TV series

Hot Shots

Name: Hot Shots
Released: 1986
Cast: Paul Burke, Booth Savage, Dorothy Parke, Clark Johnson, Heather Smith

1986· 1 season· 60 min episodes★ 6.0Ended

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

journalist reporter

Episodes

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E1 The StarNext upSep 23, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Amanda and Jake find themselves involved with politics and the entertainment world after the death of a colleague.
Guest stars: Don Lake (Dr. Post), Michael Woods (Percy), Lynne Gorman (Mrs. Fitzer), John Stocker (Cromwell), Joyce Gordon (Belle), Ross Petty (Fitzer)
E2 Bluebeard's InnSep 30, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jake and Amanda find themselves in a frightening ghost story after a world-famous hotelier dies on the eve of buying a supposedly haunted inn.
Guest stars: Brian Paul (Herbert), Carolyn Dunn (Elaine), Don Keppy (Morgan)
E3 WarriorsOct 7, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jake and Amanda investigate the disappearance of Broderick's old Army buddy, although all clues point to a soldier who had been killed years earlier.
Guest stars: Billy Van (Buck), Michael Kirby (Whistler)
E4 All in the GameOct 14, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
A game show contestant, all set to become the biggest cash prize winner in game show history, is electrocuted on stage. Jake and Amanda investigate.
Guest stars: Peter Keleghan (Stanley), Tony Rosato (George King), Sondra Currie (Debbie), Marvin Karon (Louis Drake), Allan Royal (Thomas J. Kirkwood), Susan Hogan (Nichole Rimbaud)
E5 To Bee or Not to BeeOct 21, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Bees sting their keeper, a writer, and his lover to death. Jake and Amanda investigate.
Guest stars: Micki Moore (Cynthia), David Hemblen (Sebastian)
E6 Accidental VictimsOct 28, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jason 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.
Guest stars: Jeanette Nolan (Elnora Hendershot), Susan Strasberg (Mrs. Simon), Bibi Besch (Mrs. Getlin), Eugene Clark (Det. Colby Burns), Sean McCann (Lt. Jim Hogan), Stephen Mendel (Det. Freddie Carson)
E7 Cut Off in His PrimeNov 11, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Amanda and Jason investigate the death of a rock star's band member.
Guest stars: Lisa Howard (Lola), Sheila McCarthy (Jenny), Patrick Brymer (Art), Peter Aykroyd (Roger), Roy Kenner (Rod)
E8 Absent MindedNov 18, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jake and Amanda find that the cold-blooded murder of a shoe magnate is not the open-and-shut case it appears to be.
Guest stars: James Kidnie (Stanley), Michele Scarabelli (Mrs. Elkins), Wayne Robson (Chief Fleek), Jefferson Mappin (Harry Hespin), William Colgate (Deputy)
E9 Tails You LoseNov 25, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Dorothy 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.
Guest stars: Louis Negin (Goldsmith), Cedric Smith (Remy), Adam Ludwig, Patricia Collins (Carlotta)
E10 Writ of Habeas CorpseDec 2, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Jake and Amanda aim to find out if a famous lawyer's death plunge was a suicide.
Guest stars: Gwynyth Walsh (Lynda Martin), Steve Binder (Fred), Nick Pasco (Bruno Shiflet), Janet-Laine Green (Liz Kaminsky), Peter Boretski (Marshall Rollins), Maureen McRae (Jean), Stephen Black (Sinclair), John Gardiner (Edgar Carlton)
E11 The Family JulesDec 9, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Broderick, 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 in family intrigue, blackmail and homicide.
Guest stars: Mack Miya (Kenji), Kay Tremblay (Rose), Deborah Kip (Fern), Rob Stewart (Peter), Kurt Reis (Marshall), Andre Mayers (Joe Smith), Roberta Weiss (Cordelia), Wes Tritter (Jules)
E12 Roll Over, Agatha ChristieDec 16, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Amanda and Jake spend a fun-filled weekend at a murder mystery resort.
Guest stars: Lynne Cormack, Robert Benson (Doctor), Michael Kirby (Minister)
E13 RiotDec 23, 1986 · 60 min
Synopsis
Amanda is taken hostage during a prison riot at a women's detention facility.
Guest stars: Eugene Clark (Det. Colby Burns), Sean McCann (Lt. Jim Hogan), Stephen Mendel (Det. Freddie Carson), Jennifer Dale (Hannah), Mary Ann MacDonald (Ellen), Sandi Ross (Tiny), Graeme Campbell (Wills), Michael Donaghue (Harris)