Banyon is a detective series aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1972-73 lineup, though a standalone two-hour TV movie first aired in March 1971. The show was a Quinn Martin Production (in association with Warner Bros. Television), the first-ever show Martin made for the NBC network.
Banyon was a period drama set in the late 1930s in Los Angeles. It revolved around the life of private investigator Miles C. Banyon (Robert Forster), a ...
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Banyon is a detective series aired in the United States by NBC as part of its 1972-73 lineup, though a standalone two-hour TV movie first aired in March 1971. The show was a Quinn Martin Production (in association with Warner Bros. Television), the first-ever show Martin made for the NBC network.
Banyon was a period drama set in the late 1930s in Los Angeles. It revolved around the life of private investigator Miles C. Banyon (Robert Forster), a tough-but-honest detective who would take on essentially any case for $ 20/day. Located in the same complex (the famed Bradbury Building) as Banyon's office was the secretarial school operated by Peggy Revere (Joan Blondell). By an agreement between Banyon and Revere, part of the training provided to these young women was a turn serving as Banyon's secretary; this gave him the advantage of not having to provide a salary for a secretary but meant that he never had the same one long enough for her to become a truly knowledgeable or reliable...
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