Peter Gunn

2025-10-26T03:49:14Z

2601:1C2:4503:6E0:17C:A1E2:5A00:8969: /* Plot */

{{Short description|American private eye television series created by Blake Edwards}}
{{Other uses}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=December 2013}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Peter Gunn Title Card.jpg
| caption =
| genre = [[Action (genre)|Action]]<br>[[Crime drama]]
| creator = [[Blake Edwards]]<ref name=Ct/>
| writer = {{Plain list|
* Steffi Barrett
* Tony Barrett
* [[Gene L. Coon]]
* Blake Edwards
* George Fass
* Gertrude Fass
* Vick Knight
* P. K. Palmer
* Lester Pine
* Lewis Reed
}}
| director =
| starring = {{Plain list|
* [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]]<ref name=Ct/>
* [[Lola Albright]]
* [[Herschel Bernardi]]
* [[Hope Emerson]]
* [[Minerva Urecal]]
* [[Byron Kane]]
}}
| voices =
| narrated =
| theme_music_composer =
| opentheme =
| endtheme =
| composer = [[Henry Mancini]]<ref name=Ct/>
| country = United States
| language = English
| num_seasons = 3
| num_episodes = 114
| list_episodes = List of Peter Gunn episodes
| executive_producer = {{Plain list|
* Blake Edwards
* [[Gordon Oliver]]
}}
| producer =
| cinematography =
| camera = [[Single-camera setup|Single-camera]]
| runtime = 30 minutes
| company = Spartan Productions
| channel = {{Plain list|
* [[NBC]] (1958–60)
* [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1960–1961)
}}
| first_aired = {{Start date|1958|09|22}}
| last_aired = {{End date|1961|09|18}}
}}

'''''Peter Gunn''''' is an American [[detective fiction|private eye]] television series, starring [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]] as Peter Gunn with [[Lola Albright]] as his girlfriend, [[lounge singer]] Edie Hart. The series was broadcast by [[NBC]] from September 22, 1958,<ref name="ct">{{cite book|last1=Snauffer|first1=Douglas|title=Crime Television|date=2006|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|isbn=9780275988074|pages=22–24|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTRxMv8LQosC&q=%22Peter+Gunn%22&pg=PA27|access-date=1 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> to 1960 and by [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in 1960–61.<ref name="tcff">{{cite book |last=Terrace |first=Vincent |date=2003 |title=The Television Crime Fighters Factbook: Over 9,800 Details from 301 Programs, 1937–2003 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z0unCgAAQBAJ&dq=%22former+cop+turned+private+detective+who+operates+out+of+Los+Angeles%22&pg=PA128 |location=Jefferson, NC |publisher=McFarland & Co. |pages=93–94 |isbn=9780786415335 |access-date=30 April 2018 |language=en}}</ref> The series was created by [[Blake Edwards]], who also wrote 39 episodes and directed nine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.petergunn.tv/gunn-season-one.htm|title = Peter Gunn - Season One Episodes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.petergunn.tv/gunn-season-two.htm|title = Peter Gunn - Season Two Episodes}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.petergunn.tv/gunn-season-three.htm|title=Peter Gunn - Season Three Episodes|website=www.petergunn.tv}}</ref>

According to Vincent Terrace, ''Peter Gunn'' was the first detective series whose character was created especially for television, instead of adapted from other media.<ref name="tcff" />

The series is probably best remembered today for its music by film and television composer [[Henry Mancini]], including the iconic "[[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn Theme]]", which was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]]<ref name="e">{{cite web|title=("Peter Gunn" search results)|url=http://www.emmys.com/awards/nominations/award-search?search_api_views_fulltext=Peter+Gunn&submit=Search&field_celebrity_details_field_display_name=&field_show_details_field_nominee_show_nr_title=&field_show_details_field_network=All&field_show_details_field_production_company=All&field_nominations_year=1949-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_nominations_year_1=2018-01-01+00%3A00%3A00&field_award_category=All |department=[[Emmy Awards]] |publisher=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences]] |access-date=30 April 2018}}</ref> and two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]] for Mancini. Subsequently the theme has been performed and recorded by many jazz, rock and blues musicians. The progressive rock band [[Emerson, Lake & Palmer]] recorded the song, adding [[synthesizer]]s. The series was number 17 in the [[Nielsen ratings]] for the 1958–59 TV season and number 29 for the 1960–61 TV season.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classictvguide.com/tvratings/1958.htm|title=ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1950s|website=classictvguide.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://classictvguide.com/tvratings/1960.htm|title=ClassicTVguide.com: TV Ratings > 1960s|website=classictvguide.com}}</ref>

==Plot==
Peter Gunn is a suave, well-dressed [[private investigator]] whose hair is always in place and who loves [[cool jazz]]. Whereas other gumshoes are often coarse and vulgar, Gunn is a sophisticate with expensive tastes. A contemporary article in ''[[Life (magazine)|Life]]'' noted that Edwards "deliberately tailored the part after the famous movie smoothie [[Cary Grant]]".<ref name="l">{{cite magazine|title=Private Eye in Ivy Style|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=g0gEAAAAMBAJ&q=%22Peter+Gunn%22&pg=PA61|access-date=1 May 2018|magazine=Life|date=May 11, 1959|pages=61–63}}</ref>

Gunn operates in a gloomy waterfront city, the name and location of which is not revealed in the series. He often visits Mother's, a smokey, wharfside [[jazz]] club that Gunn uses as his "office", usually meeting new clients there. Gunn has a reputation for integrity and being among the best investigators; he has many reliable informants and is well-connected. His reputation is so good, the police occasionally ask him for help or advice. He sometimes works cases out of state and occasionally out of the country. Gunn was observed in "Murder on the Midway" as "wearing $30 shoes ($321 in 2023 dollars), a $200 suit ($2,144 in 2023 dollars) and carrying a solid gold cigarette lighter".{{Citation needed|date=April 2018}} Gunn drives a 1958 two-tone [[DeSoto (automobile)|DeSoto]] two-door hardtop in the first few episodes of the first season, then a [[Plymouth Fury#First generation (1959)|1959]] [[Plymouth Fury]] convertible with a white top and a [[car phone]]. In the third season Gunn drives a [[Plymouth Fury#Second generation (1960–1961)|1960]] white Plymouth Fury convertible with a car phone, later changing to a 1961 Plymouth Fury convertible.

Gunn's girlfriend, Edie Hart ([[Lola Albright]]), is a sultry singer employed at Mother's; she opens her own restaurant and nightclub in Season 3, named Edie's. Gunn's pet name for Edie is "Silly". [[Herschel Bernardi]] costarred as Lieutenant Jacoby, a jaded, veteran police detective and friend of Gunn who works at the 13th Precinct. Occasionally, he refers people to Gunn as clients. He is especially notable for his cynical, sardonic wit. In 1959, Bernardi received his only [[Emmy]] nomination for the role.<ref name=e/> [[Hope Emerson]] appeared as Mother, who had been a singer and piano player in [[Speakeasy|speakeasies]] during [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]]. She received an Emmy nomination for the role.<ref name=e/> For the second season, Mother was played by [[Minerva Urecal]], following the departure of Emerson for a starring role in ''[[The Dennis O'Keefe Show]]''. Associate producer [[Byron Kane]] portrayed Barney, the bartender at Mother's; Kane was not credited for playing this role. Bill Chadney appeared as Emmett, Mother's piano player. (Chadney and Albright were married in 1961.)<ref name=Ct>{{citation|last=Snauffer|first=Douglas|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PTRxMv8LQosC|title=Crime television|pages=22–24|date=September 2006|publisher=Bloomsbury |isbn=978-0-275-98807-4}}</ref>

Both [[Billy Barty]] as diminutive pool hustler Babby and [[Herbert Ellis (actor)|Herbert Ellis]] as [[Beat Generation|Beat]] bistro owner, painter, and sculptor Wilbur, appeared in several episodes as occasional "information resources", as "Mother" also often is. Capri Candela appeared as Wilbur's girlfriend, Capri. Morris Erby had the recurring role of Sgt. Lee Davis during all three seasons of the show. Frequent director [[Robert Gist]] appeared as an actor in different roles in three episodes. [[James Lanphier]] portrayed Leslie the [[Maître d'hôtel|maitre d'hôtel]] at Edie's restaurant and nightclub during Season 3.

==Cast==
[[File:Craig Stevens Lola Albright Peter Gunn 1960.jpg|thumb|[[Lola Albright]] and [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]]]]

* [[Craig Stevens (actor)|Craig Stevens]] as Peter Gunn
* [[Lola Albright]] as Edie Hart, a lounge singer and Pete's girlfriend
* [[Herschel Bernardi]] as Lieutenant Jacoby, a police detective and friend of Gunn
* [[Hope Emerson]] as "Mother", a singer and piano player in [[Speakeasy|speakeasies]] during [[Prohibition in the United States|Prohibition]] (Season 1)
* [[Minerva Urecal]] as "Mother" (Season 2)
* [[Byron Kane]] (uncredited) as Barney, the bartender
* Bill Chadney as Emmett, the piano player at Mother's
* [[Billy Barty]] as Babby, a pool hustler
* [[Herbert Ellis (actor)|Herbert Ellis]] as Wilbur, [[Beat Generation|beat]] bistro owner, painter, and sculptor
* Capri Candela as Capri, Wilbur's girlfriend
* Morris Erby as police Sgt. Lee Davis (Seasons 1–3)
* [[James Lanphier]] as Leslie, [[Maître d'hôtel|maître d']] (Season 3)

Frequent director Robert Gist appeared as an actor in different roles in three episodes.

Executive producer Gordon Oliver appeared as an actor in different roles in two episodes.

==Episodes==
{{main|List of Peter Gunn episodes}}

{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
! colspan=2| Season
! Network
! Episodes
! Premiered:
! Ended:
|-
| style="width:5px; background:#065038"|
! [[List of Peter Gunn episodes#Season 1: 1958–59|1]]
| [[NBC]]
| 38
| {{start date|1958|9|22}}
| {{end date|1959|6|15}}
|-
| bgcolor="380650"|
! [[List of Peter Gunn episodes#Season 2: 1959–60|2]]
| NBC
| 38
| {{start date|1959|9|21}}
| {{end date|1960|6|27}}
|-
| bgcolor="503806"|
! [[List of Peter Gunn episodes#Season 3: 1960–61|3]]
| [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]
| 38
| {{start date|1960|10|3}}
| {{end date|1961|9|18}}
|}

''Peter Gunn'' ran for three seasons starting in late 1958. A total of 114 episodes were produced during the three season run. ''Peter Gunn'' premiered on September 22, 1958 with the episode ''The Kill''. The first season ran from September 1958 through June 1959 and contained 38 episodes.<ref name="Mancini">
{{cite book
| last = Mancini
| first = Henry
| author-link = Henry Mancini
| title = Peter Gunn: Percussion Ensemble, Book & CD
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=G_mgJZuo5DgC&q=%22The+Blind+Pianist%22+%22Death+Is+a+Four+Letter+Word%22
| access-date = January 1, 2013
| date = January 1, 1996
| publisher = [[Alfred Music Publishing]]
| location = Van Nuys, Los Angeles
| isbn = 9780769263687
}}
</ref><ref name="Hruska">
{{cite book
| last1 = Hruska
| first1 = Thomas
| last2 = Evermann
| first2 = Jovan
| title = Der neue Serien Guide: L-S
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=F8JkAAAAMAAJ&q=%22The+Blind+Pianist%22+%22Death+Is+a+Four+Letter+Word%22
| access-date = January 1, 2013
| year = 2004
| publisher = Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf
| location = Berlin, Germany
| isbn = 9783896025135
| oclc = 615504917
}}
</ref><ref name="Pierce">
{{cite book
| last1 = Pierce
| first1 = David
| last2 = Copyright Office
| first2 = Library of Congress
| title = Motion picture copyrights & renewals, 1950–1959
| url = https://books.google.com/books?id=GaUqAAAAYAAJ&q=%22Peter+Gunn%22+%22Sisters+of+the+Friendless%22+%22Bullet+for+a+Badge%22
| access-date = January 1, 2013
| edition = annotated
| year = 1989
| publisher = Milestone
| location = Laurel, Maryland, USA
| isbn = 9780927347020
| oclc = 21232046
}}
</ref>

==Origin of series==
Edwards developed ''Peter Gunn'' from an earlier fictional detective that he had created. ''[[Richard Diamond, Private Detective]]'' starred [[Dick Powell]], and aired as a radio series from 1949 to 1953. [[David Janssen]] later starred in the television adaptation from 1957 to 1960. It was this character's success which prompted his creator to revisit the concept as Peter Gunn. Edwards had earlier written and directed a ''[[Mike Hammer (character)|Mike Hammer]]'' television pilot for [[Brian Keith]].

According to Blake Edwards, Gunn was "a present-day soldier of fortune who has found himself a gimmick that pays him a very comfortable living. The gimmick was trouble. People who had major trouble will pay handsomely to get rid of it, and Peter Gunn was a man who will not only accept the pay but do something about it. He knows every element of the city, from cops to crooks. He also, of course, has his soft side and will occasionally take on a charity job for free. But we'll never make the mistake of letting her [Edie] catch him. Never."

For the part of Edie, Edwards said, "We toyed at first with the idea of getting a name singer. But we soon realized it would be impractical to have a name singer cast in what is primarily a straight dramatic role. It wouldn't be fair, either to the singer or the audience. Once that idea was discarded, my first thought was Lola Albright. Lola had been going along well but not terribly well, if you know what I mean. But I'd always felt she had a potential that had never really been tapped. She's sort of two beats off center in the way she talks and sings, and that's what we were looking for."<ref>Pujol, Jordi, “Lola Albright” CD liner notes, p.9, 11; Fresh Sound Records, 2017.</ref>

Speaking of Albright in 1992, Henry Mancini said, "She was perfect casting for that role because she had an off-the-cuff kind of jazz delivery that was very hard to find."<ref>Pujol, Jordi, “Lola Albright” CD liner notes, p.12; Fresh Sound Records, 2017.</ref>

Lola Albright said, "My whole career had been sort of ordinary. ''Peter Gunn'' changed all that." Albright said that Blake Edwards had her in mind from the outset, "But he had no idea I could sing. I had just recorded my first album."<ref>Pujol, Jordi, “Lola Albright” CD liner notes, p.6; Fresh Sound Records, 2017.</ref>

Craig Stevens discusses how he and co-star Lola Albright were cast for the show, with cable TV host [[Skip E. Lowe]], in an interview taped in 1993.<ref name="Craig Stevens -- TV Interview 1993">{{cite web |author1=Skip E Lowe |title=Craig Stevens -- TV Interview, Peter Gunn, Alexis Smith |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ztd8qpXL9sY |website=youtube |access-date=16 July 2023 |language=en |date=1993}}</ref>

Initially, the title of the program was to be '''''Gunn for Hire'''''. The change to ''Peter Gunn'' occurred after officials at [[Paramount Pictures]] complained that the title was similar to that of the 1942 Paramount film ''[[This Gun for Hire]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Messina|first1=Matt|title=TV Off-Beat|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19709050/peter_gunn/|work=Daily News|date=June 1, 1958|location=New York, New York City|page=Section Two - 9|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = April 30, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Starr|first1=Eve|title=His Name Is Gunn (For Hire)|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/19709610/peter_gunn/|work=The Morning Call|date=September 9, 1958|location=Pennsylvania, Allentown|page=30|via = [[Newspapers.com]]|access-date = April 30, 2018}} {{Open access}}</ref>

==Production==
Besides those directed by Blake Edwards, other episodes were directed by [[Boris Sagal]], [[Robert Gist]], [[Jack Arnold (director)|Jack Arnold]], [[Lamont Johnson]], [[Robert Altman]] (for one episode) and several others. A total of 114 thirty-minute episodes were produced by Spartan Productions. Season 1 was filmed at [[Universal Pictures|Universal Studios]], while Seasons 2 and 3 were filmed at [[Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer]]. [[Philip H. Lathrop]] and William W. Spencer were [[cinematographers]] on many episodes. Craig Stevens' wardrobe was tailored by Don Richards and Lola Albright's fashions by Emeson's for two episodes (''The Vicious Dog'', ''The Blind Pianist'') and by Jax for the remainder of the episodes. Wardrobe was not credited in Episode 1, ''The Kill''.

==Music==
The show's use of modern jazz music was a distinctive touch that helped set the standard for many years to come, with [[cool jazz]] themes accompanying every move Gunn made. The music, composed by [[Henry Mancini]], was performed by a small jazz ensemble which included a number of prominent Los Angeles-based jazz and studio musicians. Trumpeter [[Pete Candoli]], alto saxophonist [[Ted Nash (saxophonist, born 1922)|Ted Nash]], flutist [[Ronnie Lang|Ronny Lang]], trombonist [[Dick Nash]], and pianist and future composer [[John Williams]] provided most of the improvised jazz solos.<ref>Mancini, Henry, Sounds and Scores, Northridge Music, 1971</ref><ref>Liner notes to RCA album LPM/LSP-1956</ref> Williams plays the piano part on the title music [[ostinato]].

Prominent jazz musicians occasionally made on-screen appearances. Trumpeter [[Shorty Rogers]] appeared in the episode titled "The Frog" playing [[flugelhorn]] as Lola sings "[[How High the Moon]]".<ref>''Did They Mention the Music?'', Henry Mancini with Gene Lees, Published by Contemporary Books, Inc., 1989, page 86</ref> Drummer [[Shelly Manne]], in addition to performing on the soundtrack album, was credited with a Special Guest role in the 1959 episode "Keep Smiling" playing drums in the "Bamboo Club" combo. Brazilian guitarist [[Laurindo Almeida]] plays guitar as himself in the 1959 episode "Skin Deep".

In his autobiography ''Did They Mention the Music?'' Mancini stated: {{blockquote|text=The ''Peter Gunn'' title theme actually derives more from rock and roll than from jazz. I used guitar and piano in [[unison]], playing what is known in music as an [[ostinato]], which means obstinate. It was sustained throughout the piece, giving it a sinister effect, with some frightened saxophone sounds and some shouting brass. The piece has one chord throughout and a super-simple top line.}}

The "[[Peter Gunn (song)|Peter Gunn Theme]]"<ref name=pc23>{{Pop Chronicles |23|4 |Henry Mancini}}</ref> became an instant hit, earning Mancini an [[Emmy Award]] nomination<ref name=e/> and two [[Grammy Award|Grammys]]. The [[RCA Victor]] soundtrack album by Henry Mancini, ''[[The Music from Peter Gunn]]'', was voted Album of the Year at the [[1st Annual Grammy Awards]] in 1959 and reached No. 1 in [[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'s Pop LP Charts.<ref name="tvcd">{{cite book|last1=Turnbull|first1=Sue|title=TV Crime Drama|date=2014|publisher=Edinburgh University Press|isbn=9780748678204|pages=100–102|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Z71PBQAAQBAJ&q=%22Peter+Gunn%22&pg=PA101|access-date=1 May 2018|language=en}}</ref> The popularity of this album prompted RCA Victor to issue a second Mancini album of ''Peter Gunn'' music titled ''[[More Music from Peter Gunn]]''.<ref name=ct/> Bandleader Ray Anthony's recording of the theme music reached No. 8 on Billboard's Hot 100. Shelly Manne recorded two jazz albums of themes from the show in 1959, ''[[Shelly Manne & His Men Play Peter Gunn]]'' and ''[[Son of Gunn!!]]''.

"The Peter Gunn Theme" has been recorded and performed by numerous musicians.

In 2019, Jasmine Records released a CD combining both Henry Mancini soundtracks of ''The Music of Peter Gunn'' and ''More Music from Peter Gunn''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://jasmine-records.co.uk/en/easy-listening/3243-henry-mancini--peter-gunnmore-peter-gunn.html|title = Henry MANCINI - Peter Gunn/More Peter Gunn}}</ref>

The theme was also used in the ''[[Spy Hunter]]'' arcade video game,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.liketotally80s.com/2012/10/spy-hunter/ |title=Chat with Spy Hunter Game Designer |first=Dave |last=Ellis |date=October 2, 2012 |publisher=Like Totally 80s |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref> and has been used by the [[Kilgore College Rangerettes]] as the tryout music for their specialty jazz group since the 1960s.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rangerette.com/events/calendar/2018-01-19-rangerette-swingster-tryouts |title=Rangerette Swingster Tryouts |website=rangerette.com |access-date=June 2, 2020}}</ref>

==Emmy nominations==
The series was nominated for eight prime time Emmys without wins, all in 1959. They were for Best Dramatic Series - Less than One Hour, Craig Stevens as best lead actor in a drama, Herschel Bernardi as best supporting actor in a drama, Lola Albright and Hope Emerson as best supporting actress in a drama, Henry Mancini for best musical contribution to a television production, and Blake Edwards for best writing and direction of a single episode of a drama series.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/shows/peter-gunn|title=Peter Gunn|website=Television Academy}}</ref>

==Adaptations==
The series made the transition to other media. An original novel and a comic book adaptation were published by [[Dell Publishing]] in 1960. The novel, entitled ''Peter Gunn: Murder to a Jazz Beat'', was written by Henry Kane. The comic book issue ''[[Four Color]]'' #1087 (published by [[Dell Comics]]), entitled "Peter Gunn,"<ref>{{Cite web |title=GCD :: Issue :: Four Color #1087 - Peter Gunn |url=https://www.comics.org/issue/201753/ |access-date=2023-11-26 |website=www.comics.org}}</ref> featured a photo cover that read, "Pete tries to stop a postage stamp counterfeiter, and gets a parcel of trouble – special delivery!" Lowell Toy Mfg. produced the "Peter Gunn Detective Game", a board game in 1960.

A feature film, ''[[Gunn (film)|Gunn]]'', was released by [[Paramount Pictures]] in 1967, scripted by Edwards and [[William Peter Blatty]] and directed by Edwards with Stevens reprising the title role. A long-gestating ABC 90-minute pilot, ''[[Peter Gunn (1989 film)|Peter Gunn]]'', aired in April 1989 was written, produced, and directed by Edwards and starred [[Peter Strauss]] in the lead role,<ref name="etvs">{{cite book|last1=Terrace|first1=Vincent|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|date=2011|publisher=McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers|location=Jefferson, N.C.|isbn=978-0-7864-6477-7|page=827|edition=2nd}}</ref> but the network failed to order a series despite strong ratings and reviews.

In 2001, Edwards and his son, Geoffrey, joined with producers Jeffrey Tinnell and [[John Michaels]] and writer [[Norman Snider]] in developing an updated television series, ''The New Peter Gunn'' for Muse Entertainment in Canada. The project fell through when producers [[John Woo]] and [[David Permut]] began developing a big screen remake for [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] with screenwriter W. Peter Iliff. ''Once Upon a Time in L.A.'' was pitched as a possible vehicle for John Travolta or Harrison Ford. Neither revival made it beyond the script stage.

TNT announced a new series was in development in May 2013 from producers [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Julie Andrews]], Lou Pitt, Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank with writers [[Scott Rosenberg]], [[Jeff Pinkner]], [[Josh Appelbaum]], and [[André Nemec]]. The proposed series was not picked up for the 2014–2015 season.

In 2017, Paramount renewed its agreement with The Blake Edwards Estate with the intent of developing the property.

==Media==
From 1992 to 1996, Rhino Entertainment released various episodes of ''Peter Gunn'' on VHS cassettes. In 1999, Diamond Entertainment Corporation released a five-cassette set comprising ten episodes. Marathon Music & Video released a seven-cassette box set entitled "TV Cops and Private Eyes", in which an episode of ''Peter Gunn'' was included.

In 2002, [[A&E Television Networks|A&E Home Video]] released two volume sets of ''Peter Gunn'' on DVD in Region 1, which comprise 32 episodes from Season One. These releases used edited-for-syndication versions of episodes.<ref>Hofstede, David. ''5000 Episodes and No Commercials: The Ultimate Guide to TV Shows on DVD 2007''. New York: Back Stage, 2006. Rakuten Kobo. 4 Jul. 2022.</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/57304/peter-gunn-the-complete-series/ | title=DVD Talk }}</ref>

[[Timeless Media Group]] released ''Peter Gunn – The Complete Series'' on DVD in Region 1 in 2012. The 12-disc set features all 114 episodes of the series, as well as a bonus CD of [[Henry Mancini]]'s score, The Music from Peter Gunn<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Peter-Gunn-The-Complete-Series/17349|title=Peter Gunn – Press Release from Timeless/Shout! for 'The Complete Series' DVD Set|publisher=TVShowsOnDVD.com|last=Lambert|first=David|date=August 8, 2012|access-date=August 8, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120812045626/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Peter-Gunn-The-Complete-Series/17349|archive-date=August 12, 2012|df=mdy-all}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
{{commons category}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0051301|title=Peter Gunn (1958 TV series)}}
* {{Internet Archive film clip|id=PeterGunn-LetsKillTimothy|description=1959 Episode 17 "Lets Kill Timothy" of Season 1}}
* {{IMDb title|id=0098085|title=Peter Gunn (1989 TV movie)}}

{{Blake Edwards}}

[[Category:1958 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:1961 American television series endings]]
[[Category:1950s American crime drama television series]]
[[Category:1960s American crime drama television series]]
[[Category:1950s American mystery television series]]
[[Category:1960s American mystery television series]]
[[Category:American action television series]]
[[Category:Black-and-white American television shows]]
[[Category:American English-language television shows]]
[[Category:Fictional private investigators|Gunn, Peter]]
[[Category:Films scored by Henry Mancini]]
[[Category:Television shows adapted into films]]
[[Category:Television series by 20th Century Fox Television]]
[[Category:American detective television series]]
[[Category:NBC television dramas]]
[[Category:American Broadcasting Company television dramas]]

Vero - Wikipedia - User contributions [en]

Peter Gunn