Foul Play (TV series)

Foul Play is an American drama series that aired from January 26 until August 23, 1981 on ABC. The series was based on the 1978 film of the same name, and retained many of the same characterizations, as well as the San Francisco setting of the film. The lead roles played by Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase in the film were taken over by Deborah Raffin and Barry Bostwick, respectively, in the series. The series was produced by Thomas L. Miller (who co-produced the film), Robert L. Boyett and Hal Sitowitz, under Paramount Television.

Foul Play
Genre	Crime drama Drama
Based on	Foul Play by Colin Higgins
Developed by	Hal Sitowitz
Starring	Deborah Raffin Barry Bostwick Richard Romanus Greg Rice John Rice Mary Jo Catlett
Composer	David Michael Frank (as David Frank)
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10 (5 unaired) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Hal Sitowitz
Producers	Thomas L. Miller Robert L. Boyett
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Miller-Milkis-Boyett Productions Myrt-Hal Productions Paramount Television
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	January 26 (1981-01-26) – August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23)

Premise

Based on the 1978 film of the same name, the series is about a bumbling detective in San Francisco and his girlfriend.

Cast

• Deborah Raffin as Gloria Munday
• Barry Bostwick as Detective Tucker Pendleton
• Richard Romanus as Captain Vito Lombardi
• Greg Rice as Ben
• John Rice as Beau
• Mary Jo Catlett as Stella

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"The Big Bang"	Unknown	Hal Sitowitz	January 26, 1981 (1981-01-26)
2	"Sins of the Father"	Unknown	Steven E. de Souza	February 2, 1981 (1981-02-02)
A skeleton is found in a time capsule.
3	"Double Play"	Unknown	Steven E. de Souza	February 16, 1981 (1981-02-16)
Gloria is involved in the fatal shooting of a business tycoon.
4	"Play It Again, Tuck"	Unknown	Irving Pearlberg	February 23, 1981 (1981-02-23)
Gloria is presented with a jewel case containing a secret.
5	"Hit and Run"	Unknown	Jimmy Huston	August 23, 1981 (1981-08-23)
A hitman tries to stop the captain from testifying.
6	"Postage Due"	TBD	Bob Shayne	Unaired
7	"He Flies Through the Air"	TBD	Parke Perine	Unaired
8	"Exit the Dragon"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
9	"The Terrible Tara O'Hara"	TBD	TBD	Unaired
10	"Fowl Play"	TBD	TBD	Unaired

External links

• Foul Play at IMDb
• Foul Play at TV Guide
• Foul Play at epguides.com