The Equalizer

1985 - 1989

Pilot: The Equalizer

18th September 1985

Episode 1

A former government agent offers his services to people facing problems too big for them to handle, such as a woman being stalked by a psychopath and a man who learns of a blackmail scheme involving government officials.

China Rain

25th September 1985

Episode 2

McCall comes to the aid of a housekeeper when kidnappers grab her son by mistake.

The Defector

2nd October 1985

Episode 3

McCall helps a double agent defect and a young boy stand up to bullies.

The Lock Box

9th October 1985

Episode 4

McCall helps a man whose daughter has been abducted by a pimp who services covert government operations.

Lady Cop

16th October 1985

Episode 5

A crooked cop is willing to murder to ensure that his new partner won't blow the whistle on his operations.

The Confirmation Day

23rd October 1985

Episode 6

McCall helps a former showgirl convinced someone is stalking her and a boy whose father helped steal antiques now wanted by two separate parties.

The Children's Song

30th October 1985

Episode 7

Father and son protect a girl from would-be rapists intent on killing the only witness to a murder.

The Distant Fire

6th November 1985

Episode 8

A hit man wants help to prevent another killer from murdering a woman both McCall and the hitman once loved.

Mama's Boy

13th November 1985

Episode 9

A career woman wants McCall's aid in ending her son's fascination with a charismatic drug dealer.

Bump and Run

20th November 1985

Episode 10

Muggers seek revenge on a student who injured one of them while escaping, and a vigilante killer pins McCall's ad to his victims.

Desperately

4th December 1985

Episode 11

A lonely, neglected wife gets more than she wanted when she considers a fling and ends up witnessing a murder.

Reign of Terror

11th December 1985

Episode 12

The new doctor at a local clinic refuses to give gang members drugs as `rent' for using their turf.

Back Home

18th December 1985

Episode 13

A banker is harassing tenants of a potentially valuable property and planning to murder his wife.

Out of the Past

15th January 1986

Episode 14

An ex-con is harassing the man whose testimony put him away-the man now married to McCall's former wife.

Dead Drop

22nd January 1986

Episode 15

McCall assembles some old friends to protect a man marked for murder for no apparent reason.

Wash Up

29th January 1986

Episode 16

A window washer witnesses the murder of his pro-union partner by their anti-union boss, who has his own witnesses to back his self-defense claim.

Torn

5th February 1986

Episode 17

McCall tries to divide his time between defending a woman from her abusive husband and settling with an old enemy.

Unnatural Causes

12th February 1986

Episode 18

McCall's on the trail of a serial killer, leaving him little time for an actress fallen into the wrong crowd.

Breakpoint

19th February 1986

Episode 19

McCall is among those taken hostage by terrorists seeking a Middle Eastern philanthropist.

No Conscience

Episode 20

A womanizer is abducted and threatened with death if he doesn't give his captors what they want-but he can't figure out what.

Unpunished Crimes

Episode 21

McCall is hired by an inventor whose designs were stolen by a huge corporation headed by a ruthless executive.

Pretenders

Episode 22

An aspiring reporter, desperate for a scoop that will get her notice and a promotion, becomes convinced that something big is happening right in the next apartment.

Top Cast

Edward Woodward

Action & Adventure Crime Drama

Robert McCall is a former agent of a secret government agency who is now running his own private crime fighting operation where he fashions himself as "The Equalizer." It is a service for victims of the system who have exhausted all possible means of seeking justice and have nowhere to go. McCall promises to even out the odds for them.

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Full Cast

Edward Woodward Image

Edward Woodward

Robert McCall

Full Crew

Rick Butler

Art Direction

JoAnn M. Laub

Associate Producer

Marc Laub

Producer

James Duff McAdams

Executive Producer

Lois Planco

Casting

John Boxer

Costume Designer

Richard Bianchi

Production Design

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