Hot Pursuit (1984 TV series)
Hot Pursuit is an American drama television series starring Kerrie Keane and Eric Pierpoint, which aired from September 22 to December 28, 1984, on NBC. It was written and directed by executive producer Kenneth Johnson.
| Hot Pursuit | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Kenneth Johnson |
| Starring | Eric Pierpoint Kerrie Keane Dina Merrill Michael Preston Bradford Dillman |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (3 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Kenneth Johnson Productions NBC Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | September 22 – December 28, 1984 |
Plot
James Wyler (Eric Pierpoint) and his wife Kate Wyler (Kerrie Keane) are an upper-middle class couple in Kentucky before the events in the series begin. Kate is a successful automotive engineer, while Jim is a practicing veterinarian. But then Kate is framed for murdering her boss, Victor Modrian (Bradford Dillman), and sentenced to prison.
In reality, Victor Modrian's evil wife Estelle (Dina Merrill) had orchestrated the murder using a lookalike for Kate. Estelle was furious at her husband for supporting research and development on a prototype for a new car that she feared would bankrupt their company. Also, she suspected him for having an affair with Kate, which was untrue. Jim discovers the homeless lookalike and determines to bring Estelle to justice, to which end he helps Kate escape from prison. They go on the run, tracking clues to the real culprits, while taking on odd jobs to finance their search. Estelle, discovering that Jim and Kate have escaped, hires one-eyed assassin and long time associate of Estelle, Alec Shaw (who in fact lost his eye in a physical conflict with Jim) and orders Kate's lookalike and/or Jim and Kate to be found, and murdered before Estelle's scheme is exposed.
Cast
- Kerrie Keane as Kate Wyler
- Eric Pierpoint as Jim Wyler
- Michael Preston as Alec Shaw
- Dina Merrill as Estelle Modrian
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Pilot" | Kenneth Johnson | Kenneth Johnson | September 22, 1984 |
| 2 | ||||
| 3 | "Steel Trap" | Unknown | Unknown | September 29, 1984 |
| 4 | "Riding High" | Unknown | Unknown | October 6, 1984 |
| 5 | "Home is the Heart: Part 1" | Unknown | Unknown | October 20, 1984 |
| 6 | "Home is the Heart: Part 2" | Unknown | Unknown | October 27, 1984 |
| 7 | "Gillian" | Unknown | Unknown | November 3, 1984 |
| 8 | "Portrait of a Lady Killer" | Unknown | Unknown | December 14, 1984 |
| 9 | "Goodbye, I Love You" | Unknown | Unknown | December 21, 1984 |
| 10 | "Identity Crisis" | Unknown | Unknown | December 28, 1984 |
| 11 | "Dead Game" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 12 | "Twilight Home" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |
| 13 | "The Only Chorale" | TBD | TBD | UNAIRED |