''Gavilan'' is an American

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television series that aired on

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from October 26, 1982 until March 18, 1983.

Plot

Robert Gavilan (

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) is a former

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agent who now works for the Oceanographic Institute, which is headed by Marion Jaworski. Every now and then, someone from Gavilan's past as a CIA spy comes to him asking for his help. Or, on one of the jobs that Gavilan is on, the situation somehow turns into trouble, or someone he knows just needs his help as both as former spy, or as an oceanographer. Milo Bentley is an old friend of his father's, who stays in Robert's guest room, and uses his history with his father to freeload, and mooch off him.

Cast

as Robert Gavilan *

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as Marion Jaworski *

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as Milo Bentley

US television ratings

Episodes

Production

The show was made by Tom Mankiewicz and Leonard Goldberg, who had enjoyed success with ''

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''.

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was originally cast as the conman. The lead character was named after the boxer

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(often spelled Kid Gavilan in US). NBC made an order for 13 episodes but the show was taken off the air after ten episodes had aired.Tom Mankiewicz, ''My Life as a Mankiewicz: An Insider's Journey Through Hollywood'' (with Robert Crane) University Press of Kentucky 2012 p 256-257 Episodes were rerun on TNT in 1994 alongside ''

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'' with

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References

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* 1982 American television series debuts 1983 American television series endings English-language television shows Espionage television series NBC original programming Television series by MGM Television Television shows set in Virginia {{US-drama-tv-prog-stub