David Cassidy: Man Undercover

David Cassidy: Man Undercover
Genre	Police drama
Created by	Richard Fielder
Written by	Sean Baine Stephen Downing Richard Fielder Rick Kelbaugh Chester Krumholz Mark Rodgers
Directed by	Edward M. Abroms Virgil Vogel
Starring	David Cassidy Simon Oakland Wendy Rastatter
Composer	Harry Betts
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	10
Production
Executive producer	David Gerber
Producers	Mark Rodgers Mel Swope
Cinematography	Al Francis John V. LaBarbera Jack Whitman
Running time	45–48 min
Production companies	Columbia Pictures Television David Gerber Productions
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	November 2, 1978 (1978-11-02) – July 12, 1979 (1979-07-12)

David Cassidy: Man Undercover (the word "undercover" in the series title appeared at various times written as one word or two) is an American police drama starring David Cassidy, four years after his run starring in The Partridge Family, his first starring role since that series was cancelled. The series was spun off after Cassidy starred in a special two-hour episode of Police Story, titled "A Chance to Live," which aired in May 1978; this episode served as the pilot for Man Undercover.

In A Chance to Live, Cassidy portrayed undercover police officer Dan Shay, a cop who successfully infiltrates a high-school drug ring as a fellow student. Cassidy earned an Emmy Award nomination for Best Dramatic Actor for the role. He reprised the role of Officer Shay for the Man Undercover series, which aired on NBC from November 2, 1978 to July 12, 1979. Only ten episodes of the show aired prior to its cancellation.

The role of Shay's wife, portrayed in "A Chance to Live" by Dee Wallace, was recast with actress Wendy Rastatter for the actual series.

This show is the last new filmed series from Columbia Pictures Television to display a copyright notice at the beginning under the show's logo.

Synopsis

Set in Los Angeles, the series stars Cassidy as undercover police officer Dan Shay. Each episode featured Shay going undercover in a different case. Simon Oakland starred as the head of Shay's undercover team.

Episodes

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"Running the Hill"	Bernard McEveety	Sean Baine	November 2, 1978 (1978-11-02)
2	"Baby Makes Three"	Vince Edwards	Dallas L. Barnes	November 9, 1978 (1978-11-09)
3	"Cage of Steel"	Sam Wanamaker	Walter Dallenbach	November 16, 1978 (1978-11-16)
4	"Deadly Convoy"	Alvin Ganzer	E. Arthur Kean	November 23, 1978 (1978-11-23)
5	"Flashpoint"	Alexander Singer	Mark Rodgers	December 7, 1978 (1978-12-07)
6	"RX for Dying"	Don Medford	Sean Baine	December 21, 1978 (1978-12-21)
7	"Firestorm"	Edward M. Abroms	Mark Rodgers	December 28, 1978 (1978-12-28)
8	"Teammates"	Alf Kjellin	Richard Kelbaugh	January 4, 1979 (1979-01-04)
9	"Nightwork"	Edward M. Abroms	Teleplay by: Chester Krumholz Story by: Kendelle J. Blaire	July 5, 1979 (1979-07-05)
10	"Death is a Close Friend, Too"	Virgil W. Vogel	Teleplay by: Chester Krumholz Story by: Sy Salkowitz	July 12, 1979 (1979-07-12)

External links

• David Cassidy: Man Undercover at IMDb