The F.B.I.
The Runner
Season 8, Episode 1 · Aired 1972-09-17
Synopsis
A solid backwoods chase drama opens the eighth season. Object of the manhunt: an ex-football star who has escaped from jail in a desperate bid to recapture lost glory. The ex-football hero tries to recapture his lost hopes by kidnapping a beautiful girl.
In the series
This episode is part of The F.B.I. (1965–1974) on ABC.
Efrem Zimbalist Jr. vs. the ten most wanted — Bureau procedural as national myth.
Key cast
- Efrem Zimbalist Jr. as Inspector Lewis Erskine
- Philip Abbott as Arthur Ward
- William Reynolds as Special Agent Tom Colby