"Remington Steele" (1982)TV series 1982-1987

Creators:

Robert Butler
Michael Gleason
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5

Release Date:

1 October 1982 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

Tagline:

Before He Was Bond He Was...

Plot:

The cases of a female private detective partnered with a former thief who assumes the role of a fictitious detective in the business.

Plot Keywords:

Secret Identity | Private Investigator | Film Noir | Cult Favorite | Male Female Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Stephanie Zimbalist	...	Laura Holt (94 episodes, 1982-1987)
Pierce Brosnan	...	Remington Steele (94 episodes, 1982-1987)
Doris Roberts	...	Mildred Krebs (72 episodes, 1983-1987)

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Series Directed by
Seymour Robbie		(16 episodes, 1983-1987)
Don Weis		(14 episodes, 1983-1986)
Christopher Hibler		(10 episodes, 1984-1987)
Burt Brinckerhoff		(7 episodes, 1982-1986)
Robert Butler		(5 episodes, 1982-1983)
Stan Lathan		(4 episodes, 1982-1986)
Sheldon Larry		(3 episodes, 1983-1985)
Harry Harris		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Gabrielle Beaumont		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Kevin Inch		(3 episodes, 1986-1987)
Sidney Hayers		(2 episodes, 1982-1983)
Larry Elikann		(2 episodes, 1983-1985)
Alexander Singer		(2 episodes, 1983-1985)
Karen Arthur		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kevin Connor		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Nick Havinga		(2 episodes, 1983)
Rocky Lang		(2 episodes, 1985-1986)
Michael Gleason		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Robert Butler		(92 episodes, 1982-1987)
Michael Gleason		(92 episodes, 1982-1987)
Jeff Melvoin		(9 episodes, 1983-1986)
Brad Kern		(7 episodes, 1984-1987)
Lee David Zlotoff		(6 episodes, 1982-1983)
John Wirth		(6 episodes, 1984-1986)
Brian Alan Lane		(4 episodes, 1983-1984)
Kerry Lenhart		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
John J. Sakmar		(4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Glenn Gordon Caron		(3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Susan Baskin		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
Richard De Roy		(3 episodes, 1983-1984)
R.J. Stewart		(3 episodes, 1983)
Rick Mittleman		(3 episodes, 1984-1986)
Robin Bernheim		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
George Lee Marshall		(2 episodes, 1983-1984)
Andrew Laskos		(2 episodes, 1983)
Brian Clemens		(2 episodes, 1984)

Series Produced by
Michael Gleason	....	executive producer (94 episodes, 1982-1987)
Gareth Davies	....	producer / co-executive producer (67 episodes, 1982-1986)
Kevin Inch	....	producer / associate producer / ... (59 episodes, 1983-1986)
Jack Mongan	....	associate producer (27 episodes, 1985-1987)
Robert C. Bailey	....	associate producer (20 episodes, 1983-1985)
Lee David Zlotoff	....	supervising producer (14 episodes, 1983)
Glenn Gordon Caron	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 1982-1983)
Richard De Roy	....	supervising producer (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Carol Vitale	....	associate producer (6 episodes, 1982)
Jeff Melvoin	....	supervising producer (6 episodes, 1986)

Series Original Music by
Richard Lewis Warren		(43 episodes, 1983-1987)

Series Cinematography by
Kenneth Peach Jr.		(32 episodes, 1983-1986)
Dennis Matsuda		(20 episodes, 1985-1987)
Edward R. Brown		(10 episodes, 1982-1984)
Brian West		(3 episodes, 1984)
Kenneth J. Withers		(2 episodes, 1985)

Series Film Editing by
Philip Carr Neel		(21 episodes, 1982-1986)
J. Benjamin Chulay		(13 episodes, 1983-1985)
Susan B. Browdy		(8 episodes, 1985-1987)
Mike Wilcox		(5 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bill Magee		(4 episodes, 1982-1983)
James Galloway		(3 episodes, 1982-1983)
Jerry Temple		(3 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jan Wesley		(3 episodes, 1986)
Joe Ravetz		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Casting by
Molly Lopata		(54 episodes, 1982-1987)
Susan Shaw		(13 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Art Direction by
Joe Aubel		(53 episodes, 1983-1986)
Richard Berger		(11 episodes, 1982-1983)
Brian Savegar		(3 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Set Decoration by
Mary Swanson		(32 episodes, 1983-1986)
Rochelle Moser		(13 episodes, 1982-1984)
Ernie Bishop		(10 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bob Gullickson		(4 episodes, 1982)
Ira Bates		(3 episodes, 1983)
Gregory Garrison		(2 episodes, 1984-1985)

Series Costume Design by
Ron Talsky		(51 episodes, 1983-1987)

Series Makeup Department
Dorothy D. Fox	....	hair stylist (68 episodes, 1982-1987)
Bron Roylance	....	makeup artist (52 episodes, 1983-1987)
Jim Kail	....	makeup artist (17 episodes, 1982-1983)

Series Production Management
Bernard Oseransky	....	executive in charge of production / unit production manager (49 episodes, 1983-1987)
Robert Enrietto	....	unit production manager (48 episodes, 1983-1986)
Abby Singer	....	executive in charge of production / production consultant (18 episodes, 1982-1985)
John Slosser	....	unit production manager (16 episodes, 1982-1983)
Daniel Franklin	....	production supervisor (15 episodes, 1985-1986)
Ted Rich	....	post-production supervisor (5 episodes, 1985-1987)
Dennis Lanning	....	european production manager (3 episodes, 1984)
Ted Morley	....	production manager: England (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Irwin Marcus	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (29 episodes, 1983-1986)
Sara Fischer	....	second assistant director (28 episodes, 1985-1987)
Janet Davidson	....	first assistant director / second assistant director (21 episodes, 1982-1984)
Paul Chavez	....	second assistant director / first assistant director (20 episodes, 1984-1986)
Kevin Inch	....	second unit director (19 episodes, 1984-1986)
Christopher Hibler	....	first assistant director (18 episodes, 1982-1985)
Buck Edwards	....	second assistant director (14 episodes, 1985-1986)
Peter Schindler	....	first assistant director (10 episodes, 1984-1985)
Ron Kinwald	....	second assistant director (8 episodes, 1983)
Peter Bogart	....	first assistant director (4 episodes, 1982-1983)
Bruce Solow	....	second assistant director (3 episodes, 1984)
Andrew Wood	....	second assistant director: England (2 episodes, 1985)
Matthew Hintlian	....	second assistant director: 1985 (unknown episodes)
Martin O'Malley	....	first assistant director: second unit (unknown episodes)
John G. Phelan	....	second assistant director (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
David Coleman	....	property master (44 episodes, 1983-1986)

Series Sound Department
Tom Ruff	....	adr mixer (66 episodes, 1982-1985)
Norman Webster	....	production sound mixer / sound mixer (39 episodes, 1983-1986)
Sam Horta	....	sound editor (27 episodes, 1983-1985)
Ron Horwitz	....	sound editor (25 episodes, 1984-1986)
Ron Clark	....	sound editor (9 episodes, 1982-1983)
Kathy Durning	....	sound editor (8 episodes, 1983-1984)
Jeff Clark	....	sound effects / sound editor (3 episodes, 1983)
Pat Hayes	....	production sound mixer (3 episodes, 1984)
Dale Johnston	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1982)
Allan R. Potter	....	sound editor (2 episodes, 1982)
John Midgley	....	production sound mixer (2 episodes, 1985)
John Asman	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Paul J. Diller	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Michael Gollom	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Eileen Horta	....	supervising sound editor (unknown episodes)
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	sound recordist (unknown episodes)
Scott D. Jackson	....	foley editor (unknown episodes)
William Jacobs	....	sound editor (unknown episodes)
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer (unknown episodes)

Series Special Effects by
Burt Dalton	....	special effects (18 episodes, 1985-1987)
Grant Burdette	....	special effects (15 episodes, 1984-1985)
Robbie Knott	....	special effects (11 episodes, 1983-1984)
Wayne Beauchamp	....	special effects supervisor (3 episodes, 1983)
Ted Allen	....	special effects (unknown episodes)

Series Stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator / stunt double: Pierce Brosnan / ... (10 episodes, 1983-1984)
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Jean Coulter	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Thomas Dewier	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Leslie Hoffman	....	stunt double: Doris Roberts / stunts (unknown episodes)
Terry James	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Gene LeBell	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Ray Lykins	....	stunts (unknown episodes)
Buck McDancer	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)
Ernie F. Orsatti	....	stunt coordinator (unknown episodes)

Series Camera and Electrical Department
Dennis Matsuda	....	camera operator (26 episodes, 1983-1985)
Jack Courtland	....	camera operator (23 episodes, 1984-1986)
Anthony Pistone	....	gaffer (16 episodes, 1983-1985)
Robert A. Petzoldt III	....	gaffer (9 episodes, 1985-1986)
Bill Whitman	....	camera operator (9 episodes, 1986-1987)
Russell Nordstedt	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1984-1985)
Larry J. Aube	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1984)
Frank Keever	....	key grip (5 episodes, 1985-1986)
Louis Conroy	....	gaffer (3 episodes, 1984)
Paddy Keogh	....	key grip (3 episodes, 1984)
Kenneth J. Withers	....	camera operator (3 episodes, 1984)
Lloyd Barcroft	....	key grip (2 episodes, 1985)
John Donoghue	....	gaffer (2 episodes, 1985)
Ginger Gemmel	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
Dennis McBride	....	camera operator (2 episodes, 1985)
John Burnett	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit, additional photography (unknown episodes, 1982-1987)
Vincent Contarino	....	electrician (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Maude Spector	....	casting: Europe (2 episodes, 1984)

Series Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Little	....	wardrobe provider: Stephanie Zimbalist / wardrobe designer: Stephanie Zimbalist (51 episodes, 1983-1987)
Sanford Slepak	....	costume supervisor / costumer: men / ... (44 episodes, 1982-1984)
Shelly Levine	....	costumer: men (33 episodes, 1984-1986)
Molly Harris Campbell	....	costumer: women (28 episodes, 1983-1985)
Paula Giokaris	....	costumer: women (17 episodes, 1982-1983)
Loree Parral	....	costumer: women (16 episodes, 1985-1986)
Jerry Sklar	....	costumer: men (14 episodes, 1983-1984)
Emma Trenchard	....	costumer: women (3 episodes, 1983)
Rita Salazar	....	costumer: women (2 episodes, 1985)

Series Editorial Department
Ted Rich	....	executive in charge of post-production (3 episodes, 1985-1986)

Series Music Department
Jim Harrison	....	music editor (38 episodes, 1984-1986)
Stephen A. Hope	....	music editor (12 episodes, 1982-1983)
Henry Mancini	....	composer: themes (9 episodes, 1984-1987)
James D. Young	....	music editor (6 episodes, 1982-1983)
Kathy Durning	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1984)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Transportation Department
Ed Demrest	....	transportation captain (44 episodes, 1983-1987)
Chris Haynes	....	driver (13 episodes, 1982-1987)
Arthur Dunne	....	transportation captain (3 episodes, 1984)
Carlos Ponce de León	....	transportation captain (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Geri Windsor	....	executive in charge of talent (68 episodes, 1982-1986)
Elliott Lewis	....	executive script consultant / executive story editor (36 episodes, 1983-1986)
Abby Singer	....	production consultant (35 episodes, 1983-1985)
John Wirth	....	story editor / executive story editor (33 episodes, 1984-1986)
Jeff Melvoin	....	executive story editor / story editor (31 episodes, 1983-1985)
Brad Kern	....	story editor / executive story editor (27 episodes, 1984-1986)
Robert Butler	....	executive consultant (17 episodes, 1982-1983)
Doris Chisholm	....	script supervisor (16 episodes, 1984-1986)
Kerry Lenhart	....	story editor (16 episodes, 1985-1986)
John J. Sakmar	....	story editor (16 episodes, 1985-1986)
Richard De Roy	....	executive script consultant (15 episodes, 1983-1984)
George Rutter	....	script supervisor (12 episodes, 1984-1985)
Lee David Zlotoff	....	executive story consultant (10 episodes, 1982-1983)
Brian Alan Lane	....	story editor (7 episodes, 1984)
Victoria Gail Weisbart	....	script supervisor (7 episodes, 1985-1987)
R.J. Stewart	....	story editor (6 episodes, 1983)
Rick Mittleman	....	executive script consultant / executive story consultant (6 episodes, 1986)
Jill Bender	....	script supervisor (4 episodes, 1985-1986)
Lois Thurman	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1983)
John Vaughan	....	location auditor (3 episodes, 1984-1985)
Laerke Sigfred Pedersen	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1984)
Joanna Yearsley	....	script supervisor (3 episodes, 1984)
Paul Wolff	....	executive story editor (2 episodes, 1983)
Larry Bloustein	....	unit publicist (unknown episodes)
Jim Carberry	....	location manager (unknown episodes)
Adam Hill	....	shophand/set detail caster: CBS/MTM Studios (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• MTM Enterprises

Distributors

• AXN (????) (Japan) (TV)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1982-1987) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Tohokushinsha Film (1993) (Japan) (VHS)
• United American Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Inter Video  24 frame video playback
• Silver Chalice Productions  European production coordination
• Unique Movie Cars  picture cars

Runtime:

60 min (94 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (DVD) (2006) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

ABC Entertainment Center - 2040 Avenue of the Stars, Century City, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

MTM Enterprises

Trivia:

Steele was a serious Humphrey Bogart fan. He has 5 passports from 5 countries in 5 different names, all of which are characters played by Bogart.

Quotes:

Kessler: Who are you?
Remington Steele: Just a happy go lucky tourist out to see a bit of the world.
Neff: Is that why you've got five passports, from five different countries, in five different names?
Remington Steele: Kept trying for a good picture.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mad About You: Met Someone (#1.11)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Theme For Laura

Reasons to still love Remington Steele

I loved Remington Steele back in the 1980s and videotaped many of the shows. I recently found those tapes again and have been watching them more critically this time around. I still love most of the shows, but now I think I understand why. Where else can you find a show nowadays where the star of a show is a bright, independent-minded entrepreneurial woman who finds a bright, warm, sensitive, and gorgeous man that pursues her more for her mind than her body? Where else can you find a show nowadays where the female lead deals with feminist issues and doesn't allow herself to be sexually exploited or even to take issues of sex and commitment lightly without being naive or a prude? Looking back on it, there was more romantic comedy than mystery or drama in most of the shows, but the main characters were very appealing, as was their dilemma. I'd love to see more shows like it on the air today.