Search Control (1972–1973)
"Search" (original title)

"World Securities", an international high-tech private investigation company, employs field operatives who are aided by implanted audio receivers and who carry tiny cameras and telemetry ... See full summary »

Creator:

Leslie Stevens

Stars:

Hugh O'Brian, Doug McClure, Anthony Franciosa

Cast

Series cast summary:
Hugh O'Brian	...	Hugh Lockwood (23 episodes, 1972-1973)
Doug McClure	...	C.R. Grover (23 episodes, 1972-1973)
Anthony Franciosa	...	Nick Bianco (23 episodes, 1972-1973)
Burgess Meredith	...	V.C.R. Cameron (23 episodes, 1972-1973)
Byron Chung	...	Kuroda (13 episodes, 1972-1973)
Albert Popwell	...	Griffin (10 episodes, 1972-1973)

Storyline

"World Securities", an international high-tech private investigation company, employs field operatives who are aided by implanted audio receivers and who carry tiny cameras and telemetry units which can be attached to tie tacks or rings. Each episode featured one of three (O'Brian, Franciosa, McClure) agents on a particular investigation, which usually had political elements. Meredith played the "director" of the investigations, as leader of the expert team who remained at headquarters monitoring and providing the agent with intelligence. Other experts included a computer hacker (such as they were portrayed in the early 70's), someone fluent as a translator in several languages, and a doctor.

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Plot Keywords:

high tech | operative | computer cracker | mission | intrigue | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 September 1972 (USA)

Also Known As:

Probe

Filming Locations:

Stage 12, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (23 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot was a TV movie titled Probe, which was intended to be carried over to the series. However, when NBC bought it, a little-seen science series on public television claimed rights to the title. Consequently, not only did this series air as "Search," but the pilot was so retitled for the network rerun and subsequent syndication.

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Connections

Follows Probe (1972)

User Reviews

Search pre-empted too much, maybe why it failed

As I recall, this show wasn't given a chance. I know that in the San Francisco Bay Area it was preempted 5 times ( ! ) in it's original run, including for 2 shows on the energy crisis !!

I loved the show, but the best episodes were the one's with Hugh O'Brien and I can still hear Burgess Meredith going practically insane and yelling " Lockwood ! Do you copy ! " and Lockwood ignoring him.

The episodes with Doug McClure, and Franciosa weren't as good.

I had a terrible crush on Angel Tompkins, too.

A guy in Palos Verdes Peninsula was selling copies of the Probe scanner. Wish I still had one but I lost it.

George Senda Martinez, Ca