Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
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Pierce Brosnan
Remington Steele
Stephanie Zimbalist
Laura Holt
Doris Roberts
Mildred Krebs
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22 episodes • 1982Avg: 7.4
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | License to Steele | Oct 1, 1982 | 7.3 |
| 2 | Tempered Steele | Oct 8, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 3 | Steele Waters Run Deep | Oct 22, 1982 | 7.7 |
| 4 | Signed, Steeled, & Delivered | Oct 29, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Thou Shalt Not Steele | Nov 5, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 6 | Steele Belted | Nov 12, 1982 | 7.0 |
| 7 | Etched in Steele | Nov 19, 1982 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Your Steele the One For Me | Nov 26, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 9 | In the Steele of the Night | Dec 3, 1982 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Steele Trap | Dec 10, 1982 | 6.0 |
| 11 | Steeling the Show | Jan 7, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Steele Flying High | Jan 14, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 13 | A Good Night's Steele | Jan 21, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Hearts of Steele | Jan 28, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 15 | To Stop a Steele | Feb 11, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Steele Crazy After All These Years | Feb 18, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Steele Among the Living | Feb 25, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 18 | Steele in the News | Mar 4, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Vintage Steele | Mar 15, 1983 | 9.0 |
| 20 | Steele's Gold | Mar 22, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 21 | Sting of Steele | Apr 5, 1983 | 8.0 |
| 22 | Steele in Circulation | Apr 12, 1983 | 8.0 |
22 episodes • 1983Avg: 6.0Valley of Despair
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele Away with Me (1) | Sep 20, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Steele Away With Me (2) | Sep 20, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Red Holt Steele | Sep 27, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 4 | Altared Steele | Oct 11, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 5 | Steele Framed | Oct 18, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 6 | A Steele at Any Price | Nov 1, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Love Among the Steele | Nov 8, 1983 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Scene Steelers | Nov 15, 1983 | 7.0 |
| 9 | Steele Knuckles and Glass Jaws | Nov 29, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 10 | My Fair Steele | Dec 6, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Steele Threads | Dec 13, 1983 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Steele Eligible | Jan 10, 1984 | 7.0 |
| 13 | High Flying Steele | Jan 17, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Blood is Thicker Than Steele | Jan 31, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Steele Sweet on You | Feb 7, 1984 | 1.0 |
| 16 | Elegy in Steele | Feb 21, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Small Town Steele | Feb 28, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Molten Steele | Mar 6, 1984 | 1.0 |
| 19 | Dreams of Steele | Mar 20, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Woman of Steele | Mar 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Hounded Steele | May 15, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Elementary Steele | May 22, 1984 | 9.0 |
22 episodes • 1984Avg: 8.0Golden Era
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele at It | Sep 25, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Lofty Steele | Oct 2, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Maltese Steele | Oct 16, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Second Base Steele | Oct 23, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Blue Blooded Steele | Oct 30, 1984 | 9.0 |
| 6 | Steele Your Heart Away | Nov 13, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 7 | A Pocketful of Steele | Nov 20, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 8 | Puzzled Steele | Nov 27, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Cast in Steele | Dec 4, 1984 | 8.0 |
| 10 | Breath of Steele | Dec 11, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Let's Steele a Plot | Dec 18, 1984 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Gourmet Steele | Jan 8, 1985 | 8.0 |
| 13 | Stronger Than Steele | Jan 15, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 14 | Have I Got a Steele For You | Jan 22, 1985 | 7.0 |
| 15 | Springtime For Steele | Jan 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Steele in the Family | Feb 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Diced Steele | Feb 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Now You Steele It, Now You Don't | Mar 5, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Illustrated Steele | Mar 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Steele in the Chips | Mar 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Steele Trying | May 7, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Steele of Approval | May 14, 1985 | 9.0 |
22 episodes • 1985Avg: 5.3
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Steele Searching (1) | Sep 25, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 2 | Steele Searching (2) | Oct 1, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Steele Blushing | Oct 22, 1985 | 9.0 |
| 4 | Grappling Steele | Oct 29, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Forged Steele | Nov 12, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Corn Fed Steele | Nov 19, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 7 | Premium Steele | Dec 3, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 8 | Coffee, Tea, or Steele | Dec 10, 1985 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Dancer, Prancer, Donner and Steele | Dec 17, 1985 | 1.0 |
| 10 | Steele on the Air | Jan 7, 1986 | 3.0 |
| 11 | Steele, Inc. | Jan 14, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 12 | Steele Spawning | Jan 28, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 13 | Suburban Steele | Feb 11, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 14 | Santa Claus is Coming to Steele | Feb 18, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 15 | Steele Blue Yonder | Feb 22, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 16 | Sensitive Steele | Mar 1, 1986 | 8.0 |
| 17 | Steele in the Spotlight | Mar 8, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Steele at Your Service | Mar 15, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 19 | Steele in the Running | Mar 22, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 20 | Beg, Borrow, or Steele | Mar 29, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 21 | Steele Alive and Kicking | May 3, 1986 | 0.0 |
| 22 | Bonds of Steele | May 10, 1986 | 0.0 |
6 episodes • 1987Avg: 9.0
| # | Episode | Air Date | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Steele That Wouldn't Die (1) | Jan 5, 1987 | 9.0 |
| 2 | The Steele That Wouldn't Die (2) | Jan 5, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 3 | Steele Hanging in There (1) | Feb 3, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Steele Hanging in There (2) | Feb 10, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 5 | Steeled With a Kiss (1) | Feb 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
| 6 | Steeled With a Kiss (2) | Feb 17, 1987 | 0.0 |
