Charlie's Angels 

When a wealthy winegrower disappears, the three private investigators go undercover at the vineyard to track down the whereabouts of the body. If the body doesn't turn up in a certain ... See full summary »

Director:

John Llewellyn Moxey

Writers:

Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts

Stars:

Kate Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Jaclyn Smith

Cast

Episode complete credited cast:
Kate Jackson	...	Sabrina Duncan
Farrah Fawcett	...	Jill Munroe (as Farrah Fawcett-Majors)
Jaclyn Smith	...	Kelly Garrett
David Doyle	...	John Bosley
David Ogden Stiers	...	Scott Woodville
Diana Muldaur	...	Rachel LeMaire
John Lehne	...	Henry Bancroft
Bo Hopkins	...	Beau Creel
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Aram Kolegian
Grant Owens	...	Wilder
Ken Sansom	...	Clerk
Ron Stein	...	Hicks
Colette Bertrand	...	Bathing Beauty
Russ Grieve	...	Sheriff

Storyline

When a wealthy winegrower disappears, the three private investigators go undercover at the vineyard to track down the whereabouts of the body. If the body doesn't turn up in a certain amount of time, the inheritance will be presented to the man's second wife, Rachel, instead of his long-lost daughter, Janet.

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Plot Keywords:

angel | police academy | female detective | detective | tv series pilot | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Bo Hopkins would later co-star with John Forsythe in Dynasty (1981).

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Goofs

In the photo shown of young Janet LeMaire she has light eyes, but both Angels, trying to impersonate her, have brown eyes. At the end of the episode, current-day Janet is also shown with brown eyes.

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Quotes

Wilder: [about Bosley] Been at it for a couple of hours now. Doesn't look like he's after birds.
Beau Creel: [takes a look at Bosley through binoculars] Not unless they fly underwater.

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Connections

Followed by Charlie's Angels: Animated Adventures (2003)

User Reviews

The One that started it all

Hard to believe now that this middling TV Movie/Pilot, with a needlessly convoluted plot, would spark a phenomenon. Caught this on Starz Mystery Channel on satellite.

Seeing it for the first time in nearly 30 years, a few retrospective thoughts:

1. Interesting that Jaclyn Smith was front and center for the first act since she had the least amount of acting experience going in. Apparently, Kate Jackson (who was promised the lead) switched roles with her. Farrah is the 3rd banana here - history changed that.

2. It isn't surprising that the David Ogden Stiers character was dropped after the pilot. Originally added so that there would be a man who could "bail out" the Angels, he was really too stuffy for the show's fluff. David Doyle hit the notes perfectly.

3. I liked the jazzier sounding "main theme" as played in the movie. The rest of the score is typical 70's TV waka waka electronics.

4. Aside from a brief shot of Jacklyn Smith in a bikini and the requisite "Charlie Girl" snippets, there was little of the cheesy T&A exploitation that the show became known for (particularly in its first season).

And to think that this was hot stuff at the time. sigh.

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

21 March 1976 (USA)

Filming Locations:

8619 Sunset Blvd, West Hollywood, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Spelling-Goldberg Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

4:3