For hire is a mysterysuspense series based on robert parkers spenser novels. He has taken to wearing fancier clothes, driving a new mustang and the. I would have to say my favorite episode was if you knew sammy. Spenser for hire dvd series seasons set pristine sales. With his years of experience, his natural talents for observation and reasoning, and the occasional bit of help from his friend hawk. The series, developed for tv by john wilder and starring robert. Rita asks spenser to help a youth shes coaching at a youth center. Spenser is hired to protect exundercover cop, nick cavanaugh. Spenser, a private investigator living in boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. For hire lasted for three seasons 19851988 and was followed by four madefortv movies 19931995, all starring robert urich,and avery brooks.
When hawk goes to check on the boxer he owns, he is arrested. Spenser gains the case because bo was married to hawks ex girlfriend callie. The series, developed for tv by john wilder and starring robert urich, was broadcast on abc from september 20, 1985 until may 7, 1988. Season 2, episode 19 march 21, 1987 spenser robert urich is wounded during an assassination attempt on a statesenate candidate and may lose the use of his right arm. From the awardwinning tv series spenser for hire season 2, episode 22. Season 2, episode 22 may 9, 1987 for spenser robert urich, the word on the street is harder to tune into without hawk, who an eyewitness claims has been executed. A guide listing the titles and air dates for episodes of the tv series spenser. For hire tv series see the episodes list with schedule and episode summary. For hire finally got an official release from warner archive in 2014. Spenser lost the love of his life, his beloved mustang and the firehouse. Starring robert urich, spenser for hire is a mysterysuspense series based on robert parkers spenser novels. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival awards central festival central all events.
Tvguide has every full episode so you can stayuptodate and watch your favorite show spenser. In the season two finale,hawk is shot and believed to dead and spenser sets out to find who killed his best friend and getting help from a most. With robert urich, avery brooks, ron mclarty, richard jaeckel. For hire season 1 episode 22 online hell hath no fury. For us airdates of foreign shows, click through to the.
To correct episode titles click through the episode and submit. Click here and start watching the full episode in seconds. May 9, 1987 for spenser robert urich, the word on the street is harder to tune into without hawk, who an eyewitness claims has been executed. Spenser needing to get over susans departure takes a job that takes him out of town. A troubled tv news anchor helps spenser investigate a building collapse that killed a child. Along the way, spensers exgirlfriend, susan, returns from san francisco. A woman whose husbands a fisherman who died recently, needs his help because another family who wants to shut them is causing them problems. The complete second season on dvd, with the third season surely arriving soon featuring robert urich as the titular detective, spenser. The series revolves around spenser, a private investigator living in boston. For hire is a mystery television series based on robert b. The fivedisc set includes all 22 episodes, there are no dvd extras, and it only lists the name. Parkers legendary beantown gumshoewithadifference, spenser. The series, developed for tv by john wilder, differs from the novels, mostly in its lesser degree of detail. Spenser and hawk try to protect bo from some men to whom he owes money.
For the made for tv movies starring joe mantegna, see spenser tv movies. Carolyn mccormick as rita fiori season 2 only spenser. Spenser is a former boston cop who retired for reasons unknown to me and started his own pi business. For hire season 1 episode 22 rage add to watchlist a teenage girls agitated condition following a rape gets her into deeper trouble when shes kidnapped by an excon bent on shooting spenser. The five disc set includes all 22 episodes, there are no dvd extras, and it only lists the name. Hopefully theyll release season 3 soon which is the final season of this epic tv cop show from the 80s. For hire stars robert urich as a tough private investigator whose. Spenser, a private investigator living in boston, gets involved in a new mystery each episode. A small fishing family hires spenser to investigate the death of their father. Season 2 is packed with more exciting heart pounding episodes. Like many tv detective series, the show is voiced over in first person, just as the novels are written. The series, which also starred avery brooks whose character later got a shortlived spinoff series, a man called hawk, ran for three seasons on abc, though it was later followed by four made. Cut from a very different cloth than the usual round of tv detectives, spensers a renaissance man who isnt afraid to mix up a gourmet salad or just mix it.
So spenser goes there to try and figure out what is going on. Trumps covid19 disinfectant ideas horrify health experts. Rita is on a hot case with a mysterious hidden source. For hire is based on a series of novels by robert b. They discover that it might have something to do with a man who is running for public office whom hawk met a few years ago. After years languishing in greymarket dvds, the 1980s private detective series spenser. As judge emmett cavanaugh tries to make a deal with crime boss gus harley to safeguard his son and get cavanaughs son, kevin, released from prison, cavanaughs other son, georgie, tries to work his own angle. He gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode. Using his years of experience, his natural talents for observation and reasoning, and the occasional bit of help from his friend hawk, spenser never fails to crack the case. Cant tell you how long ive been waiting on spenser for hire to come out on dvd. For hire lasted for three seasons 19851988 and was followed by four madefortv movies 19931995, all starring robert urich,and avery brooks contents 1 series overview. Spenser discovers that the boy is working for a fagin like criminal. With robert urich, avery brooks, carolyn mccormick, ron mclarty. As i watch season 2 of spenser for hire, i noticed a sadness throughout the season or it felt like a sadness to me.
Mystery and suspense series based on robert parkers spenser novels. Spenser for hire season dvd box set robert urich plays the singlenamed detective in this bostonset adaptation of robert b. Rita hires spenser to investigate a troubled teenager, yet another spenser helps a misguided youth episode. Richard jaeckel costars as spensers friend on the force, lt. For hire is an american crime drama series based on robert b. The twohour pilot movie was an adaptation of the fourth novel in the book series, promised land. For hire episodes from season 2,view pictures, get episode information and more. Parker, starring his fictional hero spenser no last name given.
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