The three regulars were all good with strong comic ability. Stephanie underplayed, which was essential since Pierce's character was quite over the top. Doris Roberts amped up the comedy aspect The plots were OK. The premise was rather limiting to me: Stephanie the serious worried type, Pierce the handsome charmer, and how they interact. I have never been a big fan of the "romantic, sparks fly duo" detective shows, but this is certainly one of the better of that group. Interesting to compare this with Magnum PI of the same period. To me Magnum was more entertaining because Tom's unattached, bachelor status (no Stephanie type character in the show) allowed more variety of romantic guest star situations. Both shows are good examples of 1980's American TV.
Review of Remington Steele
