Remington Steele

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Remington Steele is an American television series blending detective drama and romantic comedy, best known for launching Pierce Brosnan to fame in the 1980s.

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instanceOf American television series
television series
airedDuring 1980s American television era
characterPlayedBy Doris Roberts as Mildred Krebs
James Read
surface form: James Read as Murphy Michaels

Janet DeMay as Bernice Foxe
Pierce Brosnan as Remington Steele
Stephanie Zimbalist
surface form: Stephanie Zimbalist as Laura Holt
composer Henry Mancini
Richard Lewis Warren
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael Gleason
Robert Butler
filmingLocation Los Angeles
finalAired 1987-04-17
firstAired 1982-10-01
format one-hour television series
genre crime drama
detective fiction
romantic comedy
hasCriticalReception generally positive reviews
hasElement homages to classic films
romantic tension between leads
screwball comedy influences
hasEpisodeRuntime approximately 48 minutes
hasHomeMediaRelease DVD
hasMainCharacter Laura Holt
Remington Steele self-link
hasOpeningNarrationBy Stephanie Zimbalist
surface form: Stephanie Zimbalist as Laura Holt
hasSpinOffOrRevivalAttempt proposed feature film adaptation (unproduced)
hasSupportingCharacter Bernice Foxe
Mildred Krebs
Murphy Michaels
hasThemeMusicTitle Remington Steele Theme
notableFor blending detective drama with romantic comedy
launching Pierce Brosnan to international fame
numberOfEpisodes 94
numberOfSeasons 5
originalLanguage English
originallyBroadcastIn prime time
originalNetwork NBC
premise A female private detective invents a fictitious male superior named Remington Steele to attract clients
A mysterious con man assumes the identity of the fictitious Remington Steele
productionCompany MTM Enterprises
setInPeriod 1980s
starring Pierce Brosnan
Stephanie Zimbalist

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Pierce Brosnan notableWork Remington Steele
Pierce Brosnan portrayedIn Remington Steele
Remington Steele hasMainCharacter Remington Steele self-link
MTM Enterprises notableWork Remington Steele
Barry Van Dyke televisionSeries Remington Steele
Barry Van Dyke appearedIn Remington Steele