Probe

Probe

NR 1988 · 1 season · 8 eps · ★ 7.6 · Drama

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Probe is a 1988 American television pilot and subsequent TV series, created by television mystery writer William Link and noted science fiction author Isaac Asimov. It aired on ABC. Michael B. Wagner, a veteran television writer, wrote the two-hour pilot, and became Executive Producer for the series. The pilot and series starred Parker Stevenson as Austin James, a misanthropic genius who solved high tech crimes, and Ashley Crow as James' new secretary Mickey Castle. The show began as a mid-season replacement and was canceled after a two-month run of the pilot and six episodes. Entire episodes have made their way on the internet through video-sharing sites such as YouTube. Some episodes of the show revolved around Serendip, a company founded by Austin that he has no interest in running. Mickey, his Serendip-appointed secretary, plays Watson to Austin's Holmes.

Created by Isaac Asimov, William Link

Network: ABC

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Parker Stevenson Austin James
Ashley Crow Michelle Castle
Clive Revill Graham McKinley
John M. Jackson Sgt. Greenwald
Katherine Moffat Liz Layton
May Britt Helga
Linda Rae Jurgens Elaine Boxell
Jon Cypher Howard Millhouse
Frank Welker Josephine (voice)
Sondra Currie Tish
William Phipps Miles Smillanich
Michael Constantine Truman

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