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Foul Play

1981 · 1 season

A breezy, amiable mystery-of-the-week with a clumsy charmer at its center and a light romantic spark keeping it pleasant.

Genres
Drama
Starring
Barry Bostwick, Deborah Raffin, Mary Jo Catlett
Overview
Based on the 1978 film of the same name, the series is about a bumbling detective in San Francisco and his girlfriend.

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Genres
Drama
Starring
Barry Bostwick, Deborah Raffin, Mary Jo Catlett
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Tone
  • lightstrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • romanticstrength 2 of 3
  • campystrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • love
  • crime
  • deception
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
teen
Form
  • procedural
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror1
Humour5
Realism6
Romance5
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity3
Emotional weight3

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Details

Genres
drama
Starring
Barry Bostwick, Deborah Raffin, Mary Jo Catlett, Richard Romanus, James Cromwell, Paul Mantee, Sam Jaffe, Vincent Schiavelli
Length
1 seasons, 10 episodes, 60 min each
Network
ABC
Languages
English

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