Finder of Lost Loves | |
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Genre | Drama |
Created by | Gail Parent Jill Baer Christopher Vane |
Directed by | Bruce Bilson Cliff Bole Don Chaffey Alf Kjellin Philip Leacock Kim Manners Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. Barbara Peters Allen Reisner Bob Sweeney |
Starring | Anthony Franciosa Deborah Adair Anne Jeffreys Richard Kantor Larry "Flash" Jenkins |
Theme music composer | Burt Bacharach Carole Bayer Sager |
Opening theme | "Finder of Lost Loves" by Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross |
Composer | Artie Kane |
Country of origin | USA |
Original language | English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 23 (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Douglas S. Cramer E. Duke Vincent Aaron Spelling |
Producers | Liz Coe E. Duke Vincent Jeffrey Hayes Elaine Rich |
Cinematography | Edward R. Plante |
Running time | 60 mins. |
Production company | Aaron Spelling Productions |
Release | |
Original network | ABC |
Audio format | Monaural |
Original release | September 22, 1984 April 13, 1985 | –
Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984–1985 season.
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] The TV version was sung by Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross.
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
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1 | "Maxwell, Ltd." | Bruce Bilson | Unknown | 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 | Teleplay by: Liz Coe & Bruce Shelly Story by: Peter Gallay | 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. | Teleplay by: J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley Story by: Parke Perine | 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 |