Mike Hammer, Private Eye

Mike Hammer, Private Eye is an American syndicated television program based on the adventures of the fictitious private detective Mike Hammer, created by novelist Mickey Spillane. Like the previous series, it was produced by Jay Bernstein but in a less hands-on capacity. The show failed to gain a wide audience and, as a result, it was canceled after only one season. Mike Hammer, Private Eye premiered on September 27, 1997. The final episode of the series aired on June 14, 1998.

Premise
The series starred Stacy Keach and was seen as an attempt to revive the character he had played in Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer and The New Mike Hammer, two moderately successful CBS series from the 1980s. Kent Williams was the only other regular actor from the 1980s series to return, albeit in a different role. Shannon Whirry played Hammer's secretary Velda, who had been played by Lindsay Bloom in the previous series. Guest star, Tracy Scoggins, formerly seen in a different role in the 1984 episode of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer, "24 Karat Dead," appears in episode 2, "Beat Street," of this series.

Cast

 * Stacy Keach as Mike Hammer
 * Shane Conrad as Nick Farrell
 * Shannon Whirry as Velda
 * Kent Williams as Deputy Mayor Barry Lawerence
 * Peter Jason as Capt. Skip Gleason
 * Malgosia Tomassi as Maya Ricci
 * Rebekah Chaney as The Face