Season 1 • Episode 6
LatestKate goes undercover, managing a Haitian bistro, to investigate liquor smuggling and to find and protect the boy who witnessed the former manager's execution.
South Beach was an American action/adventure series that aired on NBC during the summer of 1993. The series was created by Dick Wolf and Robert DeLaurentis and starred Yancy Butler, who had been the lead actress a year earlier in another failed Wolf/DeLaurentis series, Mann & Machine. Set in South Beach, Florida, the Modesty Blaise-inspired storyline had Butler playing Kate Patrick, a thief who, along with her partner Vernon, is given the choice of going to jail or working for a government agency run by a man named Roberts. The series saw Kate and Vernon take on various missions for Roberts, which usually called on the duo to make use of their skills as thieves. The series also co-starred Patti D'Arbanville. The first episode guest-starred the British actor, Christopher Bowen as Dimitriev. Seven episodes were produced of this series, but only six were aired.
Costume
Kate's thief-chic wardrobe deserves its own Smithsonian wing.
Production
Pre-CSI Miami, this WAS South Beach aesthetic.
Acting
John Glover doing mysterious government handler with theatrical flair.
Creators
Dick Wolf, Bob DeLaurentis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Dick Wolf's second collaboration with Yancy Butler after Mann & Machine failed; he clearly believed in her star power even when NBC didn't.
South Beach arrived right as Miami Vice nostalgia peaked but before CSI: Miami cemented the city's TV identity — a forgotten bridge between two eras.
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