TV series

Search

Name: Search
Released: 1972
Cast: Anthony Franciosa, Burgess Meredith, Doug McClure, Hugh O'Brian, Angel Tompkins

1972–1973· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 7.1Ended

On NBC — From Warner Bros. Television

Create a free account to save & share

Create a free account to see where Search is streaming, with prices and your services first.

Where to watch

Not available to stream in US

🔔 Notify me about new seasons

Synopsis

Search is an American science fiction series that aired on Wednesday nights on NBC at 10 pm ET, from September 1972 to August 1973. It ran for 23 episodes, not including the two-hour pilot film originally titled Probe. When picked up for series production, the title had to be changed because Probe was the name of an existing PBS series. In the UK the series aired on BBC 1 under the title Search Control. The show was created by Leslie Stevens, and produced by Leslie Stevens, Robert Justman, John Strong and Tony Spinner. The high concept was described as "science fiction in today's world" and the episodes featured many high-tech elements which are considered common in current science fiction shows.

Themes

spy private investigator

Episodes

Create a free account to track the episodes you’ve watched.

E1 The Murrow DisappearanceNext upSep 13, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Series Premiere. Lockwood investigates the disappearance of a State Department Official, which leads him to a private Country Club where the key to the operation may be a card game.
Guest stars: Ted Hartley, Capucine, Maurice Evans, Richard Stahl, David White
E2 One of Our Probes Is MissingSep 20, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Tony Franciosa's first episode. Omega Probe Agent Nick Bianco travels to England to find a missing Probe agent who was investigating perfect counterfeit $100 bills.
Guest stars: Allen Garfield, Stefanie Powers, Ian Abercrombie, Milton Selzer, Ford Rainey, Larry Linville
E3 Short CircuitSep 27, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Doug McClure's first episode. Stand-by Probe Agent C. R. Grover races against the clock to prevent an electronics expert from destroying Probe Control with a Mega-Trans Package...a device that makes anything carrying electricity self-destruct.
Guest stars: Susan Damante, Jeff Corey, Mary Ann Mobley
E4 MoonrockOct 4, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood tracks down the man who stole a football-sized diamond brought back from the moon.
Guest stars: Aliza Gur (Deva Siri), Ann Prentiss (Ann Mulligan)
E5 Live Men Tell TalesOct 11, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco travels to the Adriatic to determine if a missing Probe Agent was kidnapped, killed or deserting his job and his wife.
Guest stars: Torin Thatcher, Martin Kosleck, Leslie Charleson, Louise Sorel
E6 Operation IcemanOct 25, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco has to prevent the assassination of a diplomat by a hitman known only as ""The Iceman"".
Guest stars: Abraham Sofaer, Russ Marin, Mary Frann, Edward Mulhare, James Gregory
E7 The BulletNov 1, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood travels to an iron curtain country to bring out the scientist who invented a new deadly toxin and has the only formula for the cure. In the process Lockwood becomes infected by the toxin.
Guest stars: Malachi Throne, Ina Balin
E8 In Search of MidasNov 8, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Grover sets out to find recluse billionaire J.R. Devlin, who has not been seen in public for 18 months.
Guest stars: Barbara Feldon, George Gaynes, Logan Ramsey, David Brian
E9 The Adonis FileNov 15, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood investigates threats against a talk-show host who is running for the U.S. Senate.
Guest stars: Bill Bixby, G.D. Spradlin, Brenda Benet, Deanna Lund, Philip Bourneuf, Roy Jenson, John Warburton
E10 Flight to NowhereNov 22, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood asks for Probe Control's help in finding a friend who disappeared, along with his plane, in the desert.
Guest stars: Linda Cristal, JoAnna Cameron, Don Dubbins
E11 The Gold MachineDec 20, 1972 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood travels to San Francisco to find a gold mine that has been lost since the early 1900's.
Guest stars: Hurd Hatfield, Kurt Kasznar, Marian McCargo, Mark Lenard
E12 Let Us PreyJan 3, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco investigates the disappearance of a woman he was once involved with...only to find the whole thing was a trap set up by the woman's jealous fiance.
Guest stars: Diana Hyland, Victor Millan, Albert Paulsen
E13 A Honeymoon to KillJan 10, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Carla Lucchese, daughter of a billionaire industrialist, is shot at on her wedding day and promptly disappears. Her anxious husband hires Grover to track down his wife; however it soon emerges that other members of the Lucchese family are also on the trail-and will stop at nothing to prevent Carla from coming into her inheritance.
Guest stars: George Coulouris, Luciana Paluzzi, Gary Clarke, Meg Wyllie, Antoinette Bower
E14 The Twenty-Four Carat HitJan 24, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
First episode with the new set and slightly revised format. Bianco tries to help a fellow Probe agent, who is injured and is out on his own to find the people who killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter.
Guest stars: Wally Cox, Lenny Montana, Michael Conrad, Anitra Ford, Annette O'Toole, George Murdock, Nehemiah Persoff, Dane Clark
E15 Numbered for DeathJan 31, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Grover travels to Switzerland to investigate the black-mailing of people who have secret numbered accounts in a Swiss Bank.
Guest stars: Bert Convy, Lauri Peters, Joanna Miles, Peter Mark Richman (Samuel Boyce), Ramon Bieri (Inspector Baertschi), Luther Adler (Herr Vollmer), Whit Bissell (St. Clair), Tom Hallick (Harris)
E16 Countdown to PanicFeb 7, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood has to track down a friend who was infected by a mysterious and highly contagious disease following a deep sea dive.
Guest stars: Keith Andes, Eric Server, Robert Webber, Jack Ging, Ed Nelson, Howard Duff, Anne Francis
E17 The Clayton Lewis DocumentFeb 14, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco goes to Washington to prevent the blackmailing of a friend who is the key to an upcoming international summit.
Guest stars: Rhonda Fleming, Ahna Capri, Anthony James, Don Gordon, Julie Adams
E18 Goddess of DestructionFeb 21, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Grover has to find a stolen statue, which may signal the revival of an ancient criminal order.
Guest stars: Anjanette Comer, Alfred Ryder, John Vernon, Garry Walberg, Reggie Nalder
E19 The Mattson PapersFeb 28, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco looks for a missing comptroller, whose journals could bring down an organized crime ring.
Guest stars: Terry Carter, Jeff Morrow, Nancy Wilson, Don Pedro Colley, Ivor Francis, Tim O'Connor, John Kerr, Cameron Mitchell
E20 Moment of MadnessMar 14, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Grover looks for Cameron, who was kidnapped from Probe Control by an old army trainee, who blames Cameron for his capture and torture during the Korean War.
Guest stars: Lenore Kasdorf, Brooke Bundy, Soon-Tek Oh, Frank Maxwell, James B. Sikking, Patrick O'Neal
E21 Ends of the EarthMar 21, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bianco's investigation of missing criminals leads him to a travel agency whose speciality is helping wanted criminals escape.
Guest stars: Sebastian Cabot, Judy Lewis, Jay Robinson, Diana Muldaur
E22 Suffer My ChildMar 28, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Lockwood looks for the daughter of a financial wizard who was kiddnaped...or who arranged her own kiddnapping.
Guest stars: Bob Minor, Byron Morrow, Paul Mantee, Mel Ferrer (John Rickman), Dabney Coleman, Dianne Hull (Tracy Rickman)
E23 The PackagersApr 11, 1973 · 60 min
Synopsis
Grover's search for a missing officer previously involved in a failed military coup carries him into the heart of a group planning a full-scale revolution.
Guest stars: John Orchard, Michael Pataki