Under Cover (TV series)

Under Cover
Genre	Spy thriller
Created by	William Broyles, Jr. [1]
Written by	William Broyles, Jr. Scott Kaufer Thania St. John Frank Snepp [1]
Starring	Raye Birk Michael Paul Chan Anthony Denison Paul Freeman Kasi Lemmons Randolph Mantooth Marne Patterson Linda Purl John Slattery Josef Sommer G. W. Bailey
Theme music composer	Cameron Allen
Composer(s)	Bill Conti
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13 (4 unaired)
Production
Executive producer(s)	William Broyles, Jr.[1] John Sacret Young [1]
Producer(s)	Terry Morse, Jr.
Location(s)	Los Angeles, California, United States Dubrovnik, Croatia
Cinematography	Roy H. Wagner Thomas Alger Olgeirson Randall Robinson
Editor(s)	John A. Barton Donald R. Rode David A. Simmons
Running time	45 minutes
Production company(s)	Sacret Warner Bros. Television
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	ABC
Original release	January 7 – July 20, 1991

Under Cover is an American secret agent drama series that premiered on ABC on January 7, 1991.^[1] The series starred Anthony John Denison and Linda Purl as Dylan and Kate Del'Amico, a husband and wife who share the same day job—as spies for a fictional US intelligence agency.

Under Cover follows the couple's adventures as they attempt to balance the demands of a sometimes deadly profession while raising two children. The series co-starred John Rhys-Davies as Flynn, the team's gadget man (analogous to James Bond's Q) who is also a deadly assassin.

Although well received by critics and launched with a high-rated made-for-TV movie, Under Cover was adversely affected by the outbreak of the 1991 Persian Gulf War. A two-part episode had been produced involving the Del'Amicos infiltrating Iraq in the wake of its invasion of Kuwait, and culminated with an American military strike on the country. The night the first episode was scheduled to air, real-life hostilities erupted. The two-part storyline was postponed indefinitely and the series itself was effectively cancelled. Following the end of the war, the series resumed for several more episodes, but it was soon officially cancelled, though not before the pulled Iraq episode was finally broadcast. Several episodes have subsequently been edited together as TV-movies and syndicated.

Cast

• Dylan Del'Amico (Anthony Denison) -
• Kate Del'Amico (Linda Purl) -
• Flynn (John Rhys Davies) -
• Grimbach (Raye Birk) -
• Dr. Lee (Michael Paul Chan) -
• Col. Kalganin (Paul Freeman) -
• Alex Robbins (Kasi Lemmons) -
• Bing Tupper (Randolph Mantooth) -
• Emily Del'Amico (Marne Patterson) -
• Graham Parker (John Slattery) -
• Stewart Merriman (Josef Sommer) -
• Director Waugh (G. W. Bailey) -

Episodes

#	Title	Director	Original air date	Production code
1	"The Company"[2] two-hour pilot	Harry Winer	January 7, 1991	14981
2	"Sacrifices" (part 1)[3]	Michael Fresco	January 12, 1991	187083
3	"Truth & Consequences"[4]	Paul Krasny	January 26, 1991	187089
4	"War Game"[5]	Jonathan Sanger	February 2, 1991	187084
5	"Family Album"[6]	Vern Gillum	February 9, 1991	187082
6	"Mr. Butterfly"[7]	Jonathan Sanger	February 16, 1991	187088
7	"Sacrifices" (part 2)[8]	Michael Fresco	July 13, 1991	187085
8	"Close to Home"[9]	Christopher Leitch	July 20, 1991	187081
9	"The Wall"[10]	Michael Fresco	July 20, 1991	187092
10	"Minotaur"[11]	Paul Krasny	unaired	187087
11	"Eeney, Meaney, Miney, Mole"[12]	Richard Compton	unaired	187086
12	"Quarantine"[13]	Michael Katleman	unaired	187091
13	"Our Man in Huallaga"[14]	Jonathan Sanger	unaired	187090

References

1. Rohter, Larry (January 6, 1991). "Television; The Couple Next Door? Just Folks Whose Phone Is Tapped". The New York Times. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
2. "Under Cover - The Company (mow)". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
3. "Under Cover - Sacrifices". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
4. "Under Cover - Truth & Consequences". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
5. "Under Cover - War Game". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
6. "Under Cover - Family Album". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
7. "Under Cover - Mr. Butterfly". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
8. "Under Cover - Sacrifices". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
9. "Under Cover - Close to Home". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
10. "Under Cover - The Wall". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
11. "Under Cover - Minotaur". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
12. "Under Cover - Eeney, Meaney, Miney, Mole". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
13. "Under Cover - Quarantine". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.
14. "Under Cover - Our Man in Huallaga". Library of Congress. Retrieved 2 December 2009.

External links

• Under Cover (pilot) at the Internet Movie Database
• Under Cover (series) at the Internet Movie Database