6.4 /10 1 Votes
6.2/10 TV Created by Christopher Crowe Original language(s) English First episode date 13 February 1989 Number of seasons 2 | 6.4/10 IMDb Genre Detective Drama Country of origin United States No. of seasons 2 Final episode date 5 May 1990 Number of episodes 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Starring Burt Reynolds
Ossie Davis
Rita Moreno Network American Broadcasting Company Cast Burt Reynolds, Rita Moreno, Ossie Davis, James C Lewis Similar Evening Shade, Dan August, The NBC Mystery Movie, Gideon Oliver, The Cosby Mysteries | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
B.L. Stryker is an American detective drama that aired on ABC from February 13, 1989 to May 5, 1990 as part of the ABC Mystery Movie umbrella group, along with Gideon Oliver, Columbo, and Kojak. Tom Selleck was one of the series' executive producers. The series starred Burt Reynolds, Ossie Davis, and Rita Moreno; Reynolds also directed several of the episodes.
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Premise
Reynolds portrays Buddy Lee Stryker, aka B.L., a Vietnam war vet and retired New Orleans police officer who has moved back home to the other side of the tracks in Palm Beach, Florida and is working as a private investigator. Stryker lives on a houseboat and drives an old Caddy, and occasionally scrapes up a client while trying to avoid being relocated for not paying his slip fees.
Cast
DVD releases
The complete 12-episode series is currently available on Region 1 DVD from Arts Alliance America in a 7-disc set.
