Series synopsis
Red Shoe Diaries is an American drama television series that premiered on Showtime on June 27, 1992. It ended on April 18, 1998. It stars David Duchovny, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Christian LeBlanc and Arielle Dombasle.
Jake takes out an ad in the newspaper after the suicide of his unfaithful fiancée, in an effort to understand the reasons for the betrayal. By soliciting the secret diaries of other women, he hopes to find some reconciliation with the truth.
Premise
Jake takes out an ad in the newspaper after the suicide of his unfaithful fiancée, in an effort to understand the reasons for the betrayal. By soliciting the secret diaries of other women, he hopes to find some reconciliation with the truth.
Premise: Trapped by a burning secret. Torn by a blazing desire.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- David Duchovny as Jake Winters
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Davis Bateman
- Christian LeBlanc as Leonardo
- Arielle Dombasle as Celeste
- Maryam D'Abo as Zoe
- Matt LeBlanc as Kyle
- Sheryl Lee as Kate Lyons
- Ely Pouget as Private Jane Chandler
Supporting cast
- Shashawnee Hall as MP Styles
- Kevin Haley as Robert
- Claire Stansfield as Evan
- Arnold Vosloo as Bill
- Laura Johnson as Diane / Wife
- Scott Lawrence as Office Executive
- Sarah Luck Pearson as Secretary
- Anthony Guidera as Dr. Martin
- Ivan Allen as TV Man
- Avalon Anders as Ruby
- Richard Tyson as Bud
- Lydie Denier as Elaine
Guest cast
- Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Davis Bateman
- Christian LeBlanc as Leonardo
- Arielle Dombasle as Celeste
- Maryam D'Abo as Zoe
- Matt LeBlanc as Kyle
- Sheryl Lee as Kate Lyons
- Ely Pouget as Private Jane Chandler
- Shashawnee Hall as MP Styles
- Kevin Haley as Robert
- Claire Stansfield as Evan
- Arnold Vosloo as Bill
- Laura Johnson as Diane / Wife
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 15 | June 27, 1992 | December 18, 1993 |
| Season 2 | 9 | April 23, 1994 | January 21, 1995 |
| Season 3 | 12 | February 6, 1995 | May 1, 1995 |
| Season 4 | 12 | February 3, 1996 | June 8, 1996 |
| Season 5 | 18 | March 1, 1997 | April 18, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Safe Sex When a beautiful, consummately professional woman accepts a ride in the rain from a handsome stranger, she steps into a world where nothing is forbidden... except their real identities. As their passion grows, she finds out that there is no such thing as “safe sex.” |
June 27, 1992 |
| 2 |
Double Dare A woman considers infidelity with a man in a nearby office building |
July 18, 1992 |
| 3 |
You Have the Right to Remain Silent Lynn is a very disciplined policewoman who's obsessive about her work, her relationships and her body. She's noticed by every guy at the gym—except for Nick, a power lawyer and power athlete. Nick always gets what he wants when he wants it and always wins. Lynn has finally met her match until she decides to use her badge to her advantage. She pulls Nick over for a minor traffic violation, arrests him and takes him to an abandoned loft. Now that she has power over him, Lynn won't let Nick go until she gets what she wants. |
August 8, 1992 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Night of Abandon A family crisis prompts a shy Isabelle to head for Rio de Janeiro. When there, she attends a wild pagan New Year festival during which all her wishes come true in a night of wild sensual abandon. |
April 23, 1994 |
| 2 |
Naked in the Moonlight Once upon a time two lovers from opposite sides of the tracks were torn apart by the girl's disapproving father. Fifteen years later, she pulls her inheritance, dad's vintage Cadillac, into the auto shop and the hunky mechanic servicing her looks hauntingly familiar. |
April 30, 1994 |
| 3 |
Hotline When Tess takes a job as a receptionist she discovers the company is actually a love hotline, unsure at first she quickly enjoys the fantasies and brings them home to her husband, bringing passion back into her dormant marriage. |
May 14, 1994 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
In the Blink of an Eye Kathryn's a horse trainer who's happily married to Kirk, a boxing trainer. When Rob, one of Kirk's virile boxers, enters Kathryn's stable her heart starts to trot. When Kirk discovers their tryst, he's set to deliver his own knockout blow. |
February 6, 1995 |
| 2 |
Some Things Never Change After years apart, a man and a woman reunite. They try to come to terms with each other's needs and soon discover their passions haven't dampened. |
February 13, 1995 |
| 3 |
You Make Me Want to Wear Dresses Calahan has a passion for dresses and Brandy absolutely hates them. But with a little, not so sweet, Texan persuasion, Brandy eventually relents. And she realizes that she loves the man who found the way to access her untamed heart. |
February 20, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Mercy A husband imprisoned by his inability to sexually please his wife allows her to have a tryst with an ex-con. |
February 3, 1996 |
| 2 |
The Art of Loneliness Bobby creeps back into the life of Elizabeth, a blind late night radio personality, and seduces her technician Francis. By sunrise Bobby is gone, Elizabeth is alone in her darkness while Francis has learned to embrace the light. |
February 10, 1996 |
| 3 |
Divorce, Divorce Lily and Nick are in the middle of a nasty divorce when fate throws them together for one night. Just one night away from the everyday of their lives and this once happy couple learns to reinvent a love that they had written off as lost. |
February 17, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Caged Bird Dakota is a smart, sexy tough woman who has been hurt too many times to let her guard down. In prison, she meets a guard, Charlie Parker. Dakota pulls out all her tricks trying to seduce him, to show him that he’s no different than every other man who has done her wrong. This time though, Dakota is wrong. Charlie is different. |
March 1, 1997 |
| 2 |
Cowboy, Cowboy After the breakup of her marriage, Susan seeks the calm reprieve of the countryside where she was raised. While settling back into her old lifestyle, she gets roped into a romance with her high school sweetheart, a local wild boy who she has no interest in taming. |
March 8, 1997 |
| 3 |
Picnic Caught in a dilemma between her jealous boyfriend and another man, a woman suggests another arrangement. |
March 15, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Showtime |
|---|---|
| First aired | June 27, 1992 |
| Last aired | April 18, 1998 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Saturday |