Spenser: For Hire: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Legendary Beantown gumshoe-with-a-difference, Spenser, is cut from a very different cloth than the usual round of TV detectives, a renaissance man who isn't afraid to mix up a gourmet salad or just mix it up. Full-time bookworm and former boxer, the stylish Spenser drives a vintage Mustang that calls out his own sense of time and place - a yearning for a simpler time of ethics and standards, and displays an appreciation of the best of the past in the present. Keeping Spenser in touch with his complex inner life is his psychologist soulmate, Susan Silverman, while the street-savvy Hawk guides Spenser safely through Bostons labyrinthine underworld.

Series details

• Title: Spenser: For Hire
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime, Mystery
• Premiere date: 1985-09-20
• Final broadcast date listed: 1988-05-07
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 61 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 12928
• IMDb ID: tt0088612
• TVDB ID: 72149

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Urich — Spenser
• Avery Brooks — Hawk
• Ron McLarty — Sgt. Frank Belson
• Richard Jaeckel — Lt. Martin Quirk
• Barbara Stock — Susan Silverman
• Carolyn McCormick — ADA Rita Fiore

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1985-09-20; final listed air date 1986-04-08; episode order: 22.
• Season 2: premiered 1986-09-27; final listed air date 1987-05-09; episode order: 22.
• Season 3: premiered 1987-09-27; final listed air date 1988-05-07; episode order: 21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Spenser: For Hire on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.