Vega$ (1978)
1978 – 1981 · TV show · 3 seasons · 69 episodes · 1 h 00 min
Private detective Dan Tanna drives around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
Written byMichael Mann
Where to watch
United States
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In the United States, Vega$ is not on a streaming service right now. Created by Michael Mann. Starring Robert Urich, Bart Braverman, Phyllis Davis and Greg Morris. Rated 6.9 on IMDb from 2,543 votes.
- Rank in its year
- #42 · of 50 TV shows from 1978
- IMDb rating
- 6.9/10 · 2,543 votes
Cast
Robert UrichDan Tanna
Bart BravermanBobby 'Binzer' Borso
Phyllis DavisBeatrice Travis
Greg MorrisLt. David Nelson / Lt. George Nelson
Naomi StevensSgt. Bella Archer
Tony CurtisRoth
Judy LandersAngie Turner
Will SampsonHarlon TwoleafDetails
- Original language
- English
- Country of origin
- United States
- Network
- ABC
- Created by
- Michael Mann
- Format
- Scripted
- Status
- Ended
Episodes
Season 323 episodes · 1980 · ★ 8.0Episode guide →
1. Aloha, You're Dead: Part 15 November 1980 · 60 minDan is kidnapped while jogging and taken to Hawaii, where a crime syndicate orders him to murder Roth. Part one of two.★ 7.5
2. Aloha, You're Dead: Part 25 November 1980 · 60 minConclusion. Dan stages Roth's murder with a lookalike, then sets out to hunt down the leader of the conspiracy.★ 7.5
3. Black Cat Killer12 November 1980 · 60 minAfter Beatrice is shot while in her apartment, Dan links the attack to a killer who has already slain three other people.★ 7.8
4. Sudden Death19 November 1980 · 60 minDan's private eye license, and possibly his freedom, are in jeopardy unless he can prove that he shot and killed a young man in self defense.★ 8.1
5. Love Affair26 November 1980 · 60 minDan is horrified to discover that his new girlfriend has a double life as one of the Strip's highest paid hookers and that her life is in danger.★ 7.8
6. A Deadly Victim3 December 1980 · 60 minA bag lady turns to Dan for help when she can't convince anyone that her friend didn't die accidentally, but was murdered.★ 8.0
7. Deadly Blessings10 December 1980 · 60 minA nun claims to hold the deed to the land on which the Desert Inn stands.★ 7.7
8. Christmas Story17 December 1980 · 60 minDan cuts his ski vacation short upon meeting a young girl who claims to be his daughter, and he must help her find her mother, a distraught old flame of Dan's who's out to kill herself.★ 7.6
9. The Andreas Addiction7 January 1981 · 60 minA drug dealer plans to hook Dan on narcotics.★ 8.0
10. Sourdough Suite14 January 1981 · 60 minDan helps an old friend in trouble, a prospector who found a fortune in money in the desert and now has thugs chasing him for it.★ 7.7
11. Murder by Mirrors21 January 1981 · 60 minWhile flying in a small airplane over the city, Bea claims to have witnessed a murder, yet no body or evidence of a crime can be found.★ 8.0
12. Backlash18 February 1981 · 60 minA mother hires Dan to find out why her grown daughter goes out at night dressed like a teenager.★ 8.2
13. Heist25 February 1981 · 60 minDan assembles a gang to pull off a fake robbery to test Roth's security system, but the gang decides to make it a real robbery.★ 7.5
14. No Way to Treat a Victim4 March 1981 · 60 minA rape victim hires Dan to find her attacker, and he is led to a man she dated, who may be a serial rapist.★ 7.9
15. Time Bomb11 March 1981 · 60 minTwo men from Binzer's past return and demand that he pay them $50,000, sending Binzer on a panicked search for someone to lend him the money.★ 8.0
16. Out of Sight18 March 1981 · 60 minDan's investigation of a mobster abruptly ends when Tanna is temporarily blinded after being shot in the head by thugs.★ 7.9
17. Set Up25 March 1981 · 60 minA porno movie producer tries to take Lt. Nelson off the streets by framing him for murder.★ 7.9
18. The Killing15 April 1981 · 60 minTen persons are gunned down in a restaurant, and Dan is hired by a victim's widow to find the killers.★ 8.1
19. Seek and Destroy22 April 1981 · 60 minDan helps prevent the murder of a defector who piloted a secret plane to the U.S.★ 8.3
20. Dead Ringer29 April 1981 · 60 minDan comes to the aid of Wayne Newton when the famed entertainer is threatened by a psychotic who claims that he's the real Wayne Newton and that Wayne is an impostor.★ 8.6
21. French Twist6 May 1981 · 60 minDan's detective idol asks for help in solving the murder of a woman he followed from Paris to Las Vegas.★ 8.3
22. Judgment Pronounced3 June 1981 · 60 minDan is reluctant to work with a psychic to locate a couple's daughter, kidnapped for a ransom of $2 million in diamonds.★ 8.5
23. Nightmare Come True10 June 1981 · 60 minSomeone posing as Dan has set himself up as a one man judge and jury to kill criminals released on technicalities.★ 8.4
