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Creator:

Anthony Wilson
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Seasons:

1 | 2 full episode list

Release Date:

13 September 1972 (USA) more

Genre:

Drama | Mystery more

Plot:

The adventures of proud Polish-American detective Thomas Banacek. full summary

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(3 articles)

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User Comments:

Interesting And Enjoyable P.I. Drama more (9 total)


Cast

 (Series Cast Summary - 3 of 12)

George Peppard ... Thomas Banacek (17 episodes, 1972-1974)
Ralph Manza ... Jay Drury (17 episodes, 1972-1974)
Murray Matheson ... Felix Mulholland (16 episodes, 1972-1974)
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Additional Details

Runtime:

90 min (16 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1 more

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Universal TV more


Fun Stuff

Trivia:

Part of the NBC Wednesday Night Mystery Movie. more

Quotes:

Thomas Banacek: The chicken that clucks the loudest is the one most likely to go to the Steamfitter's Picnic. more

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Lookwell (1991) (TV) more


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8 out of 9 people found the following comment useful.
Interesting And Enjoyable P.I. Drama, 12 December 2002
Author: Big Movie Fan from England

Okay, Banacek wasn't exactly a P.I.-he was an investigator for the Boston Insurance Company who tracked down stolen goods for a generous commission. This show starred the late George Peppard ten years before he entertained us all as Hannibal in the A-Team.

Before I first saw this series, I thought to myself, "An insurance investigator-how boring." This series proved me wrong. Yes, Banacek was an insurance investigator but it was the items he tracked down that provided the entertainment. They were never small relatively cheap items, always something costing millions of dollars. In one of my favourite episodes, Banacek tried to track down a missing football player (yes, really).

Fans of Columbo will like this show as Banacek solved his cases whilst the rest of us scratched our heads wondering what was going on. There was a fair bit of action at times but it was the way in which Banacek would systematically solve the case that provided the bulk of the entertainment.

All in all, a fantastic show.

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