Missing Persons (TV series)
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1993 American TV series or program
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| Genre | Crime drama |
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| Composer | Joe Renzetti |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 17 |
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| Running time | 60 minutes |
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| Network | ABC |
| Release | August 30, 1993 (1993年8月30日) – February 17, 1994 (1994年2月17日) |
Missing Persons is an American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994.
It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken, and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.
Regular cast
[edit ]- Daniel J. Travanti: Lieutenant who heads the Missing Persons Unit, Ray McAuliffe
- Erik King: Missing Persons Unit Investigator, Bobby Davison
- Juan Ramírez: Missing Persons Unit Sergeant, Carlos Marrone
- Frederick Weller: Missing Persons Unit Investigator, Johnny Sandowski
- Jorja Fox: Missing Persons Unit Police Officer, Connie Karadzic
- Robert Swan: Missing Persons Unit Secretary, Dan Manaher
- Paty Lombard: Wife of Ray McAuliffe, Barbara McAuliffe
- Al Hoffman: core-group, detective, Justin McCarthy (un-credited)
Among the guest stars was Stephen Colbert in episode 2.
Episodes
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
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| 1 | "Pilot" | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman | August 30, 1993 (1993年8月30日) |
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| 3 | "Cabe, What Kind of Name is That?" | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | September 23, 1993 (1993年9月23日) |
| 4 | "People Don't Talk to Cops, People Lie to Cops" | Christopher Leitch | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | September 30, 1993 (1993年9月30日) |
| 5 | "I Can't Even Imagine" | Deborah Reinisch | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin | October 7, 1993 (1993年10月7日) |
| 6 | "That's My Sister, Pal" | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | October 14, 1993 (1993年10月14日) |
| 7 | "The Man's an Emotional Termite" | Mark Sobel | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Emily Tracy | October 28, 1993 (1993年10月28日) |
| 8 | "Some People's Priorities" | Mark Sobel | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Mark Levin | November 4, 1993 (1993年11月4日) |
| 9 | "I'm Gonna Miss Him Too..." | Christopher Leitch | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | November 11, 1993 (1993年11月11日) |
| 10 | "Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved..." | Mark Sobel | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | November 25, 1993 (1993年11月25日) |
| 11 | "Right Neighborhood...Wrong Door" | Christopher Leitch | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Mark Levin & Denise DeClue | December 2, 1993 (1993年12月2日) |
| 12 | "How Hard Is It Just to Get Off at the Next Exit?" | Ellen S. Pressman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | December 16, 1993 (1993年12月16日) |
| 13 | "If You Could Pick Your Own Parents..." | Christopher Leitch | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin & Denise DeClue | January 6, 1994 (1994年1月6日) |
| 14 | "I've Got a Siren!..." | Ellen S. Pressman | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Denise DeClue | January 13, 1994 (1994年1月13日) |
| 15 | "My Beautiful Son is Okay..." | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | January 20, 1994 (1994年1月20日) |
| 16 | "All They Had to Do Was Ask..." | Christopher Leitch | Story by : Gary Sherman & Steve Feke Teleplay by : Rick Hull | February 3, 1994 (1994年2月3日) |
| 17 | "Tell Me You Didn't Do It... I'll Go to the Wall for You" | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | February 10, 1994 (1994年2月10日) |
| 18 | "What Do You Want... A Signed Confession?" | Gary Sherman | Gary Sherman & Steve Feke | February 17, 1994 (1994年2月17日) |
Home media
[edit ]On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contains 54 episodes from 13 different shows produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions, including all episodes of Missing Persons.[1]
References
[edit ]- ^ "Unsub DVD news: Announcement for Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on October 13, 2012. Retrieved November 12, 2013.