Spenser: For Hire (1985)

Crime · Drama · Mystery

Mystery and suspense series based on Robert Parker's "Spenser" novels. Spenser, a private investigator living in Boston, gets involved in a new murder mystery each episode.

IMDb rating: 7.3 (3,714 votes)
Seasons: 3
Language: EN
Type: TV series

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Ratings refreshed Aug 19, 2026 · 3 seasons indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1985)

7.44 avg 22 episodes 7.6 → 7.7 52 min avg

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Promised Land/Pilot	7.6	150
2	No Room at the Inn	7.3	122
3	The Choice	7.6	114
4	Children of a Tempest Storm	6.7	90
5	Original Sin	7.3	88
6	Discord in a Minor	7.3	80
7	The Killer Within	7.1	72
8	Autumn Thieves	7.6	70
9	Blood Money	7.5	60
10	Resurrection	7.6	64
11	Internal Affairs	7.5	62
12	Death by Design	7.1	55
13	A Day's Wages	7.4	57
14	A Madness Most Discreet	7.9	60
15	Brother to Dragons	7.5	58
16	When Silence Speaks	6.9	54
17	In a Safe Place	7.2	55
18	Angel of Desolation	8.1	58
19	She Loves Me, She Loves Me Not	7.7	54
20	At the River's Edge	7.5	58
21	Rage	7.6	57
22	Hell Hath No Fury	7.7	54

Season 2 (1986)

7.65 avg 22 episodes 7.5 → 8.0 48 min avg

Season 2 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	An Eye for an Eye	7.5	54
2	Widow's Walk	7.9	57
3	Rockabye Baby	7.6	51
4	White Knight	7.5	57
5	And Give Up Show Biz?	7.6	44
6	The Long Hunt	7.3	46
7	Home Is the Hero	7.8	48
8	One If by Land, Two If by Sea	7.7	43
9	Shadowsight	7.2	48
10	The Hopes and Fears	7.4	55
11	Among Friends	8.0	56
12	I Confess	7.4	48
13	Murder and Acquisitions	7.4	42
14	Personal Demons	8.0	50
15	Mary Hamilton	7.2	51
16	Trial and Error	8.1	50
17	One for My Daughter	7.8	47
18	My Brother's Keeper	7.4	49
19	The Road Back	8.2	58
20	If You Knew Sammy	7.5	49
21	The Man Who Wasn't There	7.9	45
22	The Song of Orpheus	8.0	47

Season 3 (1987)

7.70 avg 21 episodes 7.8 → 8.5 50 min avg

Season 3 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Homecoming	7.8	58
2	My Enemy, My Friend	7.9	56
3	Heart of the Matter	8.3	45
4	On the Night He Was Betrayed	7.7	45
5	Sleepless Dream	7.9	41
6	Consilum Abditum	8.3	44
7	Thanksgiving	7.5	39
8	Gone Fishin'	7.8	45
9	Child's Play	8.0	43
10	Skeletons in the Closet	7.9	42
11	The Siege	7.3	44
12	Arthur's Wake	7.8	39
13	To the End of the Line	7.4	40
14	Play It Again, Sammy	6.0	48
15	The Big Fight	6.9	40
16	Substantial Justice	7.7	39
17	Company Man	7.5	63
18	Watercolors	7.9	37
19	Hawk's Eyes	8.0	42
20	McAllister	7.5	49
21	Haunting	8.5	45

Spenser: For Hire (1985)

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