The Equalizer (1985 TV series)

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The Equalizer (1985 TV series) is an American crime drama about a former intelligence agent who uses his skills to help people in danger when they have nowhere else to turn.

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instanceOf crime drama television series
television series
alsoKnownAs The Equalizer
surface form: The Equaliser (UK spelling)
audioFormat stereo
basedOn original concept by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim
character Control (character)
Gage
Jimmy
Mickey Kostmayer
Robert McCall
composer Stewart Copeland
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
creator Michael Sloan
Richard Lindheim
executiveProducer Michael Sloan
Richard Lindheim
firstAired 1985
followedBy The Equalizer
surface form: The Equalizer (film series)
genre action
crime drama
hasTheme helping the helpless
redemption
vigilante justice
inspired The Equalizer
surface form: The Equalizer (2014 film)
lastAired 1989
mainCharacterName Robert McCall
mainCharacterOccupation former intelligence agent
numberOfEpisodes 88
numberOfSeasons 4
openingThemePerformer Stewart Copeland
originalLanguage English
originalNetwork CBS
originalRunEndDate August 24, 1989
originalRunStartDate September 18, 1985
pictureFormat NTSC color television standard
surface form: NTSC
plotSummary A former intelligence agent uses his skills to help people in danger when they have nowhere else to turn.
productionCompany Universal Television
runtimePerEpisode approximately 48 minutes
setting New York City
starring Edward Woodward
Harley Gage (character)
Keith Szarabajka
Richard Jordan
Robert Lansing
William Zabka

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The Equalizer hasPart The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
The Equalizer basedOn The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
subject surface form: The Equalizer (film series)
The Equalizer basedOn The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
subject surface form: The Equalizer (2021 TV series)
The Equalizer appearsIn The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
subject surface form: Robert McCall
Escape Artists notableWork The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
this entity surface form: The Equalizer television series
Robert McCall appearsIn The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
Michael Sloan notableWork The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
Michael Sloan coCreatorOf The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
Joel Surnow notableWork The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
this entity surface form: The Equalizer (TV series)
Joel Surnow writerFor The Equalizer (1985 TV series)
this entity surface form: The Equalizer (TV series)