The Untouchables (1993 TV series)

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| image = Untouchables 1993 title.jpg

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| genre = Crime drama

| creator = Christopher Crowe

| writer =

| director =

| starring = Tom Amandes
William Forsythe
David James Elliott

| theme_music_composer =

| opentheme =

| composer = Joel Goldsmith

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 2

| num_episodes = 42

| list_episodes = List of The Untouchables (1993 TV series) episodes

| executive_producer =

| producer = Tim Iacofano
Frederick J. Lyle

| editor =

| cinematography =

| camera = Single-camera

| runtime = 45–48 minutes

| company = Christopher Crowe Productions
Paramount Television

| channel = Syndication

| first_aired = {{Start date|1993|01|11}}

| last_aired = {{End date|1994|05|22}}

| related = }}

The Untouchables is an American crime drama series that aired for two seasons in syndication, from January 1993 to May 1994. The series portrayed work of the real life Untouchables federal investigative squad in Prohibition-era Chicago and its efforts against Al Capone's attempts to profit from the market in bootleg liquor.

The series features Tom Amandes as Eliot Ness and William Forsythe as Al Capone, and was based on the 1959 series and 1987 film of the same name.{{cite news|title= Untouchable Then and Now|work= The Los Angeles Times|url= https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1993-01-10-tv-1373-story.html|access-date=2010-10-25}}

Synopsis

Eliot Ness (Amandes), disgusted with the widespread criminality that Al Capone (Forsythe) has brought to his home town, Chicago, and inspired by the example of his brother-in-law, Alexander Jamie (Patrick Clear), a federal law enforcement officer, becomes a government investigator himself, and puts together a special squad specifically dedicated to putting Capone behind bars.

Cast and characters

class="wikitable" ! Actor !! Character
Tom Amandes	Agent Eliot Ness
John Rhys-Davies	Agent Michael Malone
Paul Regina	Frank Nitti
David James Elliott	Agent Paul Robbins
Michael Horse	Agent George Steelman
John Haymes Newton	Agent Tony Pagano
Hynden Walch	Mae Capone
Nancy Everhard	Catherine Ness
William Forsythe	Al Capone
Shea Farrell	Agent Sean Quinlan

Episodes

DVD releases

Visual Entertainment has released the complete series on DVD in Region 1 on December 27, 2016.{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/offline.html|title=TVShowsOnDVD.com – Goodbye|website=Tvshowsondvd.com|access-date=19 May 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.visualentertainment.tv/products/the-untouchables-the-complete-collection|title=The Untouchables – The Complete Collection #6126|website=Visual Entertainment Inc|access-date=19 May 2019|archive-date=23 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210423141002/https://www.visualentertainment.tv/products/the-untouchables-the-complete-collection|url-status=dead}}

The Untouchables was also released on Blu-ray in 2017.{{cite web|url=https://www.blu-ray.com/movies/The-Untouchables-The-Complete-Collection-Blu-ray/171622/|title=The Untouchables: The Complete Collection Blu-ray|access-date=19 May 2019|website=Blu-ray.com}}

Soundtrack album

Dragon's Domain Records released a limited edition 2-CD set of Joel Goldsmith's work on the series in 2017, featuring the score from the two-hour pilot film and selections from the episodes "The Seduction of Eliot Ness," "A Man's Home Is His Castle," "Stir Crazy," "Railroaded," the two-parter "Cuba," "Attack on New York," "Mind Games," "The Legacy," "Stadt," "Til Death Do Us Part," and "Death and Taxes: Part 2."{{cite web|url=https://buysoundtrax.stores.yahoo.net/unmufr19tese.html|title=UNTOUCHABLES, THE - Music from the 1993 Television Series by Joel Goldsmith|website=Buysoundtrax.stores.yahoo.net|access-date=19 May 2019}}