"Banyon" (1972) TV series 1972-1973

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Directors:

Robert Day
Theodore J. Flicker

Writer:

Ronald Austin (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Detective | Period Piece | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Miles C. Banyon (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Joan Blondell	...	Peggy Revere (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Richard Jaeckel	...	Lt. Pete McNeil (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Julie Gregg	...	Abby Graham (6 episodes, 1972-1973)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

Great detective, great show!

This series, along with Quinn Martin's Manhunter, brought the viewers back to the Depression era. Manhunter focused mostly on chasing the bad guys you already met in the prologue, but Banyon gave us the poor, thinking detective, living by his wits and fists. Robert Forster was cool and the twists in the plots were great; the stories are even better than what Murder She Wrote had to offer. Banyon doesn't just fight; he investigates and solves the crimes, and solves it well. And those costumes! The 30's threads, not to mention the cars, the guns and the music! Short-lived as it may be, it's the best TV could offer back in the selfish 70's.