Kingston: Confidential
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{{Infobox television
|image = Kingston confidential premiere 1977.JPG
|caption = Raymond Burr and Mariette Hartley in the show premiere.
|genre = Mystery
Crime drama
|writer =
|director =
|starring = Raymond Burr
|composer = Henry Mancini (theme)
Pete Rugolo
Richard Shores
|country = United States
|language = English
|num_seasons = 1
|num_episodes = 13
|list_episodes =
|executive_producer = David Victor
|producer = Joe L. Cramer
James G. Hirsch
Don Ingalls
Don Nicholl
David J. O'Connell
|runtime = 60 mins.
|channel = NBC
|first_aired = {{start date|1977|3|23}}
|last_aired = {{end date|1977|8|10}}
}}
Kingston: Confidential is an American mystery crime drama that aired on NBC for 13 episodes during the spring of 1977, following the success of a 1976 made-for-TV movie entitled Kingston. The series was produced by R.B. Productions, Inc. and Groverton Productions, Inc. in association with Universal Television.
Synopsis
The series starred Raymond Burr as R.B Kingston, a powerful media magnate similar to William Randolph Hearst, who owns numerous newspapers and TV stations. In his spare time, he and a group of his employees solve crimes. Co-starring in the series were Art Hindle, Pamela Hensley, and Linda Galloway.
Cast
- Raymond Burr as R.B. Kingston
- Art Hindle as Tony Martin
- Pamela Hensley as Beth Kelly
Episodes
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| Title=Kingston
| DirectedBy=Robert Day
| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= David Victor & Dick Nelson |t= Dick Nelson}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1976|9|15}}
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| EpisodeNumber=1
| Title=Shadow Game
| DirectedBy=Christian I. Nyby II
| WrittenBy=Richard Fielder
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|3|23}}
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| EpisodeNumber=2
| Title=Eight Columns Across the Top
| DirectedBy=Joseph Pevney
| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Tom Greene|t= Richard Fielder}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|3|30}}
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| EpisodeNumber=3
| Title=Seed of Corruption
| DirectedBy=Harvey Laidman
| WrittenBy=Don Ingalls
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|4|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=4
| Title=Triple Exposure
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| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|4|13}}
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| EpisodeNumber=5
| Title=The Boston Shamrock
| DirectedBy=Don Weis
| WrittenBy=David H. Balkan
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|6|1}}
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| EpisodeNumber=6
| Title=The Rage at Hannibal
| DirectedBy=Don Weis
| WrittenBy=Eugene Price
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|6|8}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=7
| Title=Golden Girl
| DirectedBy=Mike Caffey
| WrittenBy={{StoryTeleplay|s= Robert Seizer & Robert Swanson |t= Nicholas J. Corea}}
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|6|15}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=8
| Title=Welcome to Paradise
| DirectedBy=Raymond Modor
| WrittenBy=Nicholas J. Corea
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|6|22}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=9
| Title=Monolith
| DirectedBy=Joseph Pevney
| WrittenBy=Nicholas J. Corea
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|7|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=10
| Title=The Cult
| DirectedBy=Don Weis
| WrittenBy=Karl & Terrence Tunberg
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|7|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=11
| Title=Dateline: Fear City
| DirectedBy=Daniel Haller
| WrittenBy=Charles Sailor
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|7|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=12
| Title=The Night Scene
| DirectedBy=Don McDougall
| WrittenBy=Larry Alexander
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|8|3}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber=13
| Title=The Anonymous Hero
| DirectedBy=Raymond Burr
| WrittenBy=David Jacobs
| OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|8|10}}
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0075523|title=Kingston: Confidential}}
Category:NBC original programming
Category:Television series by Universal Television
Category:1970s American crime television series
Category:Television series about journalism
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:1977 American television series debuts
Category:1977 American television series endings
Category:Television shows set in San Francisco
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