Scarecrow and Mrs. King

One everyday housewife who put some spies in her life!

1983 · 4 seasons · Action & Adventure

6.7 Modest

Series finished

Action & Adventure Drama Crime

Scarecrow and Mrs. King is an American television series that aired from October 3, 1983, to May 28, 1987 on CBS. The show stars Kate Jackson and Bruce Boxleitner as divorced housewife Amanda King and top-level "Agency" operative Lee Stetson who begin a strange association, and eventual romance, after encountering one another in a train station.

Country of origin: 🇺🇸 United States
Year: 1983

Created by: Brad Buckner, Eugenie Ross-Leming
Channel: CBS
Studio: Warner Bros. Television · Shoot the Moon Enterprises

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Music

The show's music underscore, composed by Arthur B. Rubinstein, won a 1986 Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore).

Reception

Kate Jackson received a 1985 Emmy nomination for Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, along with two nominations for Costuming.

Reception

The series was nominated for a 1985 Golden Globe Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series.

Reception

Scarecrow and Mrs. King ranked as the 20th-most-watched program in both the 1983-84 and 1984-85 television seasons before declining to 28th in 1985-86, after which CBS moved it to Friday nights where it finished 41st in its final season.

Casting

Guest star Hildegard Knef appeared in an episode credited under the name Hildegard Neff.

Casting

Jean Stapleton, famous for playing Edith Bunker in All in the Family, guest-starred as British spy Lady Emily Farnsworth across two episodes of the series.

Themes

spy

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