Country of origin Italy No. of seasons 2 First episode date 12 November 1991 Number of episodes 12 | Original language(s) English No. of episodes 12 Final episode date 2 May 1993 Number of seasons 2 | |
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Starring Bud SpencerPhilip Michael ThomasMichael WinslowLou Bedford Original network Rai 2 (Season 1)Canale 5 (season 2) Similar Noi siamo angeli, Big Man, I delitti del cuoco, The Man who Dreamt w, Don Matteo | ||
Extralarge (original title: Detective Extralarge, aka Zwei Supertypen in Miami) is a television series starring Bud Spencer, Philip Michael Thomas, and Michael Winslow.
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Production
The series was first announced in October 1990. The first season was co-produced by RAI and First Group International, a production company founded by Spencer's son Giuseppe Pedersoli. The second season was co-produced by Mediaset. Over the years, reruns have appeared on Channel 4, La7 and satellite channels RaiSat Premium and Sky Movies.
Plot
Jack Costello (Bud Spencer) is a retired cop and now private detective who lives in Miami, who handles a myriad of cases for unusual clients. At his side are old police buddy Sam Bosley (Lou Bedford) and cartoonist-turned-amateur sleuth Jean Philippe Dumas (Philip Michael Thomas), who is using Costello as an influence and has nicknamed the burly detective "Extralarge." In the second series, Costello faces other dangerous cases, again with Bosley and Archibad (Michael Winslow), the son of an old friend, who Costello amusingly nicknames "Dumas."