Fastlane 

Two undercover cops take down the highest and lowest criminals in Los Angeles.

Creators:

McG, John McNamara

Stars:

Peter Facinelli, Bill Bellamy, Tiffani Thiessen

Won 1 Primetime Emmy. Another 6 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Peter Facinelli	...	Donovan 'Van' Ray 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Bill Bellamy	...	Deaqon 'Deaq' Hayes 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Tiffani Thiessen	...	Wilhelmina 'Billie' Chambers 22 episodes, 2002-2003
Big Boy	...	Aquarius 11 episodes, 2002-2003

Storyline

Two mistmatched cops, the angry and bitter Van Ray, and the brash Deaqon Hayes, are forced to team up by a shady vixen police lieutenant, Billie Chambers, into going undercover in the seedy side of Los Angeles in using a variety of police confiscated flashy cars, clothes, weapons and other items, kept in a large secret warehouse called the Candy Store, in order to nail various low-lifes and rich and powerful criminals.

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Plot Keywords:

undercover | police | policewoman | sports car | partners | 

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Taglines:

These undercover cops are making their move.

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Genres:

Action | Crime | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Official Sites:

G4

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

18 September 2002 (USA)

Also Known As:

Fastlane

Filming Locations:

6020 North Vermont, Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$2,600,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros. Television,20th Century Fox Television,McNamara Paper Products

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min (22 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Dolby (Dolby Surround) (2.0)

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16 : 9

Did You Know?

Trivia

The role of Billie Chambers was initially offered to Heather Locklear.

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Goofs

In the premiere episode, bullet holes appear in the windshield of the truck before any shots are fired.

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Quotes

Van Ray: [to Deaq] What are you doing? That's like my secret identity. You can't just do that. You're like Alfred. You just let Kim Basinger into the Bat Cave. People hated when he did that.

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Alternate Versions

The version released on DVD in North America by Warner Home Video contains alternate music due to licensing issues. Also, the episodes were cropped to 4:3 from it's original 16:9 format.

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Connections

Referenced in Family Guy: North by North Quahog (2005)

User Reviews

Miami Vice the next generation???

Fast lane is a great show......Wicked cars, delectable ladies, booming soundtrack and loads of action. The 'backwards' approach to the action is unique and a welcome change from regular cop show fare. (the beginning of each episode is usually the prelude to the climax, then we see how the main characters go to the point. Tiffani Theissen is terrific as the Boss, as are Bill Bellamy and Peter Facinelli who have great on screen chemistry. As great as it is however, it is a blatant rip off (perhaps tribute is a kinder word) of Miami Vice. The pilot episode is the same, check it out: Miami Vice: Undercover drug officer's partner killed.....meanwhile new York undercover cop's brother (also a cop) is killed by same organization. New York Cop (tubbs) comes to Miami to avenge Brother, becomes partners with Miami Cop (Crockett). Substitute Miami with LA and change Crockett and Tubbs to Ray and Deqe. Just an observation....Vice was a great show in it's day and Fastlane is the rightful heir to the throne. Finally a winner from Fox...(it's been a while guys.....)