Series
Banacek
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Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.
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Seasons & episodes
1Let's Hear It for a Living Legend13 Sept 1972 · 70m · ★ 8.0When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.- 2Project Phoenix27 Sept 1972 · 70m · ★ 9.0The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.
- 3No Sign of the Cross11 Oct 1972 · 70m · ★ 3.3A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.
- 4A Million the Hard Way1 Nov 1972 · 70m · ★ 3.3Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.
- 5To Steal a King15 Nov 1972 · 70mA king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.
- 6Ten Thousand Dollars a Page10 Jan 1973 · 70mWhen a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.
- 7The Greatest Collection of Them All24 Jan 1973 · 70mBanacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.
- 8The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack7 Feb 1973 · 70mJust before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.
Details
- Created by
- Anthony Wilson
- First aired
- 13 Sept 1972
- Last aired
- 12 Mar 1974
- Status
- Canceled
- Language
- English
- Network
- NBC
- Episodes
- 16
- Votes
- 20 on TMDB
Where to watch (US)
Cast
George PeppardThomas Banacek
George MurdockCavanaugh
Ralph ManzaJay Drury
Murray MathesonFelix Mulholland
Christine BelfordCarlie Kirkland
