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Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Laura Holt, a licensed private detective, opens a detective agency but finds that potential clients refuse to hire a woman, however qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior whom she names Remington Steele. Through a series of events that unfold in the first episode, "License to Steele," a former thief and con man, whose real name is never revealed, assumes the identity of Remington Steele. Behind the scenes, Laura remains firmly in charge.
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Episode 1
Laura returns to Acapulco after a dying man leaves a tuna stuffed with diamonds and wrapped in an Acapulco newspaper on her doorstep. Steele joins her while trying to avoid a dogged IRS investigator, Mildred Krebs.
Directed by Seymour RobbieWritten by Michael GleasonGuest stars Ray Girardin, Pedro Armendáriz Jr., Chloe Webb, Richard Cansino, David Warner, Jack Blessing
Episode 2
Laura returns to Acapulco after a dying man leaves a tuna stuffed with diamonds and wrapped in an Acapulco newspaper on her doorstep. Steele joins her while trying to avoid a dogged IRS investigator, Mildred Krebs.
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Episode 3
Laura's investigation of corporate foul play in a widow's aircraft company becomes personal when the opposition blows up her home.
Directed by Kevin ConnorWritten by Lee David ZlotoffGuest stars Lewis Arquette, Blake Clark, James Horan, Joel Polis, Randy Oglesby, DeeDee Rescher
Episode 4
A terrified client doesn't know his name, why someone is trying to kill him nor those five women claiming to be his widows.
Directed by Alexander SingerGuest stars Monique van de Ven, Delta Burke, Jane Kaczmarek
Episode 5
Remington is convinced someone is out to frame him while, when responding to a mysterious phone call, he accidentally hits and kills a man who has been blackmailing him.
Guest stars Guy Boyd, Archie Hahn, Lynne Marie Stewart
Episode 6
Laura fears Reminton is enjoying himself a bit too much when a case calls for them to pull off a series of highly dangerous art thefts to thwart some crooks.
Guest stars Stefan Gierasch, Ernest Harada
Episode 7
Laura and Remington find themselves involved in a murder and the mysterious disappearance of some million-dollar jewels.
Directed by Don Weis, Sheldon LarryGuest stars Susan French, Robert Thaler, Clive Revill, Al Ruscio, Patricia Alice Albrecht, Peter Hobbs
Episode 8
A poisoned TV dinner is the latest move in a long-standing quarrel between the stars of a series of television commercials.
Directed by Seymour Robbie, Peter MedakGuest stars Barrie Ingham, Gwen Humble, Frances Bay, Bibi Besch
Episode 9
A dead bookie and an abandoned baby reunite Steele with a boxing manager from his past life as the "Kilkenny Kid- Pride of the Pampas."
Directed by Peter Medak, Don WeisWritten by Michael GleasonGuest stars Paul Stewart, Bert Remsen, Gil Stratton, Ken Foree, Len Lesser, Julie Carmen
Episode 10
Laura and Steele aid a dying man to protect the interests of his kidnapped adopted daughter using her secret twin sister.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Ian Wolfe, Judith Chapman, Joanna Barnes, Earl Boen, Stephen Elliott, Thomas Hill, Ann Dusenberry
Episode 11
Laura and Steele investigate industrial espionage fueled by a vicious sibling rivalry.
Directed by Seymour Robbie, Karen ArthurGuest stars Carl Weintraub, Joshua Shelley, Lara Parker, John van Dreelen
Episode 12
Steele is named to the five most eligible bachelors in Los Angeles list but it proves a dubious honor. Someone is trying to kill them all off.
Directed by Karen Arthur, Sheldon LarryGuest stars Mimi Kuzyk, Franc Luz, Roy Dotrice, Miguel Sandoval, Richard Backus
Episode 13
A break-in at the agency offices prompts Laura and Remington to go undercover at the circus to unravel a murder that happened some years before.
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Episode 14
Laura and Steele must protect the rather obnoxious children of a Federal witness.
Directed by Karen Arthur, Sheldon LarryWritten by Lawrence Konner, Michael GleasonGuest stars Bridgette Andersen, Jack Betts, Eric Brown, Carolyn Seymour, Patricia Wettig, Ed Crick, Bruce Wright, Michael Cutt
Episode 15
Laura gets involved with her sister's marital problems at a dental convention where a murderer seeks to eliminate the only evidence left against him.
Directed by Don WeisGuest stars Michael Durrell, Maryedith Burrell, James O'Sullivan, Earl Houston Bullock
Episode 16
Major Descoine reappears and promises that Laura and Steele will die within an hour.
Directed by Kevin ConnorWritten by Brian Alan LaneGuest stars Ruth Kobart, Peter Jason, Quinn Cummings, Michael Fairman
Episode 17
When the investigators travel to the small California village of De Nada on a missing persons case, they get the feeling the whole town is hiding something from them.
Where to watch Remington SteeleEpisode 18
Laura and Steele try to learn how and why a woman's name and phone number came to be printed in a steamy sex-magazine.
Directed by Christopher HiblerGuest stars Pippa Scott, John Bedford Lloyd
Episode 19
The reputation of the agency is at stake again when the gems that first brought them together are switched with fakes as Laura and Steele are transporting them.
Guest stars Judith Light, Lomax Study
Episode 20
A woman from Steele's past arranges for the agency to handle the security on an exhibition at an art museum, and contacts Steele with a desperate plea for help.
Directed by Don Weis, Christopher HiblerGuest stars Christopher Stone, William Prince, James Laurenson, Cassandra Harris
Episode 21
Laura and Remington come to the rescue after Mildred inadvertently uncovers a bizarre plot involving a priceless diamond and a famous retired jewel thief.
Guest stars Nita Talbot, Sarah Marshall, Doris Belack, Robert Rothwell
Episode 22
Someone is using mystery buffs signed up to solve a make-believe case to find a murderous embezzler. (60 min)
Directed by Seymour Robbie, Don Weis, Christopher HiblerWritten by Michael GleasonGuest stars David Garrison, Barry Jenner, Keone Young
Episode information updated Jul 23, 2026
Pierce BrosnanRemington Steele
Stephanie ZimbalistLaura Holt
Doris RobertsMildred Krebs
James ReadMurphy Michaels
Robert PastorelliWeasel
Jack ScaliaTony Roselli
Mary Ellen TrainorEstelle Becker
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