Switch (TV series)
- Robert Wagner: Pete T. Ryan
- Eddie Albert: Frank MacBride
- Charlie Callas: Malcolm Argos
- Sharon Gless: Maggie Philbin
The two with the rotation (Original Title: Switch) is an American crime drama written by Glen A. Larson, which was produced 1975-1978.
Action
Frank MacBride is a retired police officer, Pete Ryan, a deceiver, had once brought the MacBride jail. Despite this history, the two open after release of Ryan together in Los Angeles a detective agency. Help fraud victims by stealing the scammers with each much more sophisticated mesh ergaunerte the money again. They are supported by restaurant owner Malcolm Argos, like Ryan, a former fraudster and Maggie Philbin, the secretary of the detective.
Background
The series had with Robert Wagner, a film and television star, who had previously played, among others, the main role in the series It Takes a Thief and in addition to Peter Sellers in The Pink Panther and was nominated for an Emmy and a Golden Globe, as well as Eddie Albert, a veteran Oscar nominees star cast on a. Other lead roles Sharon Gless, as Christine Cagney came in the 1980s in Cagney and Lacey fame, and the comedian Charlie Callas. Recurring guest roles had Jaclyn Smith, Anne Archer and Dionne Warwick. As a female guest stars Joan Collins, Kathleen Quinlan, Cheryl Ladd, Morgan Fairchild, Kim Cattrall and Maud Adams and others appeared. Among the male guest stars included Ricardo Montalban, Casey Kasem, Patrick Duffy and Sonny Bono. In addition occurred in various episodes with Fernando Lamas and Lorenzo Lamas father and son.
The series has some similarities with the feature film The Sting; so the composition of the wise, elderly and the young, good-looking partner and the premise of the deceived deceiver. A similar action had later Hustle - Dishonest granted on the longest.
Broadcast in Germany
The series underwent its first screened in Germany in April 1989. RTL Television she repeated the following year, and since then she has not been sent back to Germany.