Remington Steele (1982–1987)

The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.

Creators:

Robert Butler, Michael Gleason

Stars:

Stephanie Zimbalist, Pierce Brosnan, Doris Roberts

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Stephanie Zimbalist	...	Laura Holt (94 episodes, 1982-1987)
Pierce Brosnan	...	Remington Steele (94 episodes, 1982-1987)
Doris Roberts	...	Mildred Krebs (72 episodes, 1983-1987)

Storyline

Private eye Laura Holt grudgingly accepts a new partner when a mystery man assumes the identity of her fictitious boss, Remington Steele. Together, the two battle crime as as their feelings for each other.

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Plot Keywords:

private investigator | investigation | private detective | murder investigation | secret identity | 

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Taglines:

Before He Was Bond He Was...

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Genres:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1 October 1982 (USA)

Also Known As:

Con temple de acero

Filming Locations:

ABC Entertainment Center - 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

MTM Enterprises

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (94 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

At the beginning of each episode, the episode title was displayed. All episode titles featured the word Steele: "Molten Steele", "Small Town Steele" and so on.

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Quotes

Laura Holt: What are you doing?
Remington Steele: I'll tell you what I'm *not* doing! I'm not driving in circles trying to elude people I don't know, who want to kill a nice little nebbish, for reasons I don't even understand. I'm also not about to sit in that car while Sheldon looks at me like I'm Babe Ruth and George Washington all rolled into...
[into phone]
Remington Steele: ... yes, information? I'd like the number of the Central Intelligence Agency... No, that is not a residence.

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Crazy Credits

At the end of the credits,the MTM kitten wears a Sherlock Holmes deerstalker cap and meerschaum pipe. While meowing, the pipe drops out of its mouth and falls in front of the word "Productions".

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Connections

Referenced in Hick (2011)

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Soundtracks

"Theme For Laura"
(closing credits theme)
By Henry Mancini

User Reviews

A clever classic

The 007 films are no doubt fun, but their attempts at comedy (which are admittedly not their focal point) are sad compared to the physical comedic ability and the facial expressions Brosnan exhibited on "Remington Steele." And Zimbalist was a great co-lead, as opposed to in other shows, where the female played second string. I believe this show's premise would still work today, tweaked a bit to satisfy those people still fighting for that one amendment - what was it? The main things that wouldn't work would be the hairstyles and the clothing - but those will probably come back in a decade or two. At any rate, this show is a classic.