Remington Steele: Season 05 (1987)

After the four-year run of the original Remington Steele wrapped at the end of its fourth episode in the late summer of 1986, the property was briefly revived for a fifth season, consisting of a brace of TV movies and a two-part miniseries. While fans were thrilled, star Pierce Brosnan was not; his commitment to the brief revival denied him the opportunity to take over the movie role of James Bond (though he'd finally get that opportunity in 1995). The first movie-length Remington Steele is "The Steele That Wouldn't Die." Originally telecast on January 5, 1987, this one finds suave private eye Steele arrested for murder in Mexico, obliging his partner, Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist), to come to his rescue. Adding to the intrigue is the apparent fact that Steele and Laura are now married. Alas, we find out that the union is a sham in the second fifth season adventure, "Steele Hanging in There," originally telecast in two parts on April 3 and 10, 1987. This story brings the two detectives face-to-face with several ghosts from their past. In the second of the feature-length episodes, "Steeled With a Kiss" (original air date: April 17, 1987) Laura and Steele head to Ireland to clear a colleague of espionage charges -- while Steele's mentor Daniel Chalmers (played by Stephanie Zimbalist's real-life dad, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.) complicates matters with his own private con game. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi