Banacek

1972 - 1974

Let's Hear It for a Living Legend

13th September 1972

Episode 1

When a football player vanishes from the field in full view of network cameras and a live audience, it's up to Banacek to figure out how his kidnappers spirited him away without a trace.

Project Phoenix

27th September 1972

Episode 2

The multi-million dollar Phoenix, prototype for a revolutionary new car, disappears from a non-stop train en route to Boston - flat-car included. Banacek is called in to find the missing vehicle before a huge insurance claim must be paid.

No Sign of the Cross

11th October 1972

Episode 3

A golden cross, on its way from a Mexican church to an American gangster anxious to reform his image, turns into worthless junk without ever leaving the possession of the couriers sent to deliver it. Banacek must figure out where and how the switch was pulled off.

A Million the Hard Way

1st November 1972

Episode 4

Banacek must figure out who stole a million dollars from a supposedly tamper-proof display case.

To Steal a King

15th November 1972

Episode 5

A king's ransom in precious coins vanishes from a hotel-suite vault while the owners sleep only a few feet away. Banacek arrives to figure out how the impossible to open vault was so easily breached without a sign left behind.

Ten Thousand Dollars a Page

10th January 1973

Episode 6

When a priceless book vanishes from a sealed display case in a room that no thief could possibly escape, it's up to Banacek to show how someone beat the supposedly foolproof alarms to make off with the artifact.

The Greatest Collection of Them All

24th January 1973

Episode 7

Banacek figures out how $23 million worth of paintings vanished from a moving truck transporting them from New York to Boston.

The Two Million Clams of Cap'n Jack

7th February 1973

Episode 8

Just before Cap'n Jack's seafood restaurant franchise is set to go public, millions of dollars in stock certificates are stolen from a non-stop elevator, leaving Banacek to find them before someone walks through walls with a fortune.

Top Cast

George Peppard•George Murdock•Ralph Manza

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Banacek is an American detective TV series starring George Peppard that aired on the NBC network from 1972 to 1974. The series was part of the rotating NBC Wednesday Mystery Movie anthology. It alternated in its time slot with several other shows but was the only one to last beyond its first season.

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George Peppard Image

George Peppard

Thomas Banacek

George Murdock Image

George Murdock

Cavanaugh

Ralph Manza Image

Ralph Manza

Jay Drury

Murray Matheson Image

Murray Matheson

Felix Mulholland

Christine Belford Image

Christine Belford

Carlie Kirkland

Full Crew

Howie Horwitz

Producer

Wayne Fitzgerald

Title Designer

Hal Mooney

Music Supervisor

George Eckstein

Executive Producer

Sam Leavitt Image

Sam Leavitt

Cinematography

Grady Hunt

Costume Designer

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