The Equalizer (1985 TV series)

The Equalizer
Genre	Crime drama Action thriller Mystery Vigilante Spy thriller
Created by	Michael Sloan Richard Lindheim
Starring	Edward Woodward Keith Szarabajka
Opening theme	Stewart Copeland
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	4
No. of episodes	88 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	James Duff McAdams Michael Sloan
Producers	Dan Lieberstein Marc Laub Stuart Cohen Alan Barnette Mark Sobel Edward Adler Alan Metzger Joe Boston
Running time	46–48 minutes
Production company	Universal Television
Original release
Network	CBS
Release	September 18, 1985 (1985-09-18) – August 24, 1989 (1989-08-24)
Related
The Equalizer (reimagined series)
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The Equalizer is an American spy thriller television series, originally airing on CBS from September 18, 1985, to August 24, 1989; which was co-created by Michael Sloan and Richard Lindheim. It starred Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a retired intelligence agent with a mysterious past, who uses the skills from his former career to exact justice on behalf of innocent people who find themselves in dangerous circumstances, while sometimes also dealing with people from his past in covert operations who want to pull him back in or settle old scores. The show has inspired further works, including three feature films and a re-imagined series.