Magnum P.I.
Former Naval Intelligence officer Thomas Magnum resigns his commission to become a private investigator on the north shore of Oahu, Hawaii. He lands a home in the guest house on the estate of millionaire author Robin Masters in exchange for testing the estate's security, but is forced to work under the strict and ever watchful eye of Jonathan Higgins, a former British Army soldier who serves as the estate manager, and constantly patrols the grounds with his two "lads" Zeus and Apollo, who are loyally trained Doberman Pinschers always ready to pounce on Magnum. Magnum makes good use of the perks that come with working on the estate, including driving Masters' sporty red 308 GTS Ferrari, Audi, and all-terrain Jimmy, as well as equipment such as high-end cameras and telescopes.
Texan Billy Joe Bob Little hires Magnum to find his sister, Carol Ann, who was a nightclub singer before going missing.
A young college student hires Magnum to find her father, an archaeologist. His boat was found adrift in Nehoa Channel, an area that local Hawaiians believe is cursed and non-Hawaiians should not enter.
Sara Clifford committed suicide in the Summer of 1945 by driving her car off a cliff. Rick meets a woman dressed in white named Sarah in the King Kamehameha Club but when they go for a walk on the beach, the woman disappears.
A defected Russian pilot named Yuri Dolgof hires Magnum to get his fiancée Nina, a member of the Soviet track team to defect as well.
Magnum thinks he's spotted his one true love Michelle, the woman he married six years earlier during his last tour in Vietnam and thought to have been lost in a bombing raid. As he becomes more and more desperate to find her, he is suddenly and suspiciously recalled for active Navy duty and ordered to testify in Washington.
Jennifer Chapman, a young English rose takes a liking to Higgins. Naturally, Magnum suspects her of being after something.
Magnum's friend Kacy, an ex-surfboarding champion, is found dead on the beach and TM investigates to find the murderer.
A famous thrill-seeking author arrives at the estate and Magnum is tasked with keeping an eye on him.
Dick McWilliams, an old military buddy of Magnum's has been kidnapped. Dick's Japanese wife Mitsu ask TM to drop the ransom without informing the police or her father, who never approved of the marriage in the first place.
Kendall Chase, a prima ballerina, is staying at the estate as a guest of Robin Masters. Magnum is tasked with being her bodyguard after an incident in New York City.
Virginia Fowler is ghost writing the autobiography of the elusive, wealthy eccentric Harold Farber. She hires Magnum after her apartment is ransacked and her notes and tapes of the book are stolen.
Kate Sullivan, a reporter that Magnum, TC and Rick met in Vietnam, wants Magnum to find a former British MI6 strategist who dropped out of sight to write a book and may be arriving in Hawaii.
Magnum is searching for a spy who's been selling computer information from a large corporation. The president of the company tells him he suspects his wife of having an affair and asks him to follow her. Magnum is distressed to find her having an intimate dinner with one of his best friends, Rick.
The Ferrari, with an unconscious and injured Magnum in it, is found at the bottom of a cliff. Magnum is rushed to a hospital but when he regains consciousness is found to have amnesia and cannot remember what happened.
Magnum goes to Sicily at the request of Robin Masters to rescue a friend's daughter who was being held by mobsters. Tom rescues the girl and brings her back to the estate and then trouble occurs.
Someone is trying to kill professional football quarterback Dorsey Bramlett who was the backup quarterback for Magnum at the U.S. Naval Academy. Bramlett contacts Magnum and asks Tom to be his bodyguard.
Magnum is hired by Jeannie Lowry as a bodyguard while she plays high-stakes poker on a yacht.
Magnum returns from California and finds a Hollywood crew on the estate filming a movie based on a Robin Masters' novel. When the star's double is injured, Magnum is hired as his replacement.
A Vietnam veteran from Seattle hires Magnum to find his girlfriend who came to Hawaii and then disappeared.
Someone is trying to murder Elmo Ziller, Higgins' illegitimate half-brother from Texas. Elmo has brought his rodeo to Hawaii and Magnum is asked to protect him.
Jan Kona and her two partners operate a very successful fashion company. When one of the partners is murdered, Jan asks Magnum to protect her.
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Tom Selleck | Thomas Magnum |
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John Hillerman | Jonathan Quayle Higgins |
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Larry Manetti | Orville 'Rick' Wright |
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Roger E. Mosley | Theodore 'TC' Calvin |
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Jeff MacKay | Lieutenant McReynolds |
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Patrick Bishop | Keoki |
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Robert L. Silva | Police Officer |
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Gillian Dobb | Nona Barnes |
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Roland Nip | Japanese Man #2 |
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Jeffrey H. Cutrer | Security Guard / in Stadium |
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Patrick Nakata | Japanese Man #1 |
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Jeff Albert | Russian Agent |
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Clyde Kusatsu | Colonel Ki |
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Mimi Rogers | Margo Perina |
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Soon-Tek Oh | General Nguyen Hue |
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Roy Dotrice | Harcourt |
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John Dennis Johnston | Gunman |
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Lance LeGault | Colonel Buck Greene |
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Darren McGavin | Buck Gibson |
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Tyne Daly | Kate Sullivan |
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Vera Miles | Joan Gibson |
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Lilyan Chauvin | Maria / the Sicilian Cook |
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Brandon Smith | Russler's Aide |
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Robert Apisa | Harland / King Kamehameha Club Worker |
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Julia Nickson-Soul | Lani |
| Nr Discs | 6 |
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| Screen Ratios | Fullscreen (4:3) |
| Audio Tracks | Mono |
| Subtitles | Danish | Dutch | Finnish | French | German | Norwegian | Swedish |
| Regions | Region 2 |