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''The Equalizer'' was an American crime drama television series, originally airing on CBS from fall 1985 until late-spring 1989. It starred Edward Woodward as a retired espionage/intelligence officer with a mysterious past, who uses the skills from his former career to exact vigilante justice on behalf of innocent people who are hopelessly trapped in dangerous circumstances. The series combined elements of the spy film, private investigator/police procedural drama, and vigilante genres. A film adaptation of the TV series, starring Denzel Washington, was released in the U.S. on September 26, 2014. ==Series plot elements== The series featured British actor Edward Woodward as Robert McCall, a former covert operations officer of an unnamed US government intelligence organization, which was often referred to simply as "The Agency" or "The Company" (it is implied that it is the CIA), who tries to atone for his past by offering, free of charge, his services as a troubleshooter, a protector, and an investigator. People in need find him through a newspaper ad: "Got a problem? Odds against you? Call the Equalizer. 212 555 4200." When he begins this business in the pilot episode, it is revealed that the nickname "Equalizer" was bestowed on him by another operative by the name of "Brahms," played by Jerry Stiller. Aided by a group of sometimes-mysterious contacts, some of whom date back to his spying days, McCall traverses the streets of New York City, delivering justice upon bullies, corrupt police and corrupt politicians, hoodlums, rapists, racists, murderers, kidnappers, drug dealers, and other "truly deserving" people. His contacts are also prone to human foibles, ranging from egotism to domestic problems. McCall himself is divorced, a "lost dad" long estranged from his son, Scott (William Zabka). Scott comes back into his life as a young adult who is at first bitterly critical of his father's world, but then becomes drawn into that world to the dismay of both of his parents. McCall also lost a woman he was in love with, a fellow operative named Manon Brevard, and discovers that she had secretly given birth to his daughter. Many episodes focus on McCall interacting with "Control" (played by Robert Lansing), the unnamed head of the Manhattan office of the secret organization for which McCall used to work. In later episodes Richard Jordan joined the cast as fellow "equalizer" Harley Gage in order to reduce the workload on Woodward, who suffered a heart attack in 1987. Gage is a "retired" intelligence operative, and former colleague of McCall's. Robert Mitchum also filled in for Woodward at the beginning of that time in a two part episode ("Mission McCall"). Mitchum portrayed Richard Dyson, who like Robert Lansing's character was a "control", a director of the Agency who was also a long time friend and colleague of McCall's. Most of the time, McCall was aided by Mickey Kostmayer (Keith Szarabajka), a much younger agent who was more or less permanently lent to him by Lansing's Control when Kostmayer wasn't overseas on assignment, and by Jimmy (Mark Margolis), a former colleague of McCall's who was often called on by him to either get information on a suspect or to do various favors. As a general rule, however, the people answering the newspaper ad were unremarkable, average, and unknown. McCall's car, weapons, and other gadgetry at times feature significantly as elements in the plot (see sections that follow). 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「The Equalizer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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