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The Big Easy

TV·1996–1997·2 seasons, 35 episodes·USA Network·Drama, Crime·43m·Created by Jacqueline Zambrano

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The Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons. The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season0122Episodes1996–97AiredSeason avg
  1. S01E01PilotAugust 11, 1996Detective Remy McSwain is a brash, womanizing, and unconventional New Orleans police detective who doesn't always play by the rules in order
  2. S01E02Murder in MindAugust 18, 1996As Anne settles in New Orleans (aka: The Big Easy) to stay, Remy continues to try to win her affections with the help of Smiley and his othe
  3. S01E03CinderfellaAugust 25, 1996Remy investigates the murder of a groom at his bachelor party where the only evidence is that of a high-heeled shoe left behind by the kille
  4. S01E04HotshotSeptember 8, 1996Remy and Anne investigate the mysterious death of a jazz musician friend of Smiley's where circumstantial evidence points to supernatural oc
  5. S01E05A Dead Man Is Hard to FindSeptember 15, 1996Remy investigates the death of the father of a young debutante in a suspicious plane crash in the swamps and learns a series of facts about
  6. S01E06StodermayerSeptember 22, 1996Anne's fiancée, Geoffrey Stodermayer, a marine biologist, arrives in town to set an upcoming date for their wedding in which Remy drags him
  7. S01E07The GamblerSeptember 29, 1996Remy tries to help out his old friend Delbert, a gambling addict, whom is heavily in debit to a local mobster. But when a treasury agent is
  8. S01E08CrawdaddyOctober 6, 1996Remy begins moonlighting as a personal bodyguard to a wealthy shipping magnate when his life is threatened. But Remy cannot resist temptatio
  9. S01E09Love DoctorOctober 13, 1996When Anne's younger sister, Sophie, arrives in town for a quick visit, Remy takes them, Darlene, and Smiley out to a fund raiser at a local
  10. S01E10The Voodoo You DoOctober 20, 1996Remy investigates the mysterious death of a businessman whom he believes it to be the work of voodoo. While everyone, but the skeptic Anne,
  11. S01E11Snake DanceDecember 8, 1996Remy, C.D., and Darlene investigate the mysterious death of a cult guru who was crushed to death by a large snake. While Anne and Remy try t
  12. S01E12Big LifeDecember 15, 1996On the night of Marti Gras, Remy finds himself held hostage at his hangout, the Blue Spot Bar, by an escaped convict, named Lyle Tillman (Si
  13. S01E13Master of IllusionDecember 22, 1996In this take on 'Rear Window' one of Anne's friends, Holly, who is recovering with a broken leg, thinks she's witnessed a murder in the apar
  14. S01E14Don't Shoot the Piano PlayerJanuary 12, 1997Remy tries to help out Frank, an old piano-playing friend whom has a crush on a young mobster's girlfriend, and when he's accused of murderi
  15. S01E15Long & ShortJanuary 19, 1997Remy investigates the murder of a traveling con artist whom may have been involved in a big scam to locate a mysterious cargo of merchandise
  16. S01E16GatoraideJanuary 26, 1997Remy, Anne, and C.D. are approached by a young policewoman and Civil War buff to help her investigate the murder of her friend who was alleg
  17. S01E17Driving Miss MoneyFebruary 2, 1997Remy and his team investigate the death of an elderly and ailing socialite at a fund-raiser where Anne and Hawkins were in attendance. Hawki
  18. S01E18The Fabulous Bill BrothersFebruary 9, 1997In the retrospective season final, Remy and Anne are abducted by a pair of redneck brothers whom Remy put away their serial killing eldest b
  19. S01E19Lafitte Don't Fail Me NowFebruary 16, 1997While investigating the murder of a mysterious businessman at a kiddie park, Remy, Anne, and Smiley get drawn into a search for four parts o
  20. S01E20Ghost of Prickly RoseFebruary 23, 1997While investigating the death of a wealthy businessman who died from a fall at a house reputed to be haunted, Remy and the team try to disap
  21. S01E21Vamps Like UsMarch 2, 1997Remy and Anne investigate the murder of a novelist who was researching a local vampire cult in New Orleans. While Remy tries to find the cul
  22. S01E22One Little IndianMarch 9, 1997The death of a band leader in a barroom brawl leads to Smiley's uncle getting arrested on suspicion of the murder. Remy agrees to help Smile

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season0213Episodes1997AiredSeason avg
  1. S02E01A Streetcar with DesireJune 22, 1997Remy investigates the murder of a prominent, but debauched lawyer on a tram street car where he tries to link a mysterious blond waitress to
  2. S02E02Heavenly BodyJune 29, 1997Remy is approached by a young woman, named Eve Davenport , who claims to be looking for her missing sister which is connected to the discove
  3. S02E03Moscow on the MississippiJuly 6, 1997Remy and Janine team up with a shady, alcoholic Russian agent whom is in New Orleans looking for a missing challis which was stolen from a l
  4. S02E04Platinum BlondJuly 13, 1997The discovery of a dead drug dealer in the car truck leads to the arrest of an attractive blond, named Grace, who claims that she was framed
  5. S02E05Yellow Queen in the Fires of HellJuly 20, 1997While investigating the murder of a philandering fiancée on the eve of his wedding, Remy becomes acquainted with a former flame, a police ps
  6. S02E06Night MusicAugust 3, 1997Remy becomes acquainted with a former police academy friend, named Tony, while investigating the murder of a high-stakes gambler shot by a s
  7. S02E07A Perfect Day for Buffalo FishAugust 10, 1997Remy, Janine, C.D. and the team investigate the shooting spree at a local restaurant where the owner apparently died from sheer fright. But
  8. S02E08The Gospel According to McSwainAugust 17, 1997Smiley becomes reacquainted with his former flame Cassandra, a gospel/blues singer, whom is the suspect in the murder of a record company mo
  9. S02E09Son o' McSwainSeptember 7, 1997A mysterious woman leaves her infant child on the steps of the police station with a note claiming that the baby is Remy's. He is stuck with
  10. S02E10BegirledSeptember 21, 1997Remy is kidnapped by three female escaped convicts whom force him to help them look for a half-a-million dollars in cash from a bank robbery
  11. S02E11End of the WorldSeptember 28, 1997When a bomb explosion at a local health club kills a patron, Remy and the team must find the bomber before he strikes again. But when Janine
  12. S02E12Shrimp StewOctober 5, 1997Remy investigates the murder of a truck driver in a suspected hijacking of a fish truck containing several pounds of illegal shrimp for dist
  13. S02E13The Black BagOctober 12, 1997Investigating the hit-and-run of a teenage transient, Remy asks Janine to go undercover as a fellow street person to keep an eye on a young

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

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