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.
Steele at It (Episode 1)
Air date: 1984-09-25
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura is ready for romance as they vacation on the French Riviera, but old friends needing his help in stealing a dagger distract Steele.
Lofty Steele (Episode 2)
Writer: Brad Kern
Air date: 1984-10-02
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura faces angry neighbors and threats against her life as someone tries to run her out of her loft apartment.
Maltese Steele (Episode 3)
Air date: 1984-10-16
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura and Steele search for a missing body on the island of Malta, but find an insignificant piece of brass that could get them killed.
Second Base Steele (Episode 4)
Air date: 1984-10-23
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A reunion of high-school athletes at an adult baseball camp is marred by a series of ""accidents"" that Laura and Steele are hired to investigate.
Blue Blooded Steele (Episode 5) 9.0
Air date: 1984-10-30
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Daniel Chalmers enters Steele's life again when it appears that he is about to inherit an English title, its fortune and some enemies.
Steele Your Heart Away (Episode 6)
Writer: Brian Clemens
Air date: 1984-11-13
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura flies off to help an amnesiac Steele recall why he came to Ireland and why someone is trying to kill him.
A Pocketful of Steele (Episode 7) 8.0
Writer: Brad Kern
Air date: 1984-11-20
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Steele tries to help a street-wise kid who picks his pocket and grabs evidence that a loan shark will do anything to retrieve.
Puzzled Steele (Episode 8)
Air date: 1984-11-27
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura and Steele accept the invitation of an eccentric millionaire to compete in finding a missing journalist but the game soon turns deadly.
Cast in Steele (Episode 9) 8.0
Air date: 1984-12-04
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Three aging film stars hire Steele and Laura to find out who is behind their curious fan mail and the attempts on their lives.
Breath of Steele (Episode 10)
Air date: 1984-12-11
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura and Steele try to protect two singing-telegram girls who witnessed a murder while they also hunt for the killers.
Let's Steele a Plot (Episode 11)
Air date: 1984-12-18
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura and Steele get lots of advice and help when they investigate the embezzlement of a mystery-writers guild's treasury.
Gourmet Steele (Episode 12) 8.0
Writer: Bob Shayne
Air date: 1985-01-08
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Steele inadvertently goes undercover as the restaurant critic they've been hired to find, and who has incensed several restaurant owners with his blistering reviews.
Stronger Than Steele (Episode 13) 7.0
Air date: 1985-01-15
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura has a personal stake in the investigation of the death of a movie producer who was planning on making a movie of an old TV series without the original star.
Have I Got a Steele For You (Episode 14) 7.0
Air date: 1985-01-22
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mulch returns with a new business venture that his partner is using to swindle an investor.
Springtime For Steele (Episode 15)
Air date: 1985-01-29
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: The unexpected success of singer Rocky Sullivan threatens a little scheme cooked up by her managers and might get her killed.
Steele in the Family (Episode 16)
Writer: Brad Kern
Air date: 1985-02-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mildred's nephew comes to her for some help in hiding the body a hit man needs to confirm his contract with his employers.
Diced Steele (Episode 17)
Air date: 1985-02-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: An investigator from an insurance company digs into Steele's past after the agency loses their money in an effort to buy back stolen jewels.
Now You Steele It, Now You Don't (Episode 18)
Air date: 1985-03-05
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura feels used when she discovers an importer has killed himself after she delivers a message to him.
Illustrated Steele (Episode 19)
Air date: 1985-03-12
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: A young cartoonist finds his life threatened as the events of his strip start happening to him.
Steele in the Chips (Episode 20)
Air date: 1985-03-19
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura and Steele get involved in the search for the inventor of a no-cal cookie and his only batch of prototypes.
Steele Trying (Episode 21)
Writer: Michael Gleason
Air date: 1985-05-07
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Mr. Steele's plans for a romantic weekend in San Francisco are upset when his imaginary case turns into a real one.
Steele of Approval (Episode 22) 9.0
Writer: Brad Kern
Air date: 1985-05-14
Runtime: 60 min
Overview: Laura investigates the background of a senatorial candidate while Steele dodges an investigator from the state licensing board.