Remington Steele
In the Steele of the Night
TV Flash files “In the Steele of the Night” as hour 9 of 92 in the TV Flash guide — Remington Steele (1982–1987) on NBC, season 1, episode 9, aired 1982-12-03, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S01E09: listed hour 9 of 92 in the Remington Steele guide, hour 9 of 22 in season 1. It aired 1982-12-03 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “Your Steele the One For Me” (S01E08). Next is “Steele Trap” (S01E10).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
Steele investigates when Laura's reunion with former colleagues disintegrates into grievances and murder.
Viewer FAQ
Where does In the Steele of the Night sit in the Remington Steele guide?
S01E09 is listed hour 9 of 92 — hour 9 of 22 in season 1, season 1 episode 9.
When did Remington Steele S01E09 air?
In the Steele of the Night aired 1982-12-03 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Is Remington Steele even a real detective at first?
The famous name begins as Laura Holt's fictional male boss. Brosnan's con man steps into the role. She does the detecting; he is the handsome front.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Gender-flip PI sparkle with Brosnan before Bond and Zimbalist as the actual brains. Laura Holt invents a fictional male boss; a charming rogue assumes the name. Romance and cases in perfect network proportion. Brosnan's Bond casting collision with the Steele contract is Hollywood scheduling legend.
She does the detecting. He is the handsome fictional boss. Then a charming rogue walks into the name and steals the rope line. NBC's Remington Steele (1982–1987) paired Stephanie Zimbalist as Laura Holt with Pierce Brosnan as the man who wasn't there — until he was. Doris Roberts in the office mix. Robert Butler and Michael Gleason's screwball detective energy met 1980s gloss. **Brosnan's Bond casting collision with the Steele contract is Hollywood scheduling legend** — offered James Bond too early, had to wait…
Filed against
- Stephanie Zimbalist as Laura Holt
Stephanie Zimbalist ran Remington Steele as Laura Holt — the actual brains who invents a fictional male boss, then watches a charming rogue assume the name. Gender-flip PI sparkle, romance and cases in network proportion. TV Flash files…
- Pierce Brosnan as Remington Steele
Pierce Brosnan played Remington Steele as the charming rogue who assumes a fictional male boss’s name — 1980s gender-flip PI sparkle, Stephanie Zimbalist as the actual brains, Laura Holt inventing the brand, romance and cases in perfect…
- Doris Roberts as Mildred Krebs
Doris Roberts’s Mildred Krebs gave Remington Steele a secretary who knew the fictional boss was the joke — 1980s catalog PI sparkle, then Everybody Loves Raymond turning the same steel into Marie’s Long Island food warfare. TV Flash files…