Spenser (TV series)

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Television series
German title Spenser
Original title Spenser: For Hire
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1985-1988
length 45 minutes
Episodes 65 in 3 seasons ( list )
genre Thriller
idea John Wilder ,
Robert B. Parker
First broadcast September 20, 1985 (USA) on ABC
German-language
first broadcast		 August 20, 1987 on Sat.1
occupation
synchronization

Spenser (original title Spenser: For Hire ) is a crime series produced from 1985 to 1988 by the American television station ABC based on motifs by Robert B. Parker .

action

Spenser, a former Navy Seal and middleweight professional boxer, can also look back on a brief police career. Since leaving the police force, he has made his way as a private detective in Boston . At his side are the mercenary Hawk and the psychologist Susan.

aftermath

There was a spin-off of the same name for the Hawk character in 1988 , which had a season of 13 episodes. From 1993 Urich Spenser embodied for the station Lifetime Television in four other Spenser films. In 1999 Joe Mantegna as Spenser and Ernie Hudson as Hawk took over the investigations for three films. In 2020 Mark Wahlberg slipped into the title role for Spenser Confidential .

  • 1993: Spenser: daughter from a good family (ceremony)
  • 1994: Spenser: The Drug Cartel (Pale Kings and Princes)
  • 1994: Spenser: The Assassination (The Judas Goat)
  • 1995: Spenser: In mortal danger (A Savage Place)
  • 1999: Private detective Spenser: Suspicious silence (Small Vices)
  • 2000: Spenser: Thin Air
  • 2001: Spenser: Walking Shadows
  • 2020: Spenser Confidential

synchronization

The German dubbing was carried out on behalf of Arena Film GmbH & Co. Synchron KG at the time in Berlin-Lankwitz , Erik Paulsen was responsible for the dialogue direction and the German dialogue book .

role actor speaker
Spenser Robert Urich Frank Glaubrecht
Hawk Avery Brooks Kurt Goldstein
Susan Silverman Barbara Stock Heike Schroetter (season 1–2)
Sabine Sebastian (season 3)
Assistant DA Rita Fiori Carolyn McCormick Philine Peters-Arnolds
Sgt. Frank Belson Ron McLarty Joachim Röcker
Lt. Martin Quirk Richard Jaeckel Detlef Bierstedt

Episodes

No.
( total ) 		No.
( St. ) 		German title Original title First broadcast in the USA German language first broadcast (SAT 1) Director
1 1 Spenser Spenser: For Hire 20th September 1985 August 20, 1987 Lee H. Katzin
2 2 No place for feelings No Room At The Inn September 27, 1985 August 27, 1987 John Wilder
3 3 Murder for fun The Choice 4th October 1985 17th September 1987 Richard A. Colla
4th 4th Not child's play Children Of A Tempest Storm October 11, 1985 October 8, 1987 William Wiard
5 5 The root of all evil Original Sin October 18, 1985 1st October 1987 Harvey Hart
6th 6th A special kind of aberration Discord In A Minor October 25, 1985 September 24, 1987 Harvey Hart
7th 7th The professional killer The Killer Within November 12, 1985 October 15, 1987 Don Chaffey
8th 8th The Toledo tablets Autumn Thieves November 19, 1985 October 22, 1987 William Wiard
9 9 Deadly - like an epidemic Blood Money November 26, 1985 October 29, 1987 Virgil W. Vogel
10 10 With fire against fire Resurrection 3rd December 1985 5th November 1987 Virgil W. Vogel
11 11 A bad affair Internal affairs November 18, 1985 November 12, 1987 Richard A. Colla
12 12 Designer – drugs Death By Design January 7, 1986 November 19, 1987 Virgil W. Vogel
13 13 Death of a legend A Day's Wages January 14, 1986 November 26, 1987 Richard A. Colla
14th 14th Dance between the worlds A Madness Most Discreet January 21, 1986 3rd December 1987 Ray Austin
15th 15th Heroin in Smithfield Brother To Dragons 4th February 1986 December 10, 1987 Sutton Roley
16 16 Elaborate silence When Silence Speaks February 11, 1986 17th December 1987 Ray Austin
17th 17th In a safe place In A Safe Place February 14, 1986 January 7, 1988 Virgil W. Vogel
18th 18th Angel of desolation Angel Of Desolation March 4th 1986 January 14, 1988 Ray Austin
19th 19th She loves me, she doesn't love me She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not March 11, 1986 January 21, 1988 Virgil W. Vogel
20th 20th The girl and the preacher At the River's Edge March 25, 1986 January 28, 1988 David Whorf
21st 21st - Rage April 1, 1986 - Virgil W. Vogel
22nd 22nd - Hell Hath No Fury April 8, 1986 - Virgil W. Vogel
23 1 A new chapter Widow's Walk 4th October 1986 4th February 1988 William Wiard
24 2 Like a whisper An Eye For An Eye September 27, 1986 February 11, 1988 William Wiard
25th 3 - Rockabye baby October 25, 1986 - Virgil W. Vogel
26th 4th The white knight White Knight October 18, 1986 February 18, 1988 Virgil W. Vogel
27 5 Witness with no memory And Give Up Show Biz? November 1, 1986 February 25, 1988 William Wiard
28 6th - The Long Hunt November 8, 1986 - Virgil W. Vogel
29 7th A hero in secret Home Is The Hero November 22, 1986 March 3, 1988 William Wiard
30th 8th Gun games One If By Land, Two If By Sea November 29, 1986 March 10, 1988 Virgil W. Vogel
31 9 Chrissy's dreams Shadowsight December 13, 1986 March 17, 1988 Cliff Bole
32 10 Fear and hope The Hopes And Fears December 20, 1986 December 21, 1988 Harry Harris
33 11 Time of reckoning Among Friends January 10, 1987 March 24, 1988 Cliff Bole
34 12 I Confess Perpetrator or witness? 17th January 1987 March 31, 1988 Winrich Kobe
35 13 Courier of Death Murder and acquisitions January 24, 1987 April 7, 1988 Harry Harris
36 14th Find Mukende Personal demons February 7, 1987 April 14, 1988 Cliff Bole
37 15th Mary Hamilton Mary Hamilton February 14, 1987 April 21, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
38 16 The innocent murderer Trial and error February 21, 1987 April 28, 1988 David Whorf
39 17th Braxton's bodyguard One for My Daughter March 7, 1987 May 5, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
40 18th - My Brother's Keeper March 14, 1987 - Michael Vejar
41 19th The killer duo The Road Back March 21, 1987 May 12, 1988 Winrich Kobe
42 20th - If You Knew Sammy ... April 4th 1987 - Bruce Bilson
43 21st The murdered phantom The Man Who Wasn't There May 2, 1987 May 19, 1988 Charlie Picerni
44 22nd Hawk rumors Song Of Orpheus May 2, 1987 May 26, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
45 23 Homecoming forever Homecoming September 27, 1987 September 28, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
46 24 Deadly Enemy - Noble Friend My enemy, my friend 4th October 1987 May 5, 1988 Virgil W. Vogel
47 25th The Quirk case The Herat Of The Matter October 11, 1987 October 12, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
48 26th Night of the Traitors On The Night He Was Betrayed November 1, 1987 October 19, 1988 David Whorf
49 27 End of a nightmare Sleepless Dreams November 8, 1987 October 26, 1988 David Whorf
50 28 Fear of women Consilium Abditum November 22, 1987 November 9, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
51 29 The motorcycle murder Thanksgiving November 29, 1987 November 16, 1988 Richard A. Colla
52 30th The trump card in hand Gone Fishin ' December 6, 1987 November 23, 1988 Bruce Bilson
53 31 Playing with murder Child's Play December 20, 1987 November 30, 1988 Richard A. Colla
54 32 Book of Indiscretions Skeletons In The Closet January 3, 1988 February 8, 1989 Winrich Kolbe
55 33 Exposed to terror The victories January 10, 1988 December 7, 1988 Bill Duke
56 34 The honor of Arthur R. Arthur's wake January 16, 1988 December 14, 1988 Winrich Kolbe
57 35 Much Law - Little Justice To The End Of The Line January 23, 1988 December 28, 1988 Harry Harris
58 36 Not again, Sammy Play it again, Sammy January 30, 1988 4th January 1989 Bruce Bilson
59 37 Fight for the whole The big fight February 6, 1988 January 11, 1989 Winrich Kolbe
60 38 Many questions - few answers Substantial Justice March 5, 1988 January 18, 1989 David Whorf
61 39 Dynamite and machinations Company Man March 12, 1988 January 25, 1989 Winrich Kolbe
62 40 Watercolors Watercolors March 19, 1988 February 1, 1989 Winrich Kolbe
63 41 Beaten blind Hawk's eyes March 26, 1988 February 15, 1989 David Whorf
64 42 Defense attorney Tommy Mac McAlister April 30, 1988 February 22, 1989 Harvey Hart
65 43 Shock for life Haunting May 7, 1988 March 8, 1989 David Whorf

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Spenser. In: synchronkartei.de. German dubbing file , accessed on April 13, 2020 .