David Cassidy: Man Under Cover

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
David Cassidy: Man Under Cover
Genre Police drama
Created by Richard Fielder
Written by Sean Baine
Stephen Downing
Richard Fielder
Rick Kelbaugh
Chester Krumholz
Mark Rodgers
Directed by Edward M. Abroms
Virgil Vogel
Starring David Cassidy
Simon Oakland
Wendy Rastattar
Composer(s) Harry Betts
Country of origin United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 10
Production
Executive producer(s) David Gerber
Producer(s) Mark Rodgers
Mel Swope
Cinematography Al Francis
John V. LaBarbera
Jack Whitman
Running time 45–48 min
Production company(s) Columbia Pictures Television
David Gerber Productions
Broadcast
Original channel NBC
Audio format Monaural
Original run November 2, 1978 (1978-11-02) – July 12, 1979 (1979-07-12)

David Cassidy: Man Under Cover is an American police drama starring David Cassidy, four years after his run starring in the The Partridge Family. The series pilot first aired as a two-hour episode of another show, Police Story, which featured Cassidy playing an undercover police officer. That episode earned him an Emmy Award nomination and was then adapted Man Under Cover which aired on NBC from November 2, 1978 to July 12, 1979.

Synopsis

Set in Los Angeles, the series stars Cassidy as undercover police officer Dan Shay. Simon Oakland stars as the head of Shay's undercover team.

The show was not successful and was cancelled after one 10-episode season.

Episodes

Episode # Episode title Original airdate
1-1 "Running the Hill" November 2, 1978
1-2 "Baby Makes Three" November 9, 1978
1-3 "Cage of Steel" November 16, 1978
1-4 "Deadly Convoy" November 23, 1978
1-5 "Flashpoint" December 7, 1978
1-6 "RX For Dying" December 21, 1978
1-7 "Firestorm" December 28, 1978
1-8 "Teammates" January 4, 1979
1-9 "Nightwork" July 5, 1979
1-10 "Death Is a Close Friend, Too" July 12, 1979

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