| Remington Steele | |
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| Genre | comedy-drama-detective |
| Created by | Robert Butler Michael Gleason |
| Presented by | MTM Enterprises 20th Century Fox |
| Starring | Stephanie Zimbalist Pierce Brosnan Doris Roberts |
| Narrated by | Stephanie Zimbalist in character as Laura Holt (Season 1 titles only) |
| Theme music composer | Henry Mancini; incidental music by Richard Lewis Warren |
| Opening theme | "The Remington Steele Theme," composed by Henry Mancini |
| Ending theme | "Laura Holt's Tune," composed by Henry Mancini |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 5 |
| No. of episodes | 94 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Michael Gleason |
| Producers | Kevin Inch Gareth Davies Richard DeRoy |
| Production location | Los Angeles |
| Running time | 60 minutes. |
| Original release | |
| Network | NBC |
| Release | October 1, 1982 – April 17, 1987 |
Remington Steele is an American television series co-created by Robert Butler and Michael Gleason. The series starred Stephanie Zimbalist and Pierce Brosnan. It was produced by MTM Enterprises. The first broadcast was on the NBC network from 1982 to 1987. The series blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. Remington Steele is best known for starting the career of Pierce Brosnan. It also was a forerunner of the similar series Moonlighting, and was also an influential part of television history in its own right.
Remington Steele's premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opened a detective agency under her own name. She then found that potential clients would not hire a woman. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fake male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events in the first episode a former thief and con man takes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura stays firmly in charge.