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Remington Steele S1E1 — License to Steele
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Remington Steele•Season 1•Episode 1

License to Steele

8.1/10 · 386 votesOct 1, 198246 min

Ranked #3 of 22 in Season 1•+0.4 vs season avg

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"License to Steele" is the premiere episode of the television series Remington Steele. This episode introduces and sets all the central elements of the series; the truth about Laura's fictional boss, the mysterious character posing as Steele, the romantic tension, Steele's love of old movies,

Directed byRobert Butler
Written byMichael Gleason
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Etched in Steele stillE7 7.4

Etched in Steele

Your Steele the One For Me stillE8 7.2

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In the Steele of the Night

Steele Trap stillE10 7.8

Steele Trap

Steeling the Show stillE11 7.4

Steeling the Show

Steele Flying High stillE12 7.4

Steele Flying High

A Good Night's Steele stillE13 7.9

A Good Night's Steele

Hearts of Steele stillE14 7.7

Hearts of Steele

To Stop a Steele stillE15 8.0

To Stop a Steele

Steele Crazy After All These Years stillE16 7.6

Steele Crazy After All These Years

Steele Among the Living stillE17 7.5

Steele Among the Living

Steele in the News stillE18 7.5

Steele in the News

Vintage Steele stillE19 8.2

Vintage Steele

Steele's Gold stillE20 7.0

Steele's Gold

Sting of Steele stillE21 8.1

Sting of Steele

Steele in Circulation stillE22 7.9

Steele in Circulation

Cast4

Pierce Brosnan

Pierce Brosnan

Remington Steele

Stephanie Zimbalist

Stephanie Zimbalist

Laura Holt

James Read

James Read

Murphy Michaels

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Janet DeMay

Bernice Foxe

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Michael Gleason

Writer

Robert Butler

Robert Butler

Director

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Episode Summary

"License to Steele" is episode 1 of Remington Steele season 1. It scored 8.1/10 from 386 votes, ranking #3 of 22 episodes this season (season average 7.7). Directed by Robert Butler and written by Michael Gleason, it aired on October 1, 1982.

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