Pilot (22 Sep. 1984)

Dani Reynolds thinks that she has the perfect life, a perfect job, she's a renowned fashion photographer, and has a loving husband. But things change for her when her husband is killed. She... See full summary »

Director:

Peter Crane

Writer:

Glen A. Larson (creator)

Stars:

Jennifer O'Neill, Richard Anderson, Peter Brown

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Jennifer O'Neill	...	Danielle Reynolds
Richard Anderson	...	Henry Towler
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Brown	...	Mark Reynolds
Mary Crosby	...	Merilee Taylor
Candice Daly
Patrick Gorman	...	Crooked Doctor
Jon-Erik Hexum	...	Mac Harper
Grainger Hines	...	Bud Taylor
Louis Jourdan	...	George LeMare
Terry Kiser	...	Rodan
Frank Marth	...	Ryker
Doug McClure	...	Cal Tillis
Catherine Oxenberg	...	Michelle Lloyd
Joe Santos	...	Joe Carlos
Dana Sparks	...	Ashley

Storyline

Dani Reynolds thinks that she has the perfect life, a perfect job, she's a renowned fashion photographer, and has a loving husband. But things change for her when her husband is killed. She learns that her husband wasn't the mild mannered person she thought he was. It seems that he was a government agent who works with no official government backing. She then recruits Mac Harper an ex-Green Beret to help her find out what happened to her husband.

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Plot Keywords:

photographer | undercover agent | model | death of husband | tv series pilot

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

22 September 1984 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Alverno High School - 200 North Michillinda Avenue, Sierra Madre, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

20th Century Fox Television, Glen A. Larson Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot's filming took place during the Los Angeles summer Olympics with locations in San Pedro and in Long Beach. The freeway traffic was not congested as predicted nor as anticipated. Transportation from the 20th Century Fox City studio to the waterfront district of San Pedro was a direct flow without any problems. Studio stages provided the interior sets. After the pilot was filmed, the series filming immediately followed. Glenn Larson was in a battle with Fox Television Division over budget problems. One of the main series permanent sets was described as a fashion photographer's studio loft. Due to budget constraints, this set had become the battle's focus because of overtime construction expense, delivering the set earlier than had been planned. The morning the set was to be filmed, Glenn Larson demanded that the set be "covered up" with plants from the studio's green house. The director and the DP were told they could not film the finished set. The scene had to be staged in the jungle covering and filling the set area. The following episode filmed two weeks later, the green jungle disappeared, and the photographer's loft provided a new scenario for intrigue.

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Goofs

During the car chase between the taxi and the Chevy, the Chevy's left front tire hubcap flies off, and two shots later is back on the tire again.

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Connections

Followed by Cover Up (1984)

User Reviews

Awesome show

Cover Up was an awesome show. It is a shame it didnt last longer. Jon Eric Hexum and Antony Hamilton was just two of the best looking guys on television at the time. The shows stories were good and I even cried when Antony's character told Jennifer's character that Mac was dead. I too would like to see it come back to TV in reruns so I can record them. It is something you dont think about at the time but wish you had done years later.