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Banacek

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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.

Created by:
Anthony Wilson
Cast:
George Peppard, George Murdock, Ralph Manza, Murray Matheson
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Seasons

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Season 2

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E01

Episode 1

No Stone Unturned

1973-10-03 · 70m

"Man in Harmony," a 3-ton, 11-foot tall sculpture is missing at its gala unveiling. The 5-foot pedestal to which it was attached is all that remains to mark the theft. A ransom demand threatening to turn the large stone into gravel unless $500,000 is paid further complicates the case. Working, and competing, with a Boston Insurance Company colleague, Banacek has only two days to find the statue and collect his fee.

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E02

Episode 2

If Max Is So Smart, Why Doesn't He Tell Us Where He Is?

1973-11-07 · 70m

One morning Max - a huge, complex computer system - is missing from the locked, alarmed and guarded building he filled just the night before. Banacek steps in to find out how tons of computer machinery could be sneaked out leaving only bare walls.

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E03

Episode 3

The Three Million Dollar Piracy

1973-11-21 · 70m

A three-million dollar wedding coach, being sent overseas, disappears shortly after being placed into a shipping container and loaded aboard ship, under the watchful eyes of two Boston Insurance Company employees. Enter Banacek, who must figure out the puzzling theft and find the coach before the ship sails to collect his ten percent.

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E04

Episode 4

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The Vanishing Chalice

1974-01-15 · 70m

A one-of-a-kind Greek chalice worth 1.5 million dollars is stolen in front of many witnesses.

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E05

Episode 5

Horse of a Slightly Different Color

1974-01-22 · 75m

Thoroughbred-owner Katherine Wells finished an interview at the track, then in confidence tells her horse trainer that she is quitting racing and sold her prized thoroughbred for $5,000,000. That after morning workout, the transfer would be official. Before new owner and camera crew, Oxford Dunn starts his quarter run.. yet a different horse finishes - with no time to switch in the "Horse of a Slightly Different Color." It's another impossible puzzle for Banacek.

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Episode 6

Rocket to Oblivion

1974-02-12 · 70m

A small but powerful prototype engine sits sealed in a rotating display case in the middle of a crowded trade-show floor. A power failure turns out the lights for a few seconds, and when the lights return, the rocket engine has vanished. Banacek must beat his competition to the solution before Federal agents step in.

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Episode 7

Fly Me- If You Can Find Me

1974-02-19 · 70m

A charter company jetliner makes an emergency landing at a small desert airstrip, blowing all of its tires and leaving a shaken flight crew. The next morning finds the pilot left guarding the plane dead and the airstrip empty of the immovable aircraft. Enter Banacek - in a chauffeur-driven jeep - to sort out the convolutions of pilots, stewardesses, old business partners and more to learn where the crippled plane has gone.

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E08

Episode 8

Now You See Me, Now You Don't

1974-03-12 · 70m

A stage magician vanishes in the middle of his act, as he is about to be arrested on suspicion of a $1,750,000 securities fraud. Banacek is called in to try to recover the missing money and solve the mystery of the disappearing man.

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Cast

George Peppard

George Peppard

Thomas Banacek

George Murdock

George Murdock

Cavanaugh

Ralph Manza

Ralph Manza

Jay Drury

Murray Matheson

Murray Matheson

Felix Mulholland

Christine Belford

Christine Belford

Carlie Kirkland

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