Missing Persons (TV series)
{{Other uses|Missing Persons (disambiguation){{!}}Missing Persons}}
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| genre = Crime drama
| creator = {{Plain list|
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| starring = {{Plain list|
- Daniel J. Travanti
- Erik King
- Juan Ramírez
- Frederick Weller
- Jorja Fox
- Robert Swan
- Patty Lombard
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| composer = Joe Renzetti
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 17
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
- Stephen J. Cannell
- Gary Sherman
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| runtime = 60 minutes
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| company = {{Plain list|
- Gary Sherman Productions
- Stephen J. Cannell Productions
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| network = ABC
| first_aired = {{start date|1993|8|30}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1994|2|17}}
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Missing Persons is an American crime drama television series, set in Chicago. It followed a fictitious missing persons unit; each episode usually following the investigation into three or more cases. It ran on ABC from August 30, 1993 to February 17, 1994.
It was produced by Gary Sherman Productions in association with Stephen J. Cannell Productions, and often used local Chicago-based actors, as well as occasional guest stars such as Nina Foch, Eddie Bracken, and Lois Smith. Semi-regulars included Ian Gomez, Irma P. Hall, Laura Cerón and Valerie Harper. Unlike most series from Cannell's company, he did not create or co-create this series.
Regular cast
- Daniel J. Travanti: Lieutenant who heads the Missing Persons Unit, Ray McAuliffe
- Erik King: Missing Persons Unit Investigator, Bobby Davison
- Juan Ramírez: Missing Persons Unit Sergeant, Carlos Marrone
- Frederick Weller: Missing Persons Unit Investigator, Johnny Sandowski
- Jorja Fox: Missing Persons Unit Police Officer, Connie Karadzic
- Robert Swan: Missing Persons Unit Secretary, Dan Manaher
- Paty Lombard: Wife of Ray McAuliffe, Barbara McAuliffe
- Al Hoffman: core-group, detective, Justin McCarthy (un-credited)
Among the guest stars was Stephen Colbert in episode 2.
Episodes
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| Title = Pilot
| DirectedBy =Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|8|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| Title = Cabe, What Kind of Name is That?
| DirectedBy = Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|9|23}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| Title = People Don't Talk to Cops, People Lie to Cops
| DirectedBy = Christopher Leitch
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|9|30}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| Title = I Can't Even Imagine
| DirectedBy = Deborah Reinisch
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke|t= Eric Estrin & Michael Berlin}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|7}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| Title = That's My Sister, Pal
| DirectedBy = Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|14}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| Title = The Man's an Emotional Termite
| DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke|t= Emily Tracy}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|10|28}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 8
| Title = Some People's Priorities
| DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke|t= Mark Levin}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|4}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 9
| Title = I'm Gonna Miss Him Too...
| DirectedBy = Christopher Leitch
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|11}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 10
| Title = Sometimes You Can't Help Getting Involved...
| DirectedBy = Mark Sobel
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|11|25}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 11
| Title = Right Neighborhood...Wrong Door
| DirectedBy = Christopher Leitch
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke |t= Mark Levin & Denise DeClue}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|2}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 12
| Title = How Hard Is It Just to Get Off at the Next Exit?
| DirectedBy = Ellen S. Pressman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1993|12|16}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 13
| Title = If You Could Pick Your Own Parents...
| DirectedBy = Christopher Leitch
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke |t= Michael Berlin & Eric Estrin & Denise DeClue}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|6}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 14
| Title = I've Got a Siren!...
| DirectedBy = Ellen S. Pressman
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke |t= Denise DeClue}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|13}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 15
| Title = My Beautiful Son is Okay...
| DirectedBy = Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|1|20}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 16
| Title = All They Had to Do Was Ask...
| DirectedBy = Christopher Leitch
| WrittenBy = {{StoryTeleplay|s= Gary Sherman & Steve Feke|t= Rick Hull}}
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|3}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 17
| Title = Tell Me You Didn't Do It... I'll Go to the Wall for You
| DirectedBy = Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|10}}
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 18
| Title = What Do You Want... A Signed Confession?
| DirectedBy = Gary Sherman
| WrittenBy = Gary Sherman & Steve Feke
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1994|2|17}}
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Home media
On July 27, 2010, Mill Creek Entertainment released Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection on DVD in Region 1. This special collection contains 54 episodes from 13 different shows produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions, including all episodes of Missing Persons.{{cite web |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Unsub-Prime-Time-Crime-SJC-Collection/13792 |title=Unsub DVD news: Announcement for Prime Time Crime: The Stephen J. Cannell Collection | TVShowsOnDVD.com |accessdate=2013-11-12 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121013171949/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Unsub-Prime-Time-Crime-SJC-Collection/13792 |archivedate=2012-10-13 }}
References
External links
- {{IMDb title|0106067|Missing Persons}}
{{Stephen J Cannell shows}}
Category:1993 American television series debuts
Category:1994 American television series endings
Category:1990s American crime drama television series
Category:Television shows set in Chicago
Category:Television series by Stephen J. Cannell Productions