Banacek | |
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Genre | Crime drama |
Created by | Anthony Wilson |
Starring | |
Theme music composer | Billy Goldenberg[1] |
Country of origin | United States |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 17 |
Production | |
Executive producer(s) | George Eckstein |
Producer(s) | Howie Horwitz |
Running time | 90 min |
Production company(s) | Universal Television |
Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
Release | |
Original network | NBC |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | March 20, 1972 – March 12, 1974 |
Chronology | |
Related shows | NBC Mystery Movie |
Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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'Banacek: Detour to Nowhere' | Jack Smight | Anthony Wilson | 20 March 1972 | |
Banacek finds himself in a race against his old adversary, Chief McKinney of the National Meridian Insurance Company, to solve the case of a missing armored truck carrying $1,600,000 of gold bullion that disappeared without a trace while under a police escort. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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1 | 1 | 'Let's Hear It for a Living Legend' | Jack Smight | Del Reisman | 13 September 1972 | |
Banacek is called in after a football player vanishes on national TV. Guest stars Stefanie Powers, Anitra Ford and John Brodie. | ||||||
2 | 2 | 'Project Phoenix' | Richard T. Heffron | David Moessinger | 27 September 1972 | |
Banacek investigates the disappearance of a valuable prototype automobile, and the flatcar it was riding on, from a moving train (an idea borrowed from a Thorpe Hazell short story). Guest stars William Windom, Joanna Pettet, Bert Convy. | ||||||
3 | 3 | 'No Sign of the Cross' | Daryl Duke | Robert Presnell Jr., Howard Browne | 11 October 1972 | |
Banacek searches for a valuable church artifact that disappeared from a sealed box. Guest stars Broderick Crawford, Louise Sorel | ||||||
4 | 4 | 'A Million the Hard Way' | Bernard L. Kowalski | Stanley Ralph Ross | 1 November 1972 | |
A million dollars vanish from a Las Vegas casino display. Guest star Margot Kidder; writer Stanley Ralph Ross appears as Larry Fields. | ||||||
5 | 5 | 'To Steal a King' | Louis Antonio | Stephen Kandel | 15 November 1972 | |
Banacek searches for a missing coin collection. Guest stars Kevin McCarthy, Brenda Vaccaro, Pernell Roberts, Roger C. Carmel, Janis Paige. | ||||||
6 | 6 | 'Ten Thousand Dollars a Page' | Richard T. Heffron | Paul Playdon | 10 January 1973 | |
A valuable book disappears from a highly secure room. Guest stars Stella Stevens, David Doyle, David Wayne. | ||||||
7 | 7 | 'The Greatest Collection of Them All' | George McCowan | Theodore J. Flicker | 24 January 1973 | |
A charity art exhibit disappears right off the truck during shipment. Guest stars Penny Fuller, Mike Farrell. | ||||||
8 | 8 | 'The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack' | Richard T. Heffron | Stanley Ralph Ross, Shirl Hendryx, Pat Fielder, Richard Bluel | 7 February 1973 | |
Plates used in the printing of stock certificates vanish. Guest stars Andrew Duggan, Jessica Walter. |
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | |
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9 | 1 | 'No Stone Unturned' | Richard T. Heffron | Stephen Lord, Robert Van Scoyk, Lee Santley, George Sheldon Smith | 3 October 1973 | |
Banacek must locate a three-ton statue that disappeared. Guest stars Candy Clark, Scott Brady, Gary Lockwood. | ||||||
10 | 2 | 'If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?' | Bernard L. Kowalski | Robert Van Scoyk | 7 November 1973 | |
A huge medical computer vanishes from its secure building. Guest stars Anne Baxter, Richard Jordan, Sabrina Scharf. | ||||||
11 | 3 | 'The Three Million Dollar Piracy' | Andrew McLaglen | Stanley Ralph Ross, Robert Van Scoyk, Jack Turley | 21 November 1973 | |
An expensive wedding coach is stolen from the hold of a ship. Guest stars Christine Belford, Arlene Martel. | ||||||
12 | 4 | 'The Vanishing Chalice' | Bernard L. Kowalski | Morton Fine | 15 January 1974 | |
An ancient chalice disappears from a museum during the unveiling. Guest stars Cesar Romero, John Saxon. | ||||||
13 | 5 | 'Horse of a Slightly Different Color' | Herschel Daugherty | Harold Livingston, Jimmy Sangster | 22 January 1974 | |
A racehorse disappears from the track. Guest stars Anne Francis, Terry Wilson, Lane Bradbury, Harry Carey, Jr. | ||||||
14 | 6 | 'Rocket to Oblivion' | Andrew McLaglen | Robert Van Scoyk | 12 February 1974 | |
A prototype rocket engine vanishes during a private showing. Guest star Linda Evans. | ||||||
15 | 7 | 'Fly Me — If You Can Find Me' | Bernard L. Kowalski | Harold Livingston | 19 February 1974 | |
After an emergency landing, an airliner vanishes. Guest stars Sterling Hayden, Victoria Principal. | ||||||
16 | 8 | 'Now You See Me, Now You Don't' | Bernard McEveety | Stanley Roberts | 12 March 1974 | |
A stage magician, suspected of grand larceny, disappears during his act — but for real. Guest stars Gretchen Corbett, Peter Marshall. |