The series was produced by MTM Enterprises and first broadcast on the NBC network from October 1, 1982, to February 17, 1987. The series blended genres of romantic comedy, drama, detective procedural and (towards the end of the series) international political intrigue and espionage. The premise is that Laura Holt, a licensed private investigator, opened a detective agency under her own name but found potential clients refused to hire a woman, no matter how qualified. To solve the problem, Laura invents a fictitious male superior she names Remington Steele. Pierce Brosnan's character, a former thief and con man, assumes the identity of Steele.
