Michael Mann
Director
Vega$ (1978)
Specials
Vega$ is an American detective television drama series that aired on ABC between 1978 and 1981. It was produced by Aaron Spelling. The series was filmed in its entirety in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is believed to be the first television series produced entirely in Las Vegas. The show stars Robert Urich as private detective Dan Tanna, who drove around the streets of Las Vegas in a red 1957 Ford Thunderbird solving crimes and making Las Vegas a better place for residents and tourists alike.
Released Sept. 20, 1978
Episode 44 min
10+
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Network: ABC
Country: United States
Languages:
English
S0E1 - High Roller (Pilot)
In the series' pilot episode, Las Vegas private eye Dan Tanna (Robert Urich) is hired by a couple from the Midwest to locate their runaway daughter, who has turned to prostitution to make ends meet. When the girl winds up murdered, Tanna must follow clues into her seedy underworld. Meanwhile, at the Desert Inn, resort owner "Slick" Roth (Tony Curtis) hopes Tanna can nail a cunning trickster who has been making a killing at the casino's slot machines.
April 25, 1978, midnight
ABC
44 min/ep
2992 min
Sept. 20, 1978
June 10, 1981, midnight
Ended
TV-PG / 10+
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