Finder of Lost Loves

*Finder of Lost Loves*
Finder of Lost Loves
Genre	Drama
Created by	Gail Parent; Jill Baer; Christopher Vane
Directed by	Bruce Bilson; Cliff Bole; Don Chaffey; Alf Kjellin; Philip Leacock; Kim Manners; Sigmund Neufeld, Jr.; Barbara Peters; Allen Reisner; Bob Sweeney
Starring	Anthony Franciosa; Deborah Adair; Anne Jeffreys; Richard Kantor; Larry "Flash" Jenkins
Theme music composer	Burt Bacharach; Carole Bayer Sager
Opening theme	"Finder of Lost Loves" by Dionne Warwick & Luther Vandross
Composer	Artie Kane
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	23 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Douglas S. Cramer; E. Duke Vincent; Aaron Spelling
Producers	Liz Coe; E. Duke Vincent; Jeffrey Hayes; Elaine Rich
Cinematography	Edward R. Plante
Running time	60 mins.
Production company	Aaron Spelling Productions
Original release
Network	ABC
Release	September 22, 1984 –; April 13, 1985

Finder of Lost Loves is an American drama series aired by the ABC network during the 1984–1985 season.

Synopsis[edit]

After Cary Maxwell's (Anthony Franciosa) wife Kate dies, he decides to set up a private detective agency specializing in reuniting clients with a former loved one. The leading cast members were Franciosa, Deborah Adair, Anne Jeffreys, Richard Kantor, and Larry "Flash" Jenkins. Similar to The Love Boat (another Aaron Spelling production), the series featured various weekly guest stars.^[1] The series was canceled after 23 episodes.

The series' theme song, "Finder of Lost Loves", was performed by Dionne Warwick and Luther Vandross and written by Burt Bacharach and Carole Bayer Sager.^[2] It was an Adult Contemporary chart hit in 1985.^[3]

Cast[edit]

Anthony Franciosa as Cary Maxwell
Deborah Adair as Daisy Lloyd
Anne Jeffreys as Rita Hargrove
Larry "Flash" Jenkins as Lyman Whittaker
Richard Kantor as Brian Fletcher

Guest stars[edit]

Episodes[edit]

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code
1	"Maxwell, Ltd."	Bruce Bilson	Unknown	September 22, 1984 (1984-09-22)	TBA
2	"Yesterday's Child"	Philip Leacock	Bruce Shelly	September 29, 1984 (1984-09-29)	002
3	"Losing Touch"	Philip Leacock	Sandra Kay Siegel	October 13, 1984 (1984-10-13)	004
4	"White Lies"	Don Chaffey	Story by : Peter Gallay Teleplay by : Liz Coe & Bruce Shelly	October 20, 1984 (1984-10-20)	005
5	"Echoes"	Alf Kjellin	Richard Raskind	October 27, 1984 (1984-10-27)	006
6	"Goodbye, Sara"	Bruce Bilson	Michael Fisher	November 3, 1984 (1984-11-03)	001
7	"Undying Love"	Don Chaffey	Lan O'Kun	November 10, 1984 (1984-11-10)	007
8	"Old Friends"	Bruce Bilson	Jerry Winnick	November 17, 1984 (1984-11-17)	008
9	"Portraits"	Sigmund Neufeld Jr.	Story by : Parke Perine Teleplay by : J. Miyoko Hensley & Steven Hensley	December 1, 1984 (1984-12-01)	009
10	"A Gift"	Cliff Bole	Liz Coe	December 8, 1984 (1984-12-08)	011
11	"Forgotten Melodies"	Bob Sweeney	Donald Ross	December 22, 1984 (1984-12-22)	010
12	"Last Wish"	Don Chaffey	Bruce Shelly	January 5, 1985 (1985-01-05)	012
13	"Deadly Silence"	Georg Stanford Brown	Christopher Vane & Jill Baer	January 12, 1985 (1985-01-12)	003
14	"Wayward Dreams"	Bruce Bilson	Liz Coe	January 26, 1985 (1985-01-26)	013
15	"From the Heart"	Allen Reisner	Austin & Irma Kalish	February 9, 1985 (1985-02-09)	014
16	"Aftershocks"	Don Chaffey	Chris Manheim	February 16, 1985 (1985-02-16)	015
17	"Tricks"	Allen Reisner	Bruce Shelly & Liz Coe	February 23, 1985 (1985-02-23)	016
18	"Haunted Memories"	Don Chaffey	Aubrey Solomon & Steve Greenberg	March 2, 1985 (1985-03-02)	017
19	"Mr. Wonderful"	Charles Picerni	Jill Baer & Christopher Vane	March 9, 1985 (1985-03-09)	018
20	"Surrogates"	Barbara Peters	Bruce Shelly	March 16, 1985 (1985-03-16)	019
21	"Final Analysis"	Kim Manners	Robert Earll	March 30, 1985 (1985-03-30)	020
22	"Broken Promises"	Don Chaffey	Liz Coe	April 6, 1985 (1985-04-06)	021
23	"Connections"	Jeffrey Hayes	Chris Manheim	April 13, 1985 (1985-04-13)	022

References[edit]

^ O'Connor, John J. (1984-09-25). "Tony Franciosa Finds Others' Lost Loves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ Holden, Stephen (1987-09-18). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.
^ "Artist Chart History - Dionne Warwick". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

External links[edit]

[1] O'Connor, John J. (1984-09-25). "Tony Franciosa Finds Others' Lost Loves". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

[2] Holden, Stephen (1987-09-18). "The Pop Life". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

[3] "Artist Chart History - Dionne Warwick". billboard.com. Retrieved 2008-08-26.

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Finder of Lost Loves

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