Switch: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Pete Ryan is a smooth-talking con man, and bunco cop Frank MacBride is the man who put him away. When Pete gets out and Frank retires, they decide to form a detective agency using their knowledge of crime and cons to take down the bad guys. Helping them are their secretary Maggie and Pete's shady acquaintance, Malcolm.

Series details

• Title: Switch
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Crime
• Premiere date: 1975-09-09
• Final broadcast date listed: 1978-08-27
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: CBS
• Network country: United States
• Typical episode runtime: 60 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 7.2/10
• TVMaze ID: 3713

Cast and credited roles

• Robert Wagner — Pete T. Ryan
• Eddie Albert — Frank MacBride
• Charlie Callas — Malcolm Argos
• Sharon Gless — Maggie Philbin

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1975-09-09; final listed air date 1976-04-06; episode order: 24.
• Season 2: premiered 1976-09-21; final listed air date 1977-04-03; episode order: 24.
• Season 3: premiered 1977-09-23; final listed air date 1978-08-27; episode order: 21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Switch 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.