Action TV - Gemini Man episode guide

The Gemini Man
NBC 1976

Codename : Minus One (pilot)

TX : 12th October 1976
Script : Leslie Stevens
Director : Alan J Levi

Notes : Richard Dysart played Dr Driscoll in the pilot only. For the remaining episodes the character was portrayed by William Sylvester. Fondly remembered amongst genre fans as Dr Copper in the 1981 version of The Thing, Dysart has lent is vocal skills to Batman The Animated Series and the animated series Spawn.

Smithereens

TX : 19th October 1976
Script : Frank Telford
Director : Alan J Levi

Notes : Katherine Crawford, who was cast as Dr Lawrence, had previously appeared in The Alfred Hitchcock Hour, The Man From Uncle (The Iowa-Scuba Affair), The Fugitive and several episodes of Marcus Welby MD. Frank Telford (1915 - 1987) had been a producer on the early cliff-hanger serials Captain Video And His Video Rangers (1949) and The Secret Files of Captain Video (1953) and also wrote for Police Woman and Knightrider.

Minotaur

TX : 26th October 1976
Script : Robert Bloch, Frank Telford and Robert F O'Neil
Director : Alan J Levi

Notes : Ben Murphy was born in Arkansas in 1942. He made his screen debut in The Graduate (1967), but the bulk of his work since has been on TV. Biding his time with supporting and guest roles in such shows as The Virginia and Marcus Welby MD, Murphy found fame in the western adventure series Alas Smith And Jones. After Gemini Man Murphy went on to appear in many shows including The Love Boat (no less than five times), Trapper John MD, The Scarecrow And Mrs King, the updated The Twilight Zone (1985), Jag and Seven Days (HAARP Attack). Robert Bloch had also written the novel Psycho (on which the film was based) and was regarded as a master of terror writing at the time of is death in 1994.

Sam Casey, Sam Casey

TX : 2nd November 1976
Script : James D Parriott
Director : Micheal Caffey

Notes : William Sylvester was born in 1922 and had several cult TV appearances under his belt before being cast as the second Dr Driscoll. These credits included Dangerman (The Prisoner), Ghost Squad, The Baron, The Saint, The Six Million Dollar Man and Buck Rogers In The 25TH Century. His most famous role is possibly that of Dr Heywood Floyd in 2001 A Space Odyssey. He died in 1995 in his native California. James D Parriott was also a writer and executive producer on Dark Skies.

Night Train To Dallas

TX : 9th November 1976
Script : Steven De Souza
Director : Alan J Levi

Notes : Alan J Levi as worked almost exclusively in TV. Credits include The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, The Incredible Hulk, Time Express, Battlestar Galactica and Magnum PI. He was also supervising producer on Airwolf and more recently directed episodes of The New Adventures Of Superman, Quantum Leap, Robocop, Hercules : The Legendary Journey and The Fugitive. This episode features an early appearance by Kim Basinger.

Run, Sam, Run

TX : 16th November 1976
Script : Frank Telford
Director : Charles Rondeau

Notes : Charles Rondeau was born in 1917 and his packed career as a TV director included many notable shows including Rawhide, Bonanza, Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea, The Man From UNCLE, The Munsters, The Wild Wild West, Get Smart, Batman, Mission Impossible, Kojak and Wonder Woman. This was the last episode to be aired in America before cancellation.

Targets

TX : 23rd November 1976
Script : James Carlson and Terence McDonnell
Director : Micheal Caffey

Notes : Micheal Caffey has worked on many major and popular US action and drama shows in the past thirty years. These include Wild Wild West, Garrison's Gorillas, Hawai Five O, Cannon, The Streets Of San Francisco, Kolchak, CHiPs, Logan's Run, The Dukes Of Hazzard, Time Express, Buck Rogers In The 25TH Century and TJ Hooker. Terence McDonnell is now a supervisor producer of the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Buffalo Bill Rides Again

TX : 30th November 1976
Script : Frank Telford
Director : Don McDougall

Notes : Don McDougall also worked mainly in TV and his credits included Rawhide, Bonanza, The Man From UNCLE, Star Trek, Mission Impossible, The Six Million Dollar Man, Planet Of The Apes, Kolchak, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman and the original live action TV version of Spider Man.

Escape Hatch

TX : 7th December 1976
Script : Leslie Stevens
Director : Paul Stanley

Notes : Leslie Stevens was also co - creator of the show. Born in 1924 Stevens had also helped to establish the original version of The Outer Limits and later worked as a consultant on the 90's revival. He also wrote episodes of Buck Rogers In The 25Th Century and PROBE. Stevens also directed episodes of the original The Outer Limits and The Invisible Man (1975), which he also produced. One of his more obscure credits is the 1965 William Shatner starring film Incubus which was performed entirely in Esperanto. Stevens died in 1998.

8,9,10 - You're Dead

TX : 14th December 1976
Script : Frank Telford and Richard Fielder
Director : Andy Sidaris and Alan Crosland

Notes : Andy Sidaris has written and directed such straight to video classics as Savage Beach (1989), Fit To Kill (1993) and Day Of The Warrior (1996). Alan Crosland was also an assistant director on the disaster movie Airport 75. TV wise he directed episodes of The Six Million Dollar Man, The Bionic Woman, Wonder Woman, The Fall Guy and Automan.

Return Of The Lion

TX : 21st December 1976
Script : Steven De Souza
Director : Alan J Levi

Notes : Steven DeSouza would later become a producer on Knight Rider. He also directed the films Street Fighter (1994) and Possessed (2000).

Suspect Your Local Police

TX : 28th December 1976
Script : Steven De Souza and Rick Mittleman
Director : Paul Krasny

Notes : Rick Mittleman wrote and was creative consultant on MacGyver and a story consultant on Remington Steele. Paul Krasny had worked extensively on Mission Impossible in a variety roles (editor, post production supervisor, producer and director). His further directing credits include Hawaii Five O, The Magician, The Man From Atlantis, Logan's Run, V and The Equalizer.