The Runway Job (13 Jan. 2010)

To bring down an oppressive sweatshop owner, Nate and the team crash a fashion show.

Director:

Marc Roskin

Writers:

John Rogers (creator), Chris Downey (creator),

Stars:

Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Timothy Hutton	...	Nathan Ford
Gina Bellman	...	Sophie Devereaux
Christian Kane	...	Eliot Spencer
Beth Riesgraf	...	Parker
Aldis Hodge	...	Alec Hardison
Jeri Ryan	...	Tara Cole
Tom Choi	...	Russell Pan
Grace Hsu	...	Gloria Pan
Tim True	...	Det. Samuels
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lorinda Conner	...	Carrie
Jeffrey Gilbert	...	Andre V
Jennifer Hong	...	Florence Ong
Kathy Hsieh	...	Co-Worker
Caitlyn Larimore	...	Check-In Girl
Cathy Vu	...	Theresa Kwon

Storyline

A Boston immigration advocate informs Nathan about Russel and Gloria Pan's Golden Panda knock-off fashion sweat shop, which pays far less than minimum wage and uses dangerous food supplements to keep the workers working extra-long hours. To take down the Pans, Nate poses as fashion investor Jacques Bouvier, who recruits 'talented designer' Gloria. They scam $50,000 from them, but Russel turns out to be an alias of Triad big wig Nicholas Chow, so now they're up against the powerful Chinese gangsters.

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Plot Keywords:

fashion show | sweatshop | vitamin pill | false identity | explosion | 

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Mystery

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Details

Release Date:

13 January 2010 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Johnworld

Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

When Elliot, Parker and Hardison are speaking to Sophie, the greens screen image behind Sophie bobs up and down slightly even though the viewpoint camera isn't moving.

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Quotes

Eliot Spencer: [while helping Parker pick clothes for the fashion show] ... No... no... no!
Parker: Okay, how about this?
Eliot Spencer: It's A shirt Parker!
Parker: I know! but at least you can move in it!, these clothes are totally impractical,okay there's no range of motion,limited concealment options-and THIS reflective material would set off a motion sensor a mile away,
Eliot Spencer: It's a FASHION SHOW! it's not "Thieves R US"!

User Reviews

The Runway Job

Leverage Season Two Episode 10 – The Runway Job: Air date January 13, 2010 Review by JAM

This is my first individual episode review of a show that I consider to be one of the top five shows on television. As I have mentioned in a Leverage Season One review on my site, the modern day Robin Hood feel makes this a fun show to watch and the interpersonal relationships between the team are interesting to say the least. The Runway Job is the return from their midseason break, and the show jumps into the fashion world for this trendy return.

Taking down a sweatshop run by the Triads was a little more than they bargained for when they first took the job, but the team works together in order to accomplish it. The idea of a tough gang of former crooks infiltrating and "stealing" a runway show is a very interesting plot point, and I think it gives Eliot (Christian Kane) a chance to show off a bit, both his suave lady charmer side and his acting chops as a fashion assistant.

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