SurfSide 6: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Surfside 6 is an ABC television series which aired from 1960 to 1962. The show centered on a Miami Beach detective agency set on a houseboat and featured Troy Donahue as Sandy Winfield II; Van Williams as Kenny Madison (a character recycled from Bourbon Street Beat); and Lee Patterson as Dave Thorne. Diane McBain co-starred as socialite Daphne Dutton, whose yacht was berthed next to their houseboat. Margarita Sierra also had a supporting role as Cha Cha O'Brien, an entertainer who worked at The Boom Boom Room, a popular Miami Beach hangout at the Fontainebleau Hotel, directly across the street from Surfside 6. Surfside 6 was in fact a real address in Miami Beach, where an unrelated houseboat was moored at the time; it can also be seen in the sweeping aerial establishing shot of the Fontainebleu in 1964's Goldfinger.

Series details

• Title: SurfSide 6
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Action, Crime
• Premiere date: 1960-10-03
• Final broadcast date listed: 1962-06-25
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ABC
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6274
• IMDb ID: tt0053540
• TVDB ID: 70787

Cast and credited roles

• Van Williams — Ken Madison
• Lee Patterson — Dave Thorne
• Troy Donahue — Sandy Winfield II
• Diane McBain — Daphne Dutton

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1960-10-03; final listed air date 1961-05-22; episode order: 34.
• Season 2: premiered 1961-09-18; final listed air date 1962-06-25; episode order: 40.

Source and licence

Adapted from SurfSide 6 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.