''Land's End'' is an American
crime drama
Crime films, in the broadest sense, is a film genre inspired by and analogous to the crime fiction literary genre. Films of this genre generally involve various aspects of crime and its detection. Stylistically, the genre may overlap and combine ...
series that aired in
broadcast syndication from September 1995 to May 1996.
A total of 22 one-hour episodes were produced. The series was created by the series' star
Fred Dryer
John Frederick Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former professional football player.
He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL)
for 13 years, participating in 176 games starting in ...
and Victor A. Schiro.
Premise
The series focuses on Mike Land (Dryer), a former
LAPD
The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD), officially known as the City of Los Angeles Police Department, is the municipal Police, police department of Los Angeles, California. With 9,974 police officers and 3,000 civilian staff, it is the thir ...
cop who left the force after a case he worked on for months resulted in the acquittal of a drug lord. Mike then moved to
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas (, " Saint Luke Cape"), or simply just Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As at the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694 inhabit ...
to work as a private investigator for his friend Willis P. Dunleevy, and to serve as director of security for the Westin Regina Resort.
Cast
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Fred Dryer
John Frederick Dryer (born July 6, 1946) is an American actor, radio host, screenwriter and former professional football player.
He was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL)
for 13 years, participating in 176 games starting in ...
as Mike Land
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Geoffrey Lewis as Willis P. Dunleevy
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Tim Thomerson
Joseph Timothy "Tim" Thomerson (born April 8, 1946) is an American actor and comedian. He is best known for his role as Jack Deth in the '' Trancers'' film series and for his work in numerous low-budget features and for his comedic television ...
as Dave 'Thunder' Thorton
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Pamela Bowen as Courtney Saunders
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William Marquez as Chief Raoul Ruiz
Production
The series was filmed on location in
Cabo San Lucas
Cabo San Lucas (, " Saint Luke Cape"), or simply just Cabo, is a resort city at the southern tip of the Baja California Peninsula, in the Mexican state of Baja California Sur. As at the 2020 Census, the population of the city was 202,694 inhabit ...
.
Series creator Fred Dyer and Victor A. Schiro co-wrote some of the 22 episodes.
Episodes
References
External links
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1995 American television series debuts
1996 American television series endings
1990s American crime drama television series
American detective television series
English-language television shows
First-run syndicated television programs in the United States
Television series by Disney–ABC Domestic Television
Television shows set in Mexico
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