Series synopsis
Tropical Heat is a Canadian action & adventure drama comedy television series that premiered on CBS on April 8, 1991. It ended on October 18, 1993. It was created by Sam Egan. It stars Rob Stewart, Carolyn Dunn, Ian Tracey and Alon Nashman.
Tropical Heat is a Canadian action series
The plot revolves around private investigator, ex-DEA agent Nick Slaughter who after arriving in the fictional resort town of Key Mariah, Florida and setting up a detective agency there, met up with local tourist agent Sylvie Girard to solve a variety of different cases.
Premise
Tropical Heat is a Canadian action series
The plot revolves around private investigator, ex-DEA agent Nick Slaughter who after arriving in the fictional resort town of Key Mariah, Florida and setting up a detective agency there, met up with local tourist agent Sylvie Girard to solve a variety of different cases.
Premise: Anyway the wind blows it blows right back to me
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rob Stewart as Nick Slaughter
- Carolyn Dunn as Sylvie Girard
- Ian Tracey as Spider Garvin
- Alon Nashman as Rollie
- Ari Sorko-Ram as Sgt. Gregory
- Pedro Armendáriz Jr. as Lt. Carillo
- Eugene Clark as Ollie Porter
- John David Bland as Ian Stewart
Supporting cast
- Vanity as Maria
- Starr Andreeff as Cory Ann Crawford
- Kehli O'Byrne as Mona
- Veliko Pajkovic as Catalon
- Lisa Howard as Faye Cavanaugh
- Michèle Duquet as Chelsea McGuire
- Tony Banana as Brother B
- Michael Kopsa as Joel Escobar
- Louis Negin as Jonathan
- David B. Nichols as Man
- Howard Jerome as Edmond Holden
- James Bearden as Motel Owner
Guest cast
- Vanity as Maria
- Starr Andreeff as Cory Ann Crawford
- Kehli O'Byrne as Mona
- Veliko Pajkovic as Catalon
- Lisa Howard as Faye Cavanaugh
- Michèle Duquet as Chelsea McGuire
- Tony Banana as Brother B
- Michael Kopsa as Joel Escobar
- Louis Negin as Jonathan
- David B. Nichols as Man
- Howard Jerome as Edmond Holden
- James Bearden as Motel Owner
Episodes
This series spans 3 seasons with 66 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 9 | April 8, 1991 | February 24, 1992 |
| Season 2 | 21 | September 9, 1991 | March 1, 1993 |
| Season 3 | 36 | September 14, 1992 | October 18, 1993 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Hard Case Sergeant Olli Porter from Philadelphia arrives to Mariah Key chasing the killer. He asks Sylvie and Nick for help. |
April 8, 1991 |
| 2 |
Fowl Play An animal activist tracks smugglers, that import very rare parrots from South America over Key Mariah to the USA. |
April 15, 1991 |
| 3 |
Death's a Beach Sylvie Girard works for a travel agency. She rented a big yacht that wasn't hers to a guy who has disapeared. She asks Nick Slaughter, a private investigator, to find him. Otherwise she will be in a big trouble. |
April 22, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Mariah Connection Nick's ex-partner, Chaffey, needs his help to catch a drug lord, who is being helped by a Customs official. After, Nick must decide whether to stay on Key Mariah. |
September 9, 1991 |
| 2 |
Mafia Mistress Nick meets his ex-girlfriend Maria. They seem to fall in love once again. But it's soon become obvious that the girl is hardly connected with mafia's boss Scarrano. Nick doesn't suspetct that booth of them want just use him. |
September 16, 1991 |
| 3 |
A Perfect .38 Nick and Sylvie investigate the murder of a beauty contestant's agent. When another contestant is found dead, they realize revenge may only be the beginning. |
September 23, 1991 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Twice as Dead Linda Stone asks Nick and Sylvie for help. Her husband who died two years ago, reappears and is killed. His name wasn't Stone, it was Streeter. Linda realizes that her husband had feigned his death two years ago and took a new name. A clue leads Nick and Sylvie to a yacht club. They posed as a married couple and Sylvie teases him by making as if Nick is very silly. Nick gets revenge while they are at a clinic. But suddenly Sylvie is in danger. |
September 14, 1992 |
| 2 |
Deadly Switch (1) In Dr. Cooper's dental clinic a girl named Monica Cobb dies. The reason: heart stoppage. Nick begins to investigate when a woman from the insurance company tells him that Monica had a life insurance policy of about $2.5 million. Her business partner Morris now gets the money. And there is also a mysterious friend: Sandy Parker. After the money is stolen, Sandy is suspected. While Nick talks to Zach Sanders who knows all of them from college, Dr. Cooper is killed. And then the next surprise: The dead girl from the dentist isn't Monica Cobb. |
September 28, 1992 |
| 3 |
Deadly Switch (2) Monica Cobb has feigned her dead in order to collect on her life insurance. But it must be realistic so another woman had to die instead of Monica. Monica's accomplice was the dentist in whose office the unknown woman died. But although Nick and Sylvie already know a lot, they can't catch Monica. She works with too many tricks. |
October 5, 1992 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | CBS |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 8, 1991 |
| Last aired | October 18, 1993 |
| Runtime | 60 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday at 23:30:00 |