Mannix — Season 5
Meet the man who defined L.A. cool for an entire generation.
About this season
Mannix is an American television detective series that ran from 1967 through 1975 on CBS. Created by Richard Levinson and William Link and developed by executive producer Bruce Geller, the title character, Joe Mannix, is a private investigator. He is played by Mike Connors. Mannix was the last series produced by Desilu Productions.
Episodes (24)
1. Dark So Early, Dark So Long
Aired 15 September 1971 • 52 min
A blackmail victim is headed for prison.
2. Cold Trail
Aired 22 September 1971 • 52 min
A big kidnapping plot and an insignificant victim.
3. A Step in Time
Aired 29 September 1971 • 52 min
Mannix is the eyewitness of a murder; reportedly, it occurred a year before.
4. Wine From These Grapes
Aired 6 October 1971 • 52 min
A labor dispute in his home town ends in murder.
5. Woman in the Shadows
Aired 13 October 1971 • 52 min
Soviet agents want Marx's manuscript of Das Kapital, and a young woman has just inherited part of it.
6. Days Beyond Recall
Aired 20 October 1971 • 52 min
A skid row bum is concealing his identity.
7. Run Till Dark
Aired 27 October 1971 • 52 min
A contract is taken out on a Little League manager.
8. The Glass Trap
Aired 3 November 1971 • 52 min
Strange circumstances surround an arrest by Mannix.
9. A Choice of Evils
Aired 10 November 1971 • 52 min
Peggy is kidnapped to force Mannix into an investigation.
10. A Button for General D
Aired 17 November 1971 • 52 min
The Case of the Singing Harp: a singer is kidnapped to reveal hidden loot.
11. The Man Outside
Aired 24 November 1971 • 52 min
Blackmail has its twists and turns.
12. Murder Times Three
Aired 1 December 1971 • 52 min
Hired and fired, Mannix pursues a missing person.
13. Catspaw
Aired 8 December 1971 • 52 min
Blackmail turns to murder and beyond.
14. To Save a Dead Man
Aired 15 December 1971 • 52 min
Evidence rules out one confession, indicates another.
15. Nightshade
Aired 29 December 1971 • 52 min
Disappearing enemies and friends force Mannix into a blackmail investigation.
16. Babe in the Woods
Aired 5 January 1972 • 52 min
Murder on the golf course leads to open season on Mannix, who's looking for valuable microcircuit plans hidden by the victim.
17. The Sound of Murder
Aired 12 January 1972 • 52 min
A dubious client is caught in his own machinations.
18. Moving Target
Aired 19 January 1972 • 52 min
The fictitious name on a partnership contract apparently comes to life.
19. Cry Pigeon
Aired 26 January 1972 • 52 min
Mannix in the middle of a gang war.
20. A Walk in the Shadows
Aired 9 February 1972 • 52 min
In defense of a client accused of murder.
21. Lifeline
Aired 16 February 1972 • 52 min
A singer piles into mounting trouble with the law.
22. To Draw the Lightning
Aired 23 February 1972 • 52 min
Was a police shooting premeditated? Mannix is on (and off) the case.
23. Scapegoat
Aired 1 March 1972 • 52 min
Mannix transports jewels from London, or is that his double?
24. Death in the Fifth Gear
Aired 8 March 1972 • 52 min
A racing accident lays Mannix up. While recuperating, he hears threats against him, but are they real?