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High Tide
GenreDetective fiction
Created byJeff Franklin
Steve Waterman
StarringRick Springfield
Yannick Bisson
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes66
Production
Production locationsAuckland, New Zealand
California
Running time42 minutes
Production companyFranklin/Waterman 2
Original release
NetworkSyndication
ReleaseSeptember 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) –
May 25, 1997 (1997-05-25)[1]

High Tide is an American television series created by Jeff Franklin and Steve Waterman and starring Rick Springfield and Yannick Bisson.[2] The syndicated[3] procedural aired from 1994 to 1997 and lasted 66 episodes over three seasons.[1]

Premise

Mick Barret, a former police officer, works as a private detective with his younger brother Joey in San Diego.[4] For their work, they travel to exotic locales and, in their free time, they are surfers. At the beginning of the series, they work primarily for Gordon, a retired CIA agent.[5]

Cast

Production

George Segal appeared in a prominent recurring role in the first season, starting with the pilot.[8] Though the first season was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand, the latter two seasons were filmed in California.[9] Guest stars included Lucy Lawless, Sally Kirkland, Denise Richards, Thomas Jane, Patrick Wayne, and John Pinette.[10]

References

  1. ^ a b "High Tide". TV.com. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 4, 2015.
  2. ^ King, Susan (September 25, 1994). "The Why and How of First-Run Syndication". Los Angeles Times.
  3. ^ George Segal New York Times profile
  4. ^ MacGregor, Hilary (February 3, 1997). "Ventura's Star Is Rising: City finally lands its own beach mystery series as 'High Tide' rolls into town for its third season". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ^ Tim Brooks, Earle F. Marsh. The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows, 1946-Present. p. 613.
  6. ^ "Entertainment weekly". Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  7. ^ "CBC". Retrieved February 5, 2016.
  8. ^ Lowry, Brian (January 28, 1993). "Syndie fever at MCA, Col". Variety.
  9. ^ Gwen Ihnat. "Rick Springfield on True Detective, Meryl Streep, and "horseshit" '70s TV gigs". AV Club. Retrieved October 3, 2015.
  10. ^ "IMDB entry". Retrieved February 5, 2016.
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