# Peter Gunn (1958)

> A cool, unflappable Los Angeles private eye takes on cases in a film noir world scored by Henry Mancini.

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## Facts

- Seasons: 3
- Episodes: 114
- Episode runtime: 30 min
- Status: Ended
- Genres: crime, drama
- Created by: Blake Edwards
- Network: NBC
- Cast: Craig Stevens, Lola Albright, Herschel Bernardi, Hope Emerson, Minerva Urecal, Richard Ney, Margarita Cordova, Tom Holland
- TMDB rating: 8.0/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0051301/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: brisk
- Intensity: mild
- Complexity: accessible
- Violence: mild
- Tone: cool, stylish, witty, suspenseful, breezy

## Synopsis

Peter Gunn (1958-1961) is an American private eye television series created by Blake Edwards for NBC. Craig Stevens plays Peter Gunn, a composed private investigator known to friends as Pete and to enemies as Gunn, who works alongside Lola Albright as Edie Hart and cross-paths with Herschel Bernardi as Lieutenant Jacoby. Across three seasons and 114 half-hour episodes, the engine is a steady run of self-contained cases, with Gunn tracking down clients, criminals and trouble in a stylized city of nightclubs and shadowed streets. Each episode is a case-of-the-week procedure built around the detective's wits and calm nerve rather than heavy violence. The show is filmed in a film noir atmosphere, and its most distinctive signature is Henry Mancini's jazz score, which seems to narrate the action itself. The tone is cool, witty and stylish, with a wry edge and an easy rhythm. Fans of Richard Diamond, Private Detective, 77 Sunset Strip and Mannix will find resonance in its blend of sleek private eye storytelling and late 1950s sophistication.

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