TV Show

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye is a British mystery series that aired on ITV in the United Kingdom under the shorter title 'Marlowe, Private Eye' and on HBO in the United States from April 16, 1983 through June 3, 1986. The series features Powers Boothe as Raymond Chandler's titular character, and was the first drama produced for HBO.

TV Show Stats +8%

2 seasons

11 episodes total

Status

Ended

First Aired

1983

Rating

TV Show

6.6/10

9 votes • HD

Season 1

5 episodes
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The Pencil
Episode 1

The Pencil

Episode 1 • Apr 16, 1983

When a contract is put out on a former mob accountant, it is up to Marlowe to protect him.

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The King in Yellow
Episode 2

The King in Yellow

Episode 2 • Apr 23, 1983

When the musician King Leopardi is found murdered, he has so many enemies that the list of suspects leaves Marlowe with a tough case.

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Finger Man
Episode 3

Finger Man

Episode 3 • Apr 30, 1983

Marlowe tries to find the truth when he is framed for the murder of a client

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Nevada Gas
Episode 4

Nevada Gas

Episode 4 • May 07, 1983

When a Reno lawyer is murdered, Marlowe seeks to clear the main suspect, a drunken rival who had been seeking revenge against the victim.

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Smart Aleck Kill
Episode 5

Smart Aleck Kill

Episode 5 • May 14, 1983

Marlowe is hired to investigate the murder of a Hollywood star, who is found dead before the premiere of his new film.

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Season 2

6 episodes
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Blackmailers Don't Shoot
Episode 1

Blackmailers Don't Shoot

Episode 1 • Apr 27, 1986

Marlowe is hired by a mobster to protect his actress girlfriend, who is inadvertently kidnapped.

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Spanish Blood
Episode 2

Spanish Blood

Episode 2 • May 04, 1986

Marlowe's best friend, lawyer Spanish Delaguerra (Leon Elkaim), is running for District Attorney. When Spanish is killed, and the body of the current DA is later discovered at Spanish's hideaway cabin, Marlowe finds himself embroiled with corrupt politicians, cops on the take and with belle (Helen Shaver), the beautiful grieving widow.

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Pickup on Noon Street
Episode 3

Pickup on Noon Street

Episode 3 • May 11, 1986

Token Ware (Robin Givens), is a pretty but naive cigarette girl with dreams of Hollywood stardom. Trimmer Waltz (Al Waxman) offers to help her meet all the right people, but what he really has in mind is to do a favor for Rupert Eaton, a charming, over-the-hill movie idol with an eye for young girls. While investigating the gruesome murder of another young Hollywood hopeful, Marlowe uncovers Trimmer's vice ring and the plans he has for Token.

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Guns at Cyrano's
Episode 4

Guns at Cyrano's

Episode 4 • May 18, 1986

Mobster and promoter Benny Cyrano has a sweet deal with the new boxing commissioner, Senator Courtway (John Ireland), and high hopes for his fair-haired boxer of the moment, Duke Targo. When Cyrano hires Philip Marlowe to find out who is threatening Duke, Marlow discovers that Duke's girlfriend Jean (Roxanne Hunt) is squeezing the Senator for money by passing herself off as his illegitimate daughter, and is getting in the way of Cyrano's plans.

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Trouble Is My Business
Episode 5

Trouble Is My Business

Episode 5 • May 25, 1986

Marlowe (Powers Boothe) is hired by a dying millionaire to clean up his spendthrift son's gambling debts by digging up dirt on the pretty shill helping him drink his way through the family fortune. But Harriet Huntress is brighter than your average gold digger, and when Marlowe's information merchant turns up a few choice facts about her past, she begins glittering in a whole new light--and skeletons begin turning up in the most unexpected closets.

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Red Wind
Episode 6

Red Wind

Episode 6 • Jun 03, 1986

Anything can happen when the Santa Ana wind blows through town, as a late night murder in a bar sets Marlowe off on a new case. There's a woman with a secret, a missing pearl necklace, an affair that could destroy a career, and another corpse before it all wraps up and the red wind dies down.

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