American private eye television series created by Blake Edwards
For other uses, see Peter Gunn (disambiguation).
Peter Gunn
Genre
Action Crime drama
Created by
Blake Edwards[1]
Written by
Steffi Barrett Tony Barrett Gene L. Coon Blake Edwards George Fass Gertrude Fass Vick Knight P. K. Palmer Lester Pine Lewis Reed
Starring
Craig Stevens[1] Lola Albright Herschel Bernardi Hope Emerson Minerva Urecal Byron Kane
Composer
Henry Mancini[1]
Country of origin
United States
Original language
English
No. of seasons
3
No. of episodes
114 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Blake Edwards Gordon Oliver
Camera setup
Single-camera
Running time
30 minutes
Production company
Spartan Productions
Original release
Network
NBC (1958–60) ABC (1960–1961)
Release
September 22, 1958 (1958-09-22) – September 18, 1961 (1961-09-18)
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Peter Gunn is an American private eye television series, starring Craig Stevens as Peter Gunn with Lola Albright as his girlfriend, Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by NBC from September 22, 1958,[2] to 1960 and by ABC in 1960–1961.[3] The series was created by Blake Edwards, who, on occasion, was also writer (for 39 episodes) and director (for 9 episodes).[4][5][6]
According to Vincent Terrace, Peter Gunn was the first detective series whose character was created especially for television, instead of adapted from other media.[3]
The series is probably best remembered today for its music, including the iconic "Peter Gunn Theme", which was nominated for an Emmy Award[7] and two Grammys for Henry Mancini. Subsequently it has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. The progressive rock band Emerson, Lake & Palmer recorded the song adding synthesizers. The series was number 17 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1958–1959 TV season and number 29 for the 1960-61 TV season.[8][9]
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^Snauffer, Douglas (2006). Crime Television. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 22–24. ISBN 9780275988074. Retrieved May 1, 2018.
^ abTerrace, Vincent (2003). The Television Crime Fighters Factbook: Over 9,800 Details from 301 Programs, 1937-2003. McFarland. pp. 93–94. ISBN 9780786415335. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^"Peter Gunn - Season One Episodes".
^"Peter Gunn - Season Two Episodes".
^"Peter Gunn - Season Three Episodes". www.petergunn.tv.
^"("Peter Gunn" search results)". EMMY Awards. Television Academy. Retrieved April 30, 2018.
^"ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1950's". classictvguide.com.
^"ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1960's". classictvguide.com.
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