South Beach (1993 TV series)

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Created by
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Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes7
Production
Executive producers
  • Dick Wolf
  • Robert DeLaurentis
Running time60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseJune 6 (1993-06-06) 
August 12, 1993 (1993-08-12)

South Beach is an American action/adventure television series that aired on NBC from June 6 to August 12, 1993, during the summer of 1993. The series was created by Dick Wolf and Robert DeLaurentis and starred Yancy Butler, who had been the lead actress a year earlier in another failed Wolf/DeLaurentis series, Mann & Machine . [1]

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Set in South Beach, Florida, the Modesty Blaise -inspired storyline had Butler playing Kate Patrick, a thief who, along with her partner Vernon, is given the choice of going to jail or working for a government agency run by a man named Roberts (played by John Glover). The series saw Kate and Vernon (played by Eagle-Eye Cherry) take on various missions for Roberts, which usually called on the duo to make use of their skills as thieves. The series also co-starred Patti D'Arbanville. The first episode guest-starred the British actor, Christopher Bowen as Dimitriev.

Seven episodes were produced of this series, but only six were aired.

Cast

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"Diamond in the Rough"David CarsonStory by: Robert DeLaurentis & Dick Wolf
Teleplay by: Robert DeLaurentis & Glenn Davis & William Laurin
June 6, 1993 (1993-06-06)
2-hour episode.
2"Pirates of the Caribbean"UnknownGlenn Davis & William LaurinJune 8, 1993 (1993-06-08)
3"Stake Out"James FrawleyStory by: Robert DeLaurentis
Teleplay by: Glenn Davis & William Laurin
June 15, 1993 (1993-06-15)
4"Skin and Bones"UnknownStory by: Glenn Davis & William Laurin
Teleplay by: Robert Palm
June 29, 1993 (1993-06-29)
5"Wild Thing"UnknownAllison RobbinsJuly 6, 1993 (1993-07-06)
6"I Witness"Christopher LeitchGlenn Davis & William LaurinAugust 12, 1993 (1993-08-12)
7"School for Scandal"UnknownAllison RobbinsAugust 19, 1993 (1993-08-19)

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