Jessica (played by Angela "The Manchurian Candidate" Lansbury) is once again in her element in New York City pre-9/11. Jessica had a very confident demeanor in the Big Apple, and no doubt she didn't have to be on edge about pesky NYPD officers pulling her over and frisking her for ID, and racial profiling and all that. This ensured Jessica could do her work in this episode in league with Lieutenant Corelli.
One feature in this episode was the indoor gym, which even had a running track and very beautiful and eye-catching extras in the background. This alone should have been the basis of a spin-off series set in a city gym.
Marcia "Welcome Back Kotter" Strassman featured in this, and I was very surprised at who were the kidnappers of Erin Garman (Tracy Middendorf).
One thing I would have relished is stunt casting. I would have loved to have seen Victor Banerjee in a guest role. Victor is famous for his role in the 1994 drama A Passage to India. Victor's co-star, Dame Peggy Ashcroft was nominated for Best Actress, and as she couldn't attend the ceremony, she nominated Victor to accept the award on her behalf just in case. Well, much controversy ensued when Angela Lansbury rushed to the podium to accept the award on Peggy's behalf!!! I can only imagine Victor's ire, and afterwards the Academy had to apologize to Victor for this major oversight.
One feature in this episode was the indoor gym, which even had a running track and very beautiful and eye-catching extras in the background. This alone should have been the basis of a spin-off series set in a city gym.
Marcia "Welcome Back Kotter" Strassman featured in this, and I was very surprised at who were the kidnappers of Erin Garman (Tracy Middendorf).
One thing I would have relished is stunt casting. I would have loved to have seen Victor Banerjee in a guest role. Victor is famous for his role in the 1994 drama A Passage to India. Victor's co-star, Dame Peggy Ashcroft was nominated for Best Actress, and as she couldn't attend the ceremony, she nominated Victor to accept the award on her behalf just in case. Well, much controversy ensued when Angela Lansbury rushed to the podium to accept the award on Peggy's behalf!!! I can only imagine Victor's ire, and afterwards the Academy had to apologize to Victor for this major oversight.