Gavilan | |
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Genre | Adventure-drama |
Created by | Tom Mankiewicz |
Starring | Robert Urich Kate Reid Patrick Macnee |
Composers | Steve Dorff Larry Herbstritt |
Country of origin | United States |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
Production | |
Running time | 60 minutes |
Production companies | Mandy Films MGM Television |
Original release | |
Network | NBC |
Release | October 26, 1982 – March 18, 1983 |
Gavilan is an American adventure drama television series that aired on NBC from October 26, 1982 until March 18, 1983. [1]
Robert Gavilan (Robert Urich) is a former CIA agent who now works for the Oceanographic Institute, which is headed by Marion Jaworski. Every now and then, someone from Gavilan's past as a CIA spy comes to him asking for his help. Or, on one of the jobs that Gavilan is on, the situation somehow turns into trouble, or someone he knows just needs his help as both as former spy, or as an oceanographer. Milo Bentley is an old friend of his father's, who stays in Robert's guest room, and uses his history with his father to freeload, and mooch off him.
Season | Episodes | Start Date | End Date | Nielsen Rank | Nielsen Rating | Tied With |
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1982-83 | 13 | October 26, 1982 | March 18, 1983 | 90 [2] | N/A | N/A |
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "Sarah and the Buzz" | Charlie Picerni | Unknown | October 26, 1982 |
2 | "Pirates" | Cliff Bole | Story by : Nicholas J. Corea Teleplay by : Mark Frost | November 9, 1982 |
3 | "By the Sword" | Paul Krasny & Winrich Kolbe | Chris Bunch & Allan Cole | November 16, 1982 |
4 | "A Matter of Geography" | Paul Krasny | Bruce Cervi | November 23, 1982 |
5 | "The Hydra" | Charlie Picerni | Chris Bunch | November 30, 1982 |
6 | "A Drop in the Ocean" | Alan Cooke | Story by : Rick Edelstein Teleplay by : Tom Sawyer | December 7, 1982 |
7 | "Designated Hero" | Charles Picerni | Nicholas J. Corea | December 14, 1982 |
8 | "The Best Friend Money Can Buy" | Don Chaffey | Mark Frost | December 21, 1982 |
9 | "The Guns of Harry August" | Charles Picerni | Robert Van Scoyk | December 28, 1982 |
10 | "The Midas Keys" | Paul Krasny | Bruce Cervi | March 18, 1983 |
11 | "The Diamond Goddess" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
12 | "The Proteus Affair" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
13 | "Rios En La Mar" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
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