |||||
| 8 | "Outlaws" | Unknown | Unknown | November 29, 1986 | |
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Forney is suspended when he goes after a brutal gang. | |||||
| 9 | "Goin' to California" | Unknown | Unknown | December 6, 1986 | |
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Jesse's marine brother comes home from Beirut. | |||||
| 10 | "Tracks of My Tears" | Unknown | Unknown | December 13, 1986 | |
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Kiner wants to prove that the murder of a senator friend was set up to look like a suicide. | |||||
| 11 | "Flowers" | Unknown | Unknown | December 20, 1986 | |
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The daughter of a blind street vendor is targeted by a recently released convict. | |||||
| 12 | "Rock 'n' Roll Will Never Die" | Unknown | Unknown | December 27, 1986 | |
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A rock singer is attacked by a mysterious man. | |||||
| 13 | TBA | Unknown | Unknown | August 22, 1987 | |
References
[edit]- ^ "Downtown Intro". YouTube.
- ^ Panorama newspaper weekly Television Guide; 26/07/1987; Page 16
- ^ TV Guide. "Downtown Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2012-11-01.