Hot Shots (1986)

Name: Hot Shots
Rating: 6.0

Rating: 6.0

Synopsis

Hot Shots was a short-lived Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBS in the United States in 1986, and CTV in Canada in 1987. The series, produced by CTV for the CBS Late Night block of crime drama series, starred Dorothy Parke and Booth Savage as Amanda Reed and Jake West, crime journalists for the tabloid magazine Crime World. The cast also included Paul Burke, Clark Johnson, Heather Smith and Mung Ling. Only twelve episodes of the show were produced. Its producers went on to create Diamonds the following year.

First Air Date: 1986-09-23

Last Air Date: 1986-12-23

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 13

Networks: CBS

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Top Cast

Paul Burke as Nicholas Broderick
Booth Savage as Jason 'Jake' West
Dorothy Parke as Amanda Reed
Clark Johnson as Al Pendleton
Heather Smith as Cleo
Eugene Clark as Det. Colby Burns
Sean McCann as Lt. Jim Hogan
Stephen Mendel as Det. Freddie Carson
Michael Kirby as Minister
Don Lake as Dr. Post

Seasons

Season 1 (1986)

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Episodes:

Ep. 1: The Star (1986-09-23)

Amanda and Jake find themselves involved with politics and the entertainment world after the death of a colleague.
Ep. 2: Bluebeard's Inn (1986-09-30)

Jake and Amanda find themselves in a frightening ghost story after a world-famous hotelier dies on the eve of buying a supposedly haunted inn.
Ep. 3: Warriors (1986-10-07)

Jake and Amanda investigate the disappearance of Broderick's old Army buddy, although all clues point to a soldier who had been killed years earlier.
Ep. 4: All in the Game (1986-10-14)

A game show contestant, all set to become the biggest cash prize winner in game show history, is electrocuted on stage. Jake and Amanda investigate.
Ep. 5: To Bee or Not to Bee (1986-10-21)

Bees sting their keeper, a writer, and his lover to death. Jake and Amanda investigate.
Ep. 6: Accidental Victims (1986-10-28)

Jason and Amanda face a series of ups and downs when they investigate a double murder in an elevator car. They investigate the death of an innocent victim of a drug-related slaying.
Ep. 7: Cut Off in His Prime (1986-11-11)

Amanda and Jason investigate the death of a rock star's band member.
Ep. 8: Absent Minded (1986-11-18)

Jake and Amanda find that the cold-blooded murder of a shoe magnate is not the open-and-shut case it appears to be.
Ep. 9: Tails You Lose (1986-11-25)

Dorothy Parke, as Jake and Amanda, encounters an internationally renowned master thief while collecting a set of bearer bond engraving plates—and a CrimeWorld cover story.
Ep. 10: Writ of Habeas Corpse (1986-12-02)

Jake and Amanda aim to find out if a famous lawyer's death plunge was a suicide.
Ep. 11: The Family Jules (1986-12-09)

Broderick, Jake, Amanda, and Pendleton are sent to look into acquiring the property when Facade, a distinguished literary magazine, is put on the market. But they become involved in family intrigue, blackmail and homicide.
Ep. 12: Roll Over, Agatha Christie (1986-12-16)

Amanda and Jake spend a fun-filled weekend at a murder mystery resort.
Ep. 13: Riot (1986-12-23)

Amanda is taken hostage during a prison riot at a women's detention facility.

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