McCoy (TV series)
McCoy was the title of a
American action-adventure television series that aired on
NBC during the
1975-
1976 season.
The series starred
Tony Curtis as a con man who "out-cons" bad guys in order to steal back their ill-gotten gains and return the loot to the rightful owners. As such, the series bears resemblences to the then-recent film
The Sting, as well as to the contemporary series
Switch. Co-starring with Curtis was
Roscoe Lee Browne.
The series was produced in the format of two-hour telefilms, that were broadcast as part of the
NBC Sunday Mystery Movie as one of several rotating series that would air once a month. Other series involved in the scheme were
Columbo,
McCloud, and
McMillan and Wife. However,
McCoy failed to garner the same ratings as its fellow programs and was cancelled after four episodes were broadcast. At least one novel based upon the series was published in the
United Kingdom.
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