Hot Shots (1986) — 1 Season

Name: Hot Shots
Genre: Crime, Drama
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Paul Burke, Booth Savage, Dorothy Parke, Clark Johnson, Heather Smith

Seasons & episodes

1 season · 13 episodes

Episode 01

The Star

Sep 23, 1986 · 60 min

Amanda and Jake find themselves involved with politics and the entertainment world after the death of a colleague.

Episode 02

Bluebeard's Inn

Sep 30, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 03

Warriors

Oct 7, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 04

All in the Game

Oct 14, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 05

To Bee or Not to Bee

Oct 21, 1986 · 60 min

Bees sting their keeper, a writer, and his lover to death. Jake and Amanda investigate.

Episode 06

Accidental Victims

Oct 28, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 07

Cut Off in His Prime

Nov 11, 1986 · 60 min

Amanda and Jason investigate the death of a rock star's band member.

Episode 08

Absent Minded

Nov 18, 1986 · 60 min

Jake and Amanda find that the cold-blooded murder of a shoe magnate is not the open-and-shut case it appears to be.

Episode 09

Tails You Lose

Nov 25, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 10

Writ of Habeas Corpse

Dec 2, 1986 · 60 min

Jake and Amanda aim to find out if a famous lawyer's death plunge was a suicide.

Episode 11

The Family Jules

Dec 9, 1986 · 60 min

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.

Episode 12

Roll Over, Agatha Christie

Dec 16, 1986 · 60 min

Amanda and Jake spend a fun-filled weekend at a murder mystery resort.

Episode 13

Riot

Dec 23, 1986 · 60 min

Amanda is taken hostage during a prison riot at a women's detention facility.

About the series

Audience score

★ 6.0 /10

based on 2 votes

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.

CrimeDrama

Cast

5 principal cast

Paul Burke

Nicholas Broderick

Booth Savage

Jason 'Jake' West

Dorothy Parke

Amanda Reed

Clark Johnson

Al Pendleton

Heather Smith

Cleo

Where to watch Hot Shots

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