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| name = Downtown |
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| company = Ron Samuels Productions<br>[[TriStar Television]] |
| company = [[Ron Samuels|Ron Samuels Productions]]<br>[[TriStar Television]] |
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| genre = [[Crime drama]] |
| genre = [[Crime drama]] |
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| creator = [[Marc Norman]] |
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| starring = [[Michael Nouri]]<br>[[Robert Englund]]<br>[[Milicent Martin]]<br>[[Blair Underwood]]<br>[[Mariska Hargitay]] |
| starring = [[Michael Nouri]]<br>[[Robert Englund]]<br>[[Milicent Martin]]<br>[[Blair Underwood]]<br>[[Mariska Hargitay]] |
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| composer = [[Johnny Harris (musician)|Johnny Harris]] |
| composer = [[Johnny Harris (musician)|Johnny Harris]] |
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| opentheme = "[[Money (That's What I Want)]]" performed by [[Ronnie Milsap]]<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SebVtz9Fly0</ref> |
| opentheme = "[[Money (That's What I Want)]]" performed by [[Ronnie Milsap]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SebVtz9Fly0|title = Downtown Intro|website = [[YouTube]]}}</ref> |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| executive_producer = [[Ron Samuels]]<br>Reuben Leder |
| executive_producer = [[Ron Samuels]]<br>Reuben Leder |
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| distributor = [[Sony Pictures Television]] |
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| network = [[CBS]] |
| network = [[CBS]] |
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| first_aired = {{start date|1986|9|27}} |
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'''''Downtown''''' is an American [[crime drama]] television series that aired on [[CBS]] from September 27, 1986 until August 22, 1987. |
'''''Downtown''''' is an American [[crime drama]] television series that aired on [[CBS]] from September 27, 1986, until August 22, 1987. |
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==Premise== |
==Premise== |
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An [[LAPD]] veteran is assigned with supervising four parolees who help him solve crimes.<ref>{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/downtown/cast/201009 |title=Downtown Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref> |
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]])<ref>Panorama newspaper weekly Television Guide; 26/07/1987; Page 16</ref> who help him solve crimes while trying to keep them out of jail at the same time.<ref>{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/downtown/cast/201009 |title=Downtown Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2012-11-01}}</ref> |
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==Cast== |
==Cast== |
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==External links== |
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*{{IMDb title|90420}} |
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*{{tv.com show|downtown-1986}} |
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[[Category:1986 American television series debuts]] |
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[[Category:1987 American television series endings]] |
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[[Category:American crime television series]] |
[[Category:1980s American crime drama television series]] |
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[[Category:Television series by Sony Pictures Television]] |
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[[Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles]] |
[[Category:Television shows set in Los Angeles]] |
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[[Category:CBS television dramas]] |
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| Downtown | |
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| 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 | Vereinigte Staaten |
| Original language | Englisch |
| 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. | Titel | 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.
External links
[edit]Kategorien:
- 1986 American television series debuts
- 1987 American television series endings
- 1980s American crime drama television series
- American English-language television shows
- Fictional portrayals of the Los Angeles Police Department
- Television series by Sony Pictures Television
- Television shows set in Los Angeles
- CBS television dramas