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Riptide

The Play's the Thing (Season 3, Episode 17)

TV-14

TV Episode | 47 min |Action, Crime, Drama

A string of murders is connected to the search for an undiscovered Shakespeare manuscript and the Riptide agency unhappily teams up with wannabe FBI agent Gloria to find it.

Creators

Stephen J. Cannell (created by) |Frank Lupo (created by)

Director

Richard Forrest (as Richard J. Forrest)

Writer

Tom Blomquist (written by)

Producers

Tom Blomquist (producer) |J. Rickley Dumm (producer)

Composers

Pete Carpenter |Mike Post

Cinematographer

Ronald M. Vargas Sr. (director of photography) (as Ron Vargas)

Editor

Diane Adler (film editor)

Casting

Victoria Burrows |Peg Halligan

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Status

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Updated 1986 Mar 21

Release date

Mar 21, 1986 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 nominations

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13 cast members
Name Known for
Perry King primary photo Perry King Cody Allen Cody Allen See fewer The Day After Tomorrow (2004)
Joe Penny primary photo Joe Penny Nick Ryder Nick Ryder See fewer Breach of Faith: A Family of Cops II (1997)
Thom Bray primary photo Thom BrayMurray 'Boz' Bozinsky Murray 'Boz' Bozinsky See fewer Prince of Darkness (1987)
Frances Bay primary photo Frances Bay Librarian Librarian See fewer Blue Velvet (1986)
Gino Conforti primary photo Gino ConfortiLieutenant Stupin Lieutenant Stupin See fewer Man of La Mancha (1972)
Bernard Fox primary photo Bernard FoxProfessor Holcomb Professor Holcomb See fewer Titanic (1997)
Terry Kiser primary photo Terry Kiser Mark Rothman Mark Rothman See fewer Friday the 13th: The New Blood (1988)
David Rupprecht primary photo David RupprechtRandall Pierson (as David Ruprecht) Randall Pierson (as David Ruprecht) See fewer Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Joseph Ruskin primary photo Joseph Ruskin Don Sprague Don Sprague See fewer Smokin' Aces (2006)
David White primary photo David WhiteProfessor Shellbeck Professor Shellbeck See fewer Bewitched (1964)
Robin Riker primary photo Robin RikerGloria Burghoff Gloria Burghoff See fewer Brothers (1984)
Adele K. West primary photo Adele K. WestThe Secretary (as Adele West) The Secretary (as Adele West) See fewer Riptide (1984)
Conrad Hurtt primary photo Conrad HurttMan in restaurant (uncredited) Man in restaurant (uncredited) See fewer Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985)

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