Television series being released this week on DVD:
Banacek: Season 1 featured George Peppard as the Boston insurance investigator who collected a finder's fee (10% of the insured value) for solving seemingly impossible thefts (or scams) of valuable objects. The series was one of the rotating NBC Mystery Movies that included Columbo, McCloud, and McMillan and Wife.The series consisted of a pilot and 16 episodes aired over two seasons between September 1972 and March 1974.
This DVD set includes the 8 episodes comprising the first season, excluding the pilot, on 2 disks. TV Guide has acquired the rights to distribute the series and has made the aesthetically questionable (read "tacky") decision to use a TV Guide inspired illustration as a cover for the DVD.
The Rockford Files: Season 4 featured James Garner as Jim Rockford, a Los Angeles private investigator who lived in a trailer on a Malibu beach parking lot.The Rockford Files, generally regarded as one of the finest private eye series of the 1970s, aired on NBC for 6 seasons from 1974 through 1980.
This DVD set includes 21 episodes from the 4th season on 5 disks. Also included is a bonus episode starring Tom Selleck in a role that ultimately became the foundation for the series Magnum P.I.
Visit the Mysteries on TV website to discover more television mystery series currently available on DVD.
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