Street Hawk

50min

Action & Adventure

Mystery

Sci-Fi & Fantasy

Drama

Street Hawk is an American television series that aired for 13 episodes on ABC in 1985. The series is a Limekiln and Templar Production in association with Universal Television. Its central characters were created by Paul M. Belous and Robert "Bob" Wolterstorff, and its core format was developed by Bruce Lansbury, who had initially commissioned the program's creation. This series was originally planned for the fall of 1984, Mondays at 8:00PM Eastern/7:00PM Central. However, ABC executives changed their minds when the summer series Call to Glory did well, and Street Hawk was pushed to mid-season. Street Hawk made its debut on January 4, 1985 on ABC at 9:00PM Eastern/8:00PM Central and ran until May 16, 1985. Reruns aired on the USA Network on Saturdays at 10:00AM from 1990-91.

Episodes

Cast

Pilot

1. Pilot

1h 15min

4th Jan 1985

Jesse's best friend is killed by a black truck and Jesse himself is injured in the accident. He can't ride a motorcycle again until a man named Norman Tuttle turns up and offers him a knee operation and a job as a test pilot for a top-secret government project, code named Street Hawk.

A Second Self

2. A Second Self

50min

11th Jan 1985

Jesse's old mate (George Clooney) shows up in town after years of not seeing him. Unknown to Jesse he is in town to kill Street Hawk.

The Adjuster

3. The Adjuster

50min

18th Jan 1985

Jesse impedes a jewel sale, but a murderer, pretending to be a cop, retrieves the gems. This episodes introduces an enemy unknown to Street Hawk. This enemy is the masquerading cop boss whom we only know of via telephone conversations.

Vegas Run

4. Vegas Run

46min

22nd Jan 1985

Unwittingly Jesse and Norman become embroiled in the case of Linda Martin, an important witness against a mobster. She is persued by the mobster's henchman who are hell-bent on getting rid of her.

Dog Eat Dog

5. Dog Eat Dog

46min

30th Jan 1985

Jesse attempts to convince a rock star to appear in a public service announcement.

Fire on the Wing

6. Fire on the Wing

50min

5th Feb 1985

A series of arson attacks at six different factories make Jesse and Norman doubt about their fortuity. Yet, when they set out to investigate, they are both completely baffled by the fact that the detonator responsible for each incident is untraceable.

Chinatown Memories

7. Chinatown Memories

55min

14th Feb 1985

Jesse comes to the assistance of an old girlfriend. Her family gets in trouble after an statue is stolen.

The Unsinkable 453

8. The Unsinkable 453

50min

20th Feb 1985

The Widow of an overthrown dictator employs an escaped prisoner for a hideous scheme. Jesse investigates after the prisoner leaves a stand-in at the jail.

Hot Target

9. Hot Target

50min

27th Feb 1985

Jesse pursues a gang of gunrunners and their trail leads him to a laser weaponry. There Norman re-encounters an old flame, gets captured, and Jesse is left to do all work on his own.

Murder Is a Novel Idea

10. Murder Is a Novel Idea

50min

7th Mar 1985

Jesse helps an author solve a murder committed years earlier. The writer is about to release an book which supposedly incriminates those responsible, but only puts her in danger since the killers now need to get rid of her.

The Arabian

11. The Arabian

55min

2nd May 1985

Jesse competes with a beautiful and intelligent Insurance Agent when they investigate a horse switching scheme and a murder of a stable hand.

Female of the Species

12. Female of the Species

50min

9th May 1985

Altobelli comes to Jesse's aid when a Federal Agent tries to justify his failure to stop an assassination. However, the assassin is really seeking revenge against the fed who put her away years earlier. Watch out for the face to face confrontation between Altobelli and Jesse as Street Hawk.

Follow the Yellow Gold Road

13. Follow the Yellow Gold Road

46min

16th May 1985

Street hawk is up against a band of Gold thieves with a little help from the neighbourhood watch.

First air date

4th Jan 1985

Last air date

16th May 1985

Status

Ended

Type

Scripted

Original language

en

Networks