City of Angels
1976 · NBC · 60 min · 1 season
S01E13 · Match Point
Wed, 19 May, 2:00 am
About
Jake Axminster is a determined but unethical private detective who looks out for himself—and somewhat less aggressively for his clients—amid the corruption of Los Angeles, California, in the mid-1930s. He is aided in his investigative efforts by two friends: his ditzy blonde secretary, Marsha Finch, who also runs a call-girl business on the side, and attorney Michael Brimm. Brimm is called upon frequently to defend Axminster from charges (mostly trumped-up) leveled against him by Lieutenant Murray Quint, a fat, cigar-chomping, and thoroughly crooked member of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Episodes
- E01
The November Plan, Part I
Wed, 4 Feb· 60 minWelcome to corrupt Los Angeles back in the great Depression, where cars, phones, clothes and slang of the era abound. Sea high level citizens on-the-take through the eyes of private detective Jake Axminster, checking up on the murder of an actor.
- E02
The November Plan, Part II
Wed, 11 Feb· 60 minDiane Ladd guest-stars as Laura Taylor, a secretary who hinders the investigation into the disappearance of her boss, a columnist, in 'The November Plan.' A trail of intrigue, suspicion and homicide, extending from the police and the city's leading newspaper to at least one mysterious general, leads Axminster (Wayne Rogers) all around corruption-riddled Los Angeles in the 1930's.
- E03
The November Plan, Part III
Wed, 18 Feb· 60 min - E04
The Parting Shot
Wed, 25 Feb· 60 min - E05
A Lonely Way to Die
Wed, 3 Mar· 60 min - E06
The House on Orange Grove Avenue
Wed, 17 Mar· 60 min - E07
Palm Springs Answer
Wed, 24 Mar· 60 min - E08
The Losers
Wed, 7 Apr· 60 min - E09
A Sudden Silence
Wed, 14 Apr· 60 min - E10
The Castle of Dreams
Wed, 21 Apr· 60 min - E11
Say Goodbye to Yesterday
Wed, 5 May· 60 min - E12
The Bloodshot Eye
Wed, 12 May· 60 min - E13
Match Point
Wed, 19 May· 60 min
Cast
Wayne Rogers
Jake Axminster
Elaine Joyce
Marsha Finch
Philip Sterling
Michael Brimm
Clifton James
Lt. Murray Quint