McCoy (TV series)
| McCoy | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by |
Dean Hargrove Roland Kibbee |
| Directed by |
Nicholas Colasanto Richard Quine |
| Starring |
Tony Curtis Roscoe Lee Browne Lucille Meredith |
| Composer(s) | Dick DeBenedictis |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 (including a pilot film) |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | Roland Kibbee |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 90 mins. |
| Production company(s) | Universal TV |
| Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Audio format | Monaural |
| Original release | October 5, 1975 – January 25, 1976 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | NBC Sunday Mystery Movie |
McCoy is an American comedy/drama series that starred Tony Curtis and aired on NBC-TV during the 1975-1976 season.
The series stars Tony Curtis as a con man who, along with a team of friends, "out-cons" bad guys in order to steal back their ill-gotten gains and return the loot to its rightful owners. The schemes were elaborate and laced with satirical humor. The series bears resemblances to the then-recent film The Sting, as well as to the contemporary series Switch and the British literary character Simon Templar. Co-starring with Curtis was Roscoe Lee Browne as a nightclub comedian.
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The series was produced in the format of two-hour telefilms, that were broadcast as part of the NBC Sunday Mystery Movie as one of several rotating series that would air once a month. Other series involved in the Universal Television franchise package were Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan & Wife. However, McCoy failed to garner the same ratings as its fellow programs and was cancelled after an initial 90-minute pilot TV movie ("The Big Ripoff") and four two-hour episodes were broadcast. At least one novel based upon the series was published in the United Kingdom.
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