1. Genesis
1h 30min
26th Mar 1989
September 13, 1956: Sam Beckett wakes up in 1956, disoriented, suffering from amnesia, but he has the awful realization that he does not belong there...
Episodes
Cast
Season 1
2. Star-Crossed
45min
31st Mar 1989
June 15, 1972: Sam leaps into the persona of a womanizing college professor in 1972, encounters his lost love and attempts to reshape the past
3. The Right Hand of God
46min
7th Apr 1989
October 24, 1974: Sam lands in 1974 as a young boxer caught between fight-fixing gangsters and hopeful nuns who now own his contract.
4. How the Tess Was Won
45min
14th Apr 1989
August 5, 1956: Sam finds himself on a Texas ranch in 1956 as a submissive veterinarian in love with a tough rancher.
5. Double Identity
45min
21st Apr 1989
November 8, 1965: Sam becomes a hit man in 1965 whose romance with the godfather's girlfriend places him in danger.
6. The Color of Truth
45min
3rd May 1989
August 8, 1955: Sam experiences racism firsthand when he leaps into the body of an elderly black man in the pre-civil rights South of 1955.
7. Camikazi Kid
45min
10th May 1989
June 6, 1961: Sam leaps into the life of a teen-age hot-rodder who must stop his sister from marrying a wealthy bully.
8. Play it Again, Seymour
45min
17th May 1989
April 14, 1953: With looks that could double for Humphrey Bogart, Sam is Nick Allen, a private investigator looking for the murderer of his partner and, if he doesn't find the answer in time, himself. The case is solved with a number of Casablanca references as Sam launches a new pulp novelist along the way.
First air date
26th Mar 1989
Last air date
5th May 1993
Status
Ended
Type
Scripted
Original language
en