| Monty Nash | |
|---|---|
| Based on | Spy novels by Richard Telfair |
| Developed by | Richard Jessup |
| Starring | Harry Guardino |
| Theme music composer | Michael Lloyd |
| Opening theme | "Theme From Monty Nash" |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 14 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Everett Chambers |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production companies | Almada Productions, Inc. Four Star International |
| Original release | |
| Network | Syndication |
| Release | September 14 – December 14, 1971 |
Monty Nash is an American drama series that aired in syndication from September 14 until December 14, 1971.[1] It was based on a series of spy novels by Richard Telfair that were published from 1959 to 1961.
The series centered on Monty Nash, a government investigator who went undercover to catch criminals, including counterfeiters and smugglers.
| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Long Ride" | Nicholas Colasanto | Shirl Hendryx | September 17, 1971 | A007 |
| The life of the main witness (Don Gordon) preparing to testify in the investigation against a crime syndicate is now in danger. | |||||
| 2 | "The Hunting License" | Nicholas Colasanto | Lee Erwin | September 24, 1971 | A017 |
| A former spy (Leslie Nielsen) who has fallen into mental illness draws Nash into a deadly game of cat and mouse. | |||||
| 3 | "Death Squad" | John Peyser | Leigh Vance | October 1, 1971 | A016 |
| Nash has to bridge the generation gap to protect the leader of a hippie group who is in danger. | |||||
| 4 | "The Man in the Embassy" | John Peyser | Fred Freiberger | October 8, 1971 | A006 |
| Nash is given a mission of freeing an American held behind enemy lines and must formulate an elaborate escape. | |||||
| 5 | "Tension in a Troubled Town" | John Peyser | Martin Roth | October 14, 1971 | A019 |
| Extreme emotions and hate along racial lines may have something to do with the theft of explosives. | |||||
| 6 | "Code Name: Diana" | Ted Post | Harold Stone | October 22, 1971 | A001 |
| A major corporation is in danger of getting caught in tax fraud and dangles a half a million dollars in front of Nash to keep him quiet about it. | |||||
| 7 | "The Ambassador's Daughter" | Ted Post | Ed Adamson | October 29, 1971 | A014 |
| A mixed race love affair is somehow tied to the kidnapping of an official. | |||||
| 8 | "The Visitor" | Richard Chambers | Norman Katkov & Joyce Perry | November 2, 1971 | A003 |
| Homosexuality, blackmail and suicide intertwine dramatically and on many levels. | |||||
| 9 | "The Friendliest Town in the South" | John Peyser | Harold Stone | November 5, 1971 | A002 |
| A small town in the American South has long memories and short tempers when a local black leader attempts to put together a protest march. | |||||
| 10 | "The Time of the Eagle" | James Hogan | Edward J. Lakso | November 9, 1971 | A020 |
| The lives of two American Indian brothers revolve around heated politics and brutal murder. | |||||
| 11 | "Where Have All The Children Gone?" | Ivan Dixon | John Bloch | November 16, 1971 | A018 |
| The government's nerve gas agent experiment and the disappearance of two dozen teenagers are somehow connected. | |||||
| 12 | "The Dead We Left Behind" | Ivan Dixon | Story by : Shirl Hendryx Teleplay by : Shirl Hendryx & Raymond Sinclair | November 23, 1971 | TBA |
| After coming home from Vietnam, a U.S. Marine is accused of murdering innocent Vietnamese women and children. | |||||
| 13 | "Brother Zachary" | Richard Chambers | George Armitage & Raymond Sinclair | December 7, 1971 | A028 |
| An outreach ministry that lends help to drug addicts, helping them get straight, becomes the target of a biker gang who doesn't like the group doing away with their dope buying customers. | |||||
| 14 | "A Killer Among Us" | James Hogan | Norman Katkov & Joyce Perry | December 14, 1971 | A004 |
| A Latin labor representative is murdered which ignites protests of racial hatred in the series finale. | |||||
"Theme from 'Monty Nash'" was written and produced by Michael Lloyd, and released as a single in 1971 on Quad Records (a division of Four Star International, the studio that syndicated and co-produced the series), credited as by The Good Stuff, a group of session players.
