Spenser: For Hire (1985–1988)

Mystery/suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

Stars:

Robert Urich, Avery Brooks, Ron McLarty

1 win.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Robert Urich	...	Spenser (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Avery Brooks	...	Hawk (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Ron McLarty	...	Sgt. Frank Belson (65 episodes, 1985-1988)
Richard Jaeckel	...	Lt. Martin Quirk (47 episodes, 1985-1987)
Barbara Stock	...	Susan Silverman (43 episodes, 1985-1988)
Carolyn McCormick	...	A.D.A. Rita Fiore (22 episodes, 1986-1987)

Storyline

Mystery/suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. Using his years of experience, his natural talents for observation and reasoning, and the occasional bit of help from his friend Hawk, Spenser never fails to crack the case.

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Plot Keywords:

private eye | boston massachusetts | detective | character name in title

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Genres:

Crime | Drama

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 September 1985 (USA)

Also Known As:

Spenser investigador

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 90 min (pilot)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The pilot movie for the show is an adaptation of the novel "Promised Land", fourth in the series, which featured the first appearance of Hawk.

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Connections

Followed by Spenser: Ceremony (1993)

User Reviews

One of the best Crime-TV-Series ever made ...

Great, really great - in my opinion one of the best Crime-TV-Series ever made. Robert Urich plays - again - a private investigator who solves his cases with help of his friend "Hawk" (Avery Brooks, "Ben Sisko" from "Deep Space Nine"). I have not seen one episode of this TV-Series which was boring. Great stories, quite enough action, social aspects - and of course two really superb playing actors (Robert Urich, Avery Brooks). That's what makes this TV-Series from the 80's a classic one.