Faraday & Company

Faraday & Company is an American crime drama television series that was part of the NBC Mystery Movie. It lasted for only four episodes, which were rotated with Banacek, The Snoop Sisters, and Tenafly on Wednesday nights from 8:30 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. during the 1973–74 season. NBC rebroadcast the episodes on Tuesday nights from April through August 1974.[1]

Faraday & Company
GenreCrime drama
Written byKen Pettus
Directed byGary Nelson
Starring
ComposerJerry Fielding
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerLeonard B. Stern
ProducerStanley Kallis
Production locationsUniversal Studios: 100 Universal City Plaza, Universal City, California
Camera setupSingle-camera
Running time90 mins.
Production companies
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 26, 1973 (1973-09-26) –
January 9, 1974 (1974-01-09)
Related
NBC Mystery Movie

Plot

Private investigator Frank Faraday (Dan Dailey), who had been falsely accused of murdering his partner, escapes from a South American prison after 28 years of confinement. Returning to a Los Angeles that has greatly changed during his absence, Frank discovers that he has a full-grown son named Steve (James Naughton), who is also a private investigator. Steve was the son of Frank's girlfriend, Lou Carson (Geraldine Brooks), who had taken over Frank's detective agency. Father and son now work together to solve mysteries, while Frank tries to adjust to modern life.[2] Sharon Gless plays their secretary, Holly Barrett.

Episodes
Nº Title Directed by: Written by: Air date
1"Say Hello to a Dead Man"Gary NelsonKen PettusSeptember 26, 1973 (1973-09-26)
Frank Faraday was imprisoned 28 years ago in the Caribbean. He escapes and returns to meet the son born while he was in prison, and who now operates a private detective agency. Together, they seek out the man who really shot his partner and framed Frank.
2"A Wheelbarrow Full of Trouble"UnknownUnknownOctober 24, 1973 (1973-10-24)
Frank tries to figure out why a gang of criminals is so intent on securing a worthless used car.
3"Fire and Ice"UnknownUnknownDecember 12, 1973 (1973-12-12)
Faraday & Company is on the hook when their security system fails to prevent the theft of industrial diamonds.
4"A Matter of Magic"UnknownUnknownJanuary 9, 1974 (1974-01-09)
Faraday tries to help an old friend, a security guard who is the chief suspect when his company experiences a series of thefts.

References
  1. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 - Present, Ballantine Books, 1999
  2. Brooks, Tim and Marsh, Earle, The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946 - Present, Ballantine Books, 1999


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