The Long Christmas Eve 

On Christmas Eve, Amanda is asked to pretend to be the long lost daughter of a turncoat to try and convince him to stay with the US. But the man in question is sought by two trained KGB thugs and they get trapped in the turncoat's cabin.

Director:

James Frawley

Writers:

Eugenie Ross-Leming (creator), Brad Buckner (creator)

Stars:

Kate Jackson, Bruce Boxleitner, Beverly Garland

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Kate Jackson	...	Mrs. Amanda King
Bruce Boxleitner	...	Lee Stetson
Beverly Garland	...	Dorothy 'Dotty' West
Mel Stewart	...	Billy Melrose
Martha Smith	...	Francine Desmond
Greg Morton	...	Jamie King
Paul Stout	...	Philip King
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charles De Vries	...	Dimitri
James Edgcomb	...	IFF Agent (as James Edgecomb)
Mischa Hausserman	...	Ivan / Santa
Robert Hogan	...	Lucas
Albert Salmi	...	Ted Rudolph

Storyline

On Christmas Eve, Amanda is asked to pretend to be the long lost daughter of a turncoat to try and convince him to stay with the US. But the man in question is sought by two trained KGB thugs and they get trapped in the turncoat's cabin.

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Plot Keywords:

christmas episode | christmas | 

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Genres:

Adventure

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Certificate:

TV-PG

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Quotes

Mrs. Amanda King: [having just been pushed into the bushes by lee who is now lying atop her] Le-ee, isn't this a little sudden? I mean, shouldn't we talk about this. This would compromise our whole professional relationship...
Lee Stetson: Amanda, will you shut up please.
[gets up]
Lee Stetson: Alright, they're gone.
Mrs. Amanda King: Who's gone?
Lee Stetson: I saw two men over there with rifles. Probably just hunters. C'mon.
Mrs. Amanda King: Oh, so what you were doing, you were protecting me.
Lee Stetson: Sure. What else would I have been doing?
Mrs. Amanda King: [Coughs] Nothing.

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Details

Language:

English

Release Date:

19 December 1983 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Stage 20, Warner Brothers Burbank Studios - 4000 Warner Boulevard, Burbank, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Shoot the Moon Enterprises, Warner Bros. Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

47 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1