Sydney (TV series)


Sydney is an American sitcom television series starring Valerie Bertinelli, Matthew Perry and Craig Bierko that aired on CBS from March 21 to June 25, 1990. It was created and written by Michael J. Wilson and Douglas Wyman. This series marked Valerie Bertnelli's return to a CBS series after One Day at a Time ended back in 1984.

Synopsis

Sydney Kells, the daughter of a now-deceased policeman, brings her New York City detective agency back to her hometown and her family, including her over-protective brother Billy, himself a rookie cop. As she struggles to balance her personal and professional life, the main source of her work comes from an uptight lawyer, with whom she shares sexual chemistry. She and her best friend Jill frequent a neighborhood bar run by Ray, her father's old police partner.

Cast

Bertinelli convinced then-husband Eddie Van Halen to grant permission for the Van Halen song "Finish What Ya Started", from their 1988 album OU812, to be used as the opening theme song to Sydney.

Guest appearances

, who appeared with Bertinelli in the long-running CBS sitcom One Day at a Time, guest starred as a rival private investigator in the seventh episode of the season, which was directed by Cheers regular John Ratzenberger. Billy Van Zandt and Jane Milmore, who acted as creative consultants on the show, also made various guest appearances. Chazz Palminteri played Tony in the episode "Love Ya, Babe", three years prior to his big screen breakout in A Bronx Tale. Other guest actors included Yeardley Smith, Kevin Dunn, Annabelle Gurwitch, Tony Longo, Andy Dick and Michael E. Knight.

Episodes