Finder of Lost Loves
Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama television series aired by the ABC network during the 1984–1985 season.
Synopsis
After Cary Maxwell's (Anthony Franciosa) wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one. The leading cast members were Franciosa, Deborah Adair, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kantor, and Larry "Flash" Jenkins. Similar to The Love Boat (another Aaron Spelling production), the series featured various weekly guest stars.[1] The series was canceled after 23 episodes.
The series' theme song, "Finder of Lost Loves", was performed by Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross and written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager.[2] It was an Adult Contemporary chart hit in 1985.[3]
Cast
- Anthony Franciosa as Cary Maxwell
- Deborah Adair as Daisy Lloyd
- Anne Jeffreys as Rita Hargrove
- Larry "Flash" Jenkins as Lyman Whittaker
- Richard Kantor as Brian Fletcher
Guest stars
- Melissa Sue Anderson
- Mackenzie Astin
- Lew Ayres
- Patricia Barry
- Christine Belford
- Pamela Bellwood
- Susan Blakely
- Tom Bosley
- Macdonald Carey
- Jack Coleman
- Cathy Lee Crosby
- Mary Crosby
- Colleen Dewhurst
- Joyce DeWitt
- Buddy Ebsen
- Samantha Eggar
- Mel Ferrer
- Anne Francis
- Beverly Garland
- Harold Gould
- Robert Goulet
- Michael Gross
- Florence Henderson
- Bo Hopkins
- John James
- Lance Kerwin
- Kim Lankford
- Hope Lange
- Kay Lenz
- Carol Lynley
- Kevin McCarthy
- Leigh McCloskey
- Lee Meriwether
- Vera Miles
- Michael Nader
- Leslie Nielsen
- Lois Nettleton
- Heather O'Rourke
- Barret Oliver
- Donna Pescow
- Paul Peterson
- Michelle Phillips
- Lindsay Price
- Robert Reed
- Tony Roberts
- Esther Rolle
- Dick Sargent
- Peter Scolari
- Connie Sellecca
- Ted Shackelford
- Jan Smithers
- Vic Tayback
- Lauren Tewes
- Gordon Thomson
- Dick Van Patten
- Dee Wallace
- Marcia Wallace
- Cassie Yates
Episodes
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Maxwell, Ltd." | Bruce Bilson | Jill Baer & Christopher Vane | September 22, 1984 | TBA |
| 2 | "Yesterday's Child" | Philip Leacock | Bruce Shelly | September 29, 1984 | 002 |
| 3 | "Losing Touch" | Philip Leacock | Sandra Kay Siegel | October 13, 1984 | 004 |
| 4 | "White Lies" | Don Chaffey | Story by : Peter Gallay Teleplay by : Liz Coe & Bruce Shelly | October 20, 1984 | 005 |
| 5 | "Echoes" | Alf Kjellin | Richard Raskind | October 27, 1984 | 006 |
| 6 | "Goodbye, Sara" | Bruce Bilson | Michael Fisher | November 3, 1984 | 001 |
| 7 | "Undying Love" | Don Chaffey | Lan O'Kun | November 10, 1984 | 007 |
| 8 | "Old Friends" | Bruce Bilson | Jerry Winnick | November 17, 1984 | 008 |
| 9 | "Portraits" | Sigmund Neufeld Jr. | Story by : Parke Perine Teleplay by : J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley | December 1, 1984 | 009 |
| 10 | "A Gift" | Cliff Bole | Liz Coe | December 8, 1984 | 011 |
| 11 | "Forgotten Melodies" | Bob Sweeney | Donald Ross | December 22, 1984 | 010 |
| 12 | "Last Wish" | Don Chaffey | Bruce Shelly | January 5, 1985 | 012 |
| 13 | "Deadly Silence" | Georg Stanford Brown | Christopher Vane & Jill Baer | January 12, 1985 | 003 |
| 14 | "Wayward Dreams" | Bruce Bilson | Liz Coe | January 26, 1985 | 013 |
| 15 | "From the Heart" | Allen Reisner | Austin & Irma Kalish | February 9, 1985 | 014 |
| 16 | "Aftershocks" | Don Chaffey | Chris Manheim | February 16, 1985 | 015 |
| 17 | "Tricks" | Allen Reisner | Bruce Shelly & Liz Coe | February 23, 1985 | 016 |
| 18 | "Haunted Memories" | Don Chaffey | Aubrey Solomon & Steve Greenberg | March 2, 1985 | 017 |
| 19 | "Mr. Wonderful" | Charles Picerni | Jill Baer & Christopher Vane | March 9, 1985 | 018 |
| 20 | "Surrogates" | Barbara Peters | Bruce Shelly | March 16, 1985 | 019 |
| 21 | "Final Analysis" | Kim Manners | Robert Earll | March 30, 1985 | 020 |
| 22 | "Broken Promises" | Don Chaffey | Liz Coe | April 6, 1985 | 021 |
| 23 | "Connections" | Jeffrey Hayes | Chris Manheim | April 13, 1985 | 022 |
References
- ^ O'Connor, John J. (September 25, 1984). "Tony Franciosa Finds Others' Lost Loves". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
- ^ Holden, Stephen (September 18, 1987). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved August 26, 2008.
- ^ "Artist Chart History - Dionne Warwick". billboard.com. Retrieved August 26, 2008.