Remington Steele
"Before He Was Bond He Was..."
Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
First Aired
1982-10-01
Status
Ended
Network
NBC
Seasons
Season 1 Episodes
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E1. License to Steele
"License to Steele" is the premiere episode of the television series Remington Steele. This episode introduces and sets all the central elements of the series; the truth about Laura's fictional boss, the mysterious character posing as Steele, the romantic tension, Steele's love of old movies, et cetera.
★ 7.8
E2. Tempered Steele
Laura tackles a case of industrial espionage in a family-owned business while Steele enlists an old pal to help him install a burglar alarm.
★ 7.0
E3. Steele Waters Run Deep
A video game genius disappears just before a merger, with $5 million and the plans for his company's latest video game.
★ 7.8
E4. Signed, Steeled, & Delivered
Laura and Steele spend the weekend trying to keep a CIA researcher alive and on time for his wedding.
★ 7.7
E5. Thou Shalt Not Steele
A woman from Steele's past asks him to help her steal a valuable painting that Laura has already agreed to protect.
★ 7.5
E6. Steele Belted
A loser asks the agency to help him, but his alibi witness is found dead in Steele's apartment and his lawyer seems more interested in Laura than in the case.
★ 7.5
Cast
Pierce Brosnan
Remington Steele
Stephanie Zimbalist
Laura Holt
Doris Roberts
Mildred Krebs
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