Probe
Rating: 7.6 · 1988 · Drama · USA · 1 sns
Description
Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour pilot, and became Executive Producer for the series. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as Austin James, a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes, and Ashley Crow as James' new secretary Mickey Castle. The show began as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after a two-month run of the pilot and six episodes. Entire episodes have made their way on the internet through video-sharing sites such as YouTube. Some episodes of the show revolved around Serendip, a company founded by Austin that he has no interest in running. Mickey, his Serendip-appointed secretary, plays Watson to Austin's Holmes.
Information
- Year
- 1988
- Genre
- Drama
- Country
- USA
- Seasons
- 1
- TMDB
- 7.6
- IMDb
- 7.6
Director
Cast
- Parker Stevenson — Austin James
- Ashley Crow — Michelle Castle
- Clive Revill — Graham McKinley
- John M. Jackson — Sgt. Greenwald
- Katherine Moffat — Liz Layton
- May Britt — Helga
- Linda Rae Jurgens — Elaine Boxell
- Jon Cypher — Howard Millhouse
- Frank Welker — Josephine (voice)
- Sondra Currie — Tish
- William Phipps — Miles Smillanich
- Michael Constantine — Truman
- Nick Young — Elder
- Eileen Barnett — Rebecca Kingsley
- Gretchen Wyler — Angela Little
- Stanley Kamel — Marty Corrigan
- Nicholas Hormann — Arthur Rendolf
- Eileen Seeley — Karen Strawn
- Jim McMullan — Ted Strawn
- Phillip R. Allen — Lou McNally