Veteran TV writer Michael Gleason had come aboard to write the pilot for the 80s NBC detective show after "Hill Street Blues" director Robert Butler came up with the original concept of a woman using a male name for her agency--Gleason had the idea of the fictitious "Remington Steele" coming to life--or so it seemed--and the good fortune of casting Pierce Brosnan as Steele (and his chemistry with Stephanie Zimbalist as the detective) made for a five-season hit for the network and producers MTM:
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