The Fifth Corner
title: "The Fifth Corner" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["1992-american-television-series-debuts", "1992-american-television-series-endings", "nbc-television-dramas", "television-series-by-sony-pictures-television", "american-spy-television-series", "american-english-language-television-shows", "television-shows-set-in-philadelphia"] topic_path: "geography/united-states" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fifth_Corner" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| genre | Mystery |
| creator | John Herzfeld |
| writer | Bryce Zabel |
| starring | Alex McArthur |
| J. E. Freeman | |
| Kim Delaney | |
| Anthony Valentine | |
| James Coburn | |
| composer | David Michael Frank |
| country | United States |
| language | English |
| num_seasons | 1 |
| num_episodes | 6 (3 unaired) |
| runtime | 60 minutes |
| company | John Herzfeld Productions |
| Adelson-Baumgarten Productions | |
| TriStar Television | |
| channel | NBC |
| first_aired | |
| last_aired | |
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Series overview
Richard Braun (McArthur) is a man who wakes up one day with absolutely no recollection of who he is. It's a bad time for him to suffer from amnesia, as he also discovers to his horror he wakes up next to a dead woman in bed.
Aided by his sidekick/driver Boone (Freeman), Braun sets out to try to discover his real identity. He returns home to find items such as designer clothes, weapons, fake IDs and passports, which leads him to believe that he is a deep-undercover spy. He also learns a little bit about his likes and dislikes. There are also some bad guys led by Dr. Grandwell (Coburn) who would like to know about his past and real identity. During this process, a reporter named Erica Fontaine (Delaney) also sets out to find out more about who Braun is.
Cast
- Alex McArthur as Richard Braun
- J. E. Freeman as Boone
- Julia Nickson-Soul as
- James Coburn as Dr. Grandwell
- Kim Delaney as Erica Fontaine
- Anthony Valentine as The Hat
Episodes
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| No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| EpisodeNumber = 1 / 2 | Title = Trio | DirectedBy = John Herzfeld | WrittenBy = John Herzfeld | 1992 |
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TV ratings
- Ep 1: 8.5 household rating (Competition: Janek: Murder Times Seven (Repeat) [7.7 rating])
- Ep 2: 7 rating (lead in I'll Fly Away garnered an 8 rating at 9pm)
- Competition: 20/20 [14.4 rating]; Burt Reynolds Special (Repeat) [7.9]
Similar series
- Coronet Blue (CBS, 1967)
- John Doe on FOX
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