1978 American TV series or program
| David Cassidy: Man Undercover |
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| Genre | Police drama |
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| Created by | Richard Fielder |
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| Written by | Sean Baine
Stephen Downing
Richard Fielder
Rick Kelbaugh
Chester Krumholz
Mark Rodgers |
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| Directed by | Edward M. Abroms
Virgil Vogel |
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| Starring | David Cassidy
Simon Oakland
Wendy Rastatter |
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| Composer | Harry Betts |
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| Country of origin | United States |
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| Original language | English |
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| No. of seasons | 1 |
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| No. of episodes | 10 |
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| Executive producer | David Gerber |
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| Producers | Mark Rodgers
Mel Swope |
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| Cinematography | Al Francis
John V. LaBarbera
Jack Whitman |
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| Running time | 45–48 min |
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| Production companies | Columbia Pictures Television
David Gerber Productions |
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| Network | NBC |
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| Release | November 2, 1978 (1978-11-02) –
July 12, 1979 (1979-07-12) |
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David Cassidy: Man Undercover (the word "undercover" in the series title appeared at various times written as one word or two) is an American police drama starring David Cassidy, four years after his run starring in The Partridge Family, his first starring role since that series was cancelled. The series was spun off after Cassidy starred in a special two-hour episode of Police Story, titled "A Chance to Live", which aired in May 1978; this episode served as the pilot for Man Undercover.
In A Chance to Live, Cassidy portrayed undercover police officer Dan Shay, a cop who successfully infiltrates a high-school drug ring as a fellow student. Cassidy earned an Emmy Award nomination for Best Dramatic Actor for the role. He reprised the role of Officer Shay for the Man Undercover series, which aired on NBC from November 2, 1978 to July 12, 1979. Only ten episodes of the show aired prior to its cancellation.
The role of Shay's wife, portrayed in "A Chance to Live" by Dee Wallace, was recast with actress Wendy Rastatter for the actual series.
This show is the last new filmed series from Columbia Pictures Television to display a copyright notice at the beginning under the show's logo in the opening credits.[citation needed]
Synopsis
Set in Los Angeles, the series stars Cassidy as undercover police officer Dan Shay. Each episode featured Shay going undercover in a different case. Simon Oakland starred as the head of Shay's undercover team.
The plot of a twenty-something cop going undercover in high school would be used more popularly the following decade in 21 Jump Street.
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