Peter Gunn(1958)

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3 Seasons

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"Pete to his friends, Gunn to his enemies."

Overview

Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series. Filmed in a film noir atmosphere and featuring Henry Mancini music that could tell you the action with your eyes closed, Peter Gunn worked in style. Known as Pete to his friends and simply as Gunn to his enemies, he did his job in a calm cool way.

Created By: Blake Edwards

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Episodes

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Ep 1

The Kill

When Mother is approached by gangsters to pay protection money, she asks Peter Gunn to intervene. When she refuses to pay, a bomb is set off in her night club.

22/09/1958

Ep 2

Streetcar Jones

A jazz musician is killed and another musician is accused. Pete is called in to the case. This episode features the jazz music of Henry Mancini.

29/09/1958

Ep 3

The Vicious Dog

A newspaper reporter writing an expose of a crime boss is attacked by a dog. Pete is called in to investigate.

06/10/1958

Ep 4

The Blind Pianist

A "blind" pianist witnesses a murder and, to protect his secret, hires Pete to find the killer.

13/10/1958

Ep 5

The Frog

Pete is called by a gangster's leg man who is then murdered. Pete becomes involved in a search for incriminating evidence.

20/10/195830 min

Ep 6

The Chinese Hangman

Pete is asked by a religious cult leader to find a missing girl and the money she had access to.

27/10/1958

Ep 7

Lynn's Blues

Singer Lynn Martel has lost all hope after her boyfriend has been killed. The killing was arranged by Nat Kreuger, Martel's obsessed boss. When Peter Gunn tries to help her, his life also becomes endangered.

03/11/1958

Ep 8

Rough Buck

A famous boxer is murdered. Pete is hired by the dead fighter's brother to find the killer. Peter Gunn's investigation leads him to a shady fight manager and a nightclub stripper.

10/11/1958

Ep 9

Image of Sally

Nightclub singer Sally Hall is caught between two crime bosses who intend to have her at all costs.

17/11/1958

Ep 10

The Man with the Scar

Roy Davidson the D.A.'s son is being framed for a crime he did not commit, Gunn investigates and is surprised by what he undercovers.

24/11/1958

Ep 11

Death House Testament

Ten minutes before his execution a convicted murder hires Peter Gunn to find the $700,000 he stole, hand it over to the bond company, collect the 10% reward and give it to his daughter.

01/12/1958

Ep 12

The Torch

A man is burnt to death. His widow hires Peter Gunn to find out who killed him.

08/12/1958

Ep 13

The Jockey

Billy Arnet's girlfriend falls through a skylight, to her death. Peter Gunn is hired prove it was not an accident but murder.

15/12/1958

Ep 14

Sisters Of The Friendless

A young man is accused of murder, and the only witnesses for the defense are two nuns who are unable to leave their convent.

22/12/1958

Ep 15

The Leaper

An elderly circus performer is shot by a man using a high-powered rifle while standing on the ledge of an apartment building. The man's wife asks Peter Gunn to investigate the death of her husband.

29/12/1958

Ep 16

The Fuse

A union boss's birthday starts off with a bang, and the crime boss who is the chief suspect wants Pete to clear his name before the situation gets even more explosive.

05/01/1959

Ep 17

Let's Kill Timothy

A couple of safe-crackers realize too late that the lookout on their jewel store burglary is no longer looking out, he's absconded with the most valuable jewels. The double-crosser bursts into Mother's nightclub to beg Peter Gunn to protect a mysterious 4th conspirator, Timothy, who turns out to be a trained seal. Why would anyone want to kill Timothy?

19/01/1959

Ep 18

The Missing Night Watchman

A body gets dumped off the pier, and Peter is hired by the proprietor of an antiquities shop to locate a stash of diamonds owned by an eccentric collector. Be prepared for some great dialogue.

26/01/1959

Ep 19

Murder On The Midway

Peter Gunn is hired by a man known as the Baron to protect Rowena, the roommate of a murdered carnival dancer. Rowena is the Baron's girlfriend, and when she becomes infatuated with Gunn, the Baron threatens the private investgator.

02/02/1959

Ep 20

Pecos Pete

There's trouble in Texas when a cowboy gets clobbered, and his brother, a cattle baron, hires Pete to find his killer. The welcome is none too warm, even when Pete goes native and dons the local attire. Mancini's score takes on a western swang. Marks the introduction of the new series logo design.

09/02/1959

Ep 21

Scuba

A series of unsolved robberies have an insurance company looking to Pete to find the culprits. The investigation begins where a partner in a diving company was found murdered, and Pete hooks up with a Don Ho fan who is into water sports.

16/02/1959

Ep 22

Edie Finds a Corpse

Edie is having her apartment renovated and during the renovations she uncovers a body.

23/02/1959

Ep 23

The Dirty Word

After her husband is murdered, Louise Sinclair hits the bottle and her husbands lawyer consoles her.

02/03/1959

Ep 24

The Ugly Frame

Lt. Jacoby tries to nail Quoit on a murder charge but is foiled by misinformation.

09/03/1959

Ep 25

The Lederer Story

Mr. Lederer falls overboard on his yacht at night, and soon after his wife is poisoned, Gunn investigates.

16/03/1959

Ep 26

Keep Smiling

Peter Gunn poses as a professional bowler to investigate a case of blackmail and murder.

23/03/1959

Ep 27

Breakout

An escaped gangster lives in a rundown apartment undetected, wearing bandages. He hires Gunn to locate his brother and finds out that the man was involved in a payroll robbery.

30/03/1959

Ep 28

Pay Now, Kill Later

After serving 14 years for a crime he did not commit, Spain decides to commit the crime he was sentenced and already served time for.

06/04/1959

Ep 29

Skin Deep

Wealthy Helena Mears hires Peter Gunn to investigate the disappearance of her young sister Katie. Pete learns that Helena, lonely and jealous of Katie's popularity, has met an amorous but unscrupulous Latin who has been secretly seeing Katie.

13/04/1959

Ep 30

February Girl

Model June Holton witnesses the murder of a photographer, only problem is she wasn't wearing her glasses and can't identify him.

20/04/1959

Ep 31

Love Me to Death

Three lonely rich sisters and one of them finds a boyfriend, but is he really interested in her or her money. Five dead wives tell a different story.

27/04/1959

Ep 32

The Family Affair

B.E. Raleigh's only relative, a nephew named Martin, was imprisoned for stealing from his uncle's company. Now that the Uncle is dying there are many attempts on the rich uncle's life to make his demise quicker.

04/05/1959