"Banyon" (1972) TV series 1972-1973

User Rating:

9.2/10   

Directors:

Robert Day
Theodore J. Flicker

Writer:

Ronald Austin (writer)

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

15 September 1972 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

The adventures of 1930's Los Angeles private eye Miles Banyon.

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Detective | Period Piece | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Miles C. Banyon (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Joan Blondell	...	Peggy Revere (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Richard Jaeckel	...	Lt. Pete McNeil (7 episodes, 1972-1973)
Julie Gregg	...	Abby Graham (6 episodes, 1972-1973)

Runtime:

USA:60 min (15 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Filming Locations:

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

Company:

Quinn Martin Productions (QM)

A Nice Period Piece. Good Nostalgia!

I loved this series when it was running during 1972-73. My father was also a big fan because it was set in the late 1930s when he had been in college. We used to get together and watch it as a weekly ritual. Although the show captured the flavor of the period in look and dialog for the most part, my father would always spot the occasional historical inaccuracies. He should have been the technical consultant! Anyway,Robert Forster was excellent as the "new" John Garfield and a good supporting cast and good guest stars always made it fun to watch. A made-for-TV movie that aired in 1971 (an obvious pilot) also starred Forster along with Jose Ferrer, Darren McGavin and Hermoine Gingold and is also worth watching. I would love to see the shows again after all these years. Too bad they were never really re-run.