The Duke (miniseries)

*The Duke*
The Duke
Genre	Drama
Created by	Stephen J. Cannell
Directed by	Lawrence Doheny; Dana Elcar
Starring	Robert Conrad; Larry Manetti; Red West; Patricia Conwell; Ed O'Bradovich
Theme music composer	Mike Post; Pete Carpenter
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	5 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Stephen J. Cannell
Production locations	Chicago, Illinois, United States
Running time	48 mins.
Production companies	Stephen J. Cannell Productions; Universal Television
Original release
Network	NBC
Release	April 5 –; May 18, 1979

The Duke is an American mini series that aired shown on NBC from April 5 to May 18, 1979.

Overview

The Duke follows an aging boxer who became a private investigator. This Chicago, Illinois-set series starred Robert Conrad as Oscar "Duke" Ramsey; Conrad was actually a professional fighter in his own early years.

The executive producer was Stephen J. Cannell, the show was produced by Stephen J. Cannell Productions, in association with Universal TV.

Larry Manetti as Joe Cadillac
Red West as Sergeant Mick O'Brien
Patricia Conwell as Duke's friend, Dedra
Ed O'Bradovich as Eddie, the bartender at Duke and Benny's Corner, the tavern Ramsey owns.

No.	Title	Original air date
1	"Up Against the Odds"	April 5, 1979 (1979-04-05)
2	"Blues for the Duke"	April 13, 1979 (1979-04-13)
3	"The Zoo under the Wacker Street Bridge"	April 20, 1979 (1979-04-20)
4	"Long and Thin, Lorna Lynn"	April 27, 1979 (1979-04-27)
5	"Nothin' 'Cept Noise"	May 18, 1979 (1979-05-18)

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