Hot Shots
Hot Shots was a short-lived Canadian television drama series, which aired on CBS in the United States in 1986, and CTV in Canada in 1987. The series, produced by CTV for the CBS Late Night block of crime drama series, starred Dorothy Parke and Booth Savage as Amanda Reed and Jake West, crime journalists for the tabloid magazine Crime World. The cast also included Paul Burke, Clark Johnson, Heather Smith and Mung Ling. Only twelve episodes of the show were produced. Its producers went on to create Diamonds the following year.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.The Star
23-09-19861hAmanda and Jake find themselves involved with politics and the entertainment world after the death of a colleague.
- Ep 2
2.Bluebeard's Inn
30-09-19861hJake and Amanda find themselves in a frightening ghost story after a world-famous hotelier dies on the eve of buying a supposedly haunted inn.
- Ep 3
3.Warriors
07-10-19861hJake and Amanda investigate the disappearance of Broderick's old Army buddy, although all clues point to a soldier who had been killed years earlier.
- Ep 4
4.All in the Game
14-10-19861hA game show contestant, all set to become the biggest cash prize winner in game show history, is electrocuted on stage. Jake and Amanda investigate.
- Ep 5
5.To Bee or Not to Bee
21-10-19861hBees sting their keeper, a writer, and his lover to death. Jake and Amanda investigate.
- Ep 6
6.Accidental Victims
28-10-19861hJason and Amanda face a series of ups and downs when they investigate a double murder in an elevator car. They investigate the death of an innocent victim of a drug-related slaying...
- Ep 7
7.Cut Off in His Prime
11-11-19861hAmanda and Jason investigate the death of a rock star's band member.
- Ep 8
8.Absent Minded
18-11-19861hJake and Amanda find that the cold-blooded murder of a shoe magnate is not the open-and-shut case it appears to be.
- Ep 9
9.Tails You Lose
25-11-19861hDorothy Parke, as Jake and Amanda, encounters an internationally renowned master thief while collecting a set of bearer bond engraving plates—and a CrimeWorld cover story.
- Ep 10
10.Writ of Habeas Corpse
02-12-19861hJake and Amanda aim to find out if a famous lawyer's death plunge was a suicide.
- Ep 11
11.The Family Jules
09-12-19861hBroderick, Jake, Amanda, and Pendleton are sent to look into acquiring the property when Facade, a distinguished literary magazine, is put on the market. But they become involved i...
- Ep 12
12.Roll Over, Agatha Christie
16-12-19861hAmanda and Jake spend a fun-filled weekend at a murder mystery resort.
- Ep 13
13.Riot
23-12-19861hAmanda is taken hostage during a prison riot at a women's detention facility.
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