Charlie's Angels

"Once upon a time, there were three little girls who went to the police academy. And they were each assigned very hazardous duties, but I took them all away from all that and now they work for me. My name is Charlie."

- Charles Townsend

Charlie's Angels is an American crime drama/action series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts. It was produced by Spelling-Goldberg Productions and Columbia TriStar Television and ran for five seasons on ABC from 1976 to 1981, totalling 110 episodes. The premise of the show revolved around the agents of a private investigation firm called Townsend Investigations, which was operated by the mysterious Charles Townsend, played and/or voiced by John Forsythe. Charlie's staff consisted of three female investigators and a man named John Bosley, who acted as his liasion to his "Angels" during missions. Due to the Townsend's private nature, he never interacted directly with his agents and always communicated his missions to them via an intercom. The role of Bosley was played by David Doyle who appeared in all 110 episodes of the series.

The Angels themselves consisted of a rotating cast of characters throughout the duration of the show. Only one of them, Kelly Garrett, who was played by Jaclyn Smith, appeared in all five seasons. In season one, the Angel team consisted of Kelly Garrett, Jill Munroe, played by Farrah Fawcett-Majors and Sabrina Duncan, played by Kate Jackson. Farrah left the series after the first season and was replaced by Cheryl Ladd, who played Kris Munroe. Season three boasted the team of Jackson, Smith and Ladd with guest appearances by Farrah Fawcett. In season four, Kate Jackson had left the show and was replaced by Shelley Hack as Tiffany Welles. Hack left after that season and was replaced by Tanya Roberts as Julie Rogers.

Notes & Trivia

 * Series created by Ivan Goff and Ben Roberts.


 * Filmed in Beverly Hills, California.