The BEST episodes directed by Sidney Hayers

#1 - Blood, Sweat and Cheers

The A-Team - Season 4 - Episode 8

Someone sabotages a car at a regional stock-car race and attracts the A-Team's attention-the car belongs to Hannibal's nephew.

#2 - To Stop a Steele

Remington Steele - Season 1 - Episode 15

Laura and Steele wind up working for opposite sides of a jewelry theft when the frightened thief looks for help when someone else beats him to the jewel.

#3 - Promises to Keep

Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Season 4 - Episode 13

The DEA provides evidence that the man connected to a drug kingpin is Lee's friend T.P. Aquinas

#4 - Dirtier by the Dozen

The New Avengers - Season 1 - Episode 11

Gambit tries to meet Travis, a man carrying some secret film, but he is killed before handing it over.

#5 - Steele Trap

Remington Steele - Season 1 - Episode 10

A client commits suicide in the office so Steele and Laura attend a house party on an island owned by a wealthy publisher in his place in an attempt to find out why.

#6 - The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea

The Greatest American Hero - Season 2 - Episode 15

Ralph and Bill hunt for the sea creature "Carrie" in the Bermuda Triangle thinking that the monster may be responsible for all of the boats that disappear there. They undercover a stolen boat ring, and never find the creature.

#7 - Death's Door

The Avengers - Season 5 - Episode 18

A European peace conference comes under the threat of sabotage when the British delegates begin to suffer from premonitions and nightmares. After Sir Andrew Boyd, who has witnessd his death in a dream, is killed, Steed and Emma must keep his replacement, Lord Melford, sane and alive.

#8 - Dead Man's Treasure

The Avengers - Season 5 - Episode 20

The search for a small despatch box containing secret information hidden by a dying agent leads Steed and Emma into a race (quite literally) for the 'treasure'. In the process they must face foreign agents, new partners and a car simulator that electrifies its guests.

#9 - Knightmares

Knight Rider - Season 2 - Episode 11

Michael suffers amnesia from a head injury sustained while investigating at a dam and reverts to his former identity as policeman Michael Long.

#10 - It's All Downhill from Here

The Greatest American Hero - Season 2 - Episode 16

Ralph skis like a pro with the suit on, and stands in at the Olympics for a Russian skiier so the man can defect to America, and hand over top secret information that he stole.

#11 - A Surfeit of H2O

The Avengers - Season 4 - Episode 8

A poacher drowns in a field during a freak storm, and Jonah, the village carpenter, starts building an ark. But Steed thinks it's all got more to do with the permanent cloud that hangs over Grannie Gregson's Glorious Grog factory.

#12 - All the World's a Stage

Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Season 3 - Episode 22

Amanda uses her community theater and college experience, taking a role in a play by an American playwright, to find out why the Soviets want to back the production. Lee poses as a journalist as they try to find investigative leads.

#13 - Knight of the Drones (2)

Knight Rider - Season 3 - Episode 2

#14 - Five Fall Into Adventure (1)

The Famous Five (1978) - Season 2 - Episode 7

George and Timmy the dog have disappeared-and somebody has broken in to Kirrin Cottage! The Famous Five are sure there is a connection-but how can they solve the mystery when there is only three of them?

#15 - The Boy Who Could Be King

Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Season 3 - Episode 19

Billy goes undercover as a jazz musician to find out the connection between a small nation's music king and a boy whose was found in the pocket of a dead man.

#16 - The Superlative Seven

The Avengers - Season 5 - Episode 12

Steed is invited to a party, and finds himself trapped in a remote-controlled aircraft, with six fancy-dressed specialists in various combat styles, en route to a distant island. There, they are pitted against each other in a deadly test.

#17 - A Good Knight's Work

Knight Rider - Season 2 - Episode 20

Michael is pursued by an international criminal who knows Michael's former identity and wants revenge. A woman who claims her talking teddy bear toy design has been stolen wants Michael to break in and recover it, is in cahoots.

#18 - Santa's Got a Brand New Bag

Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Season 4 - Episode 11

Just before Christmas, a distinguished ex-toy designer gives Lee a tip on a toy factory that's a front for sophisticated weapons development.

#19 - The Man Who Died Twice

Scarecrow and Mrs. King - Season 4 - Episode 9

Lee's top Vietnamese contact fakes his own death to protect his family and prevent a terrorist bloodbath. Lee and Amanda have second thoughts about how their marriage would affect her family.

#20 - Take Seven

The Persuaders! - Season 1 - Episode 3

Danny and Brett try to help a girl whose "long lost brother" has suddenly appeared, cutting her off from her inheritance.

#21 - Wave Goodbye

Magnum, P.I. - Season 2 - Episode 8

When an ex-surfing champion, who was a friend of Magnum, Rick, and T.C.'s, is found dead on the beach, Magnum becomes concerned that the Police are not treating the case importantly enough and investigates the suspicious death for himself. During the course of his investigations, a local small-time drug supplier and an emotionally disturbed Vietnam veteran both stand out as prime suspects, but Thomas suspects that the culprit is someone else...

#22 - Hostage

The New Avengers - Season 2 - Episode 7

After Purdey is kidnapped, Steed is given the ransom of Allied attack plans. But has the whole thing been a set up to make the Ministry think Steed is a traitor?

#23 - The Sixth Position

Magnum, P.I. - Season 2 - Episode 11

As a favour to Robin Masters, Thomas finds himself acting as body-guard to a famous ballerina, part of a visiting troupe, after she has had several attempts made on her life. The dancer's stuboness sees sparks flying between the pair as Magnum tries to protect her - and T.C.'s previously undeclared love of ballet comes in useful, with him more than willing to help Thomas out on the case for once. Meanwhile, Rick accepts a job on Magnum's behalf, to investigate a woman's husband, but Thomas becomes suspicious that the timing of the job is rather too coincidentally and comes to suspect that he's been hired for another reason; and the whole situation sees him uncovering a case of international intrigue...

#24 - Pursuit [a.k.a. Hot Pursuit]

T.J. Hooker - Season 4 - Episode 3

Hooker and Romano give chase of a couple of armed robbers who have held up a local bank and taken a teller hostage - a high-speed pursuit which ends in the thieves' car ploughing into the side of a tanker. Hooker receives criticism over his decision to give chase, which deepens when it's learnt that the young woman taken hostage has lost her unborn baby as a result of the crash. An old girl-friend of Hooker's, now head of security at the bank, is concerned that the high-speed pursuit was unnecessary and is prepared to testify against him. Meanwhile, the extravagant couple of robbers, who go by the aliases of Bonnie and Clyde, are still at large and pulling heists...

#25 - Three Minus Two

Magnum, P.I. - Season 2 - Episode 22

A beautiful leading fashion designer hires Thomas to protect her when one of her two partners in their designer clothing company is murdered, and she suspects that the other partner may have been behind it. But the assignment proves tricky as several people had a strong enough motive for the murder, and someone is planning a revenge killing...

#26 - The Meek Shall Inherit Rhonda

The Fall Guy - Season 1 - Episode 2

Milton Bach is a computer hacker who ripped off the bank and ran. His wife, Rhonda, and friend Jerry stole the money and went to Mexico. He wants her back.

#27 - Five Fall Into Adventure (2)

The Famous Five (1978) - Season 2 - Episode 8

#28 - Five Get into Trouble - Prisoners (1)

The Famous Five (1978) - Season 2 - Episode 1

Part 1: The Famous Five are distraught! Dick has been kidnapped—mistaken for somebody else! The gang finally track him down—to a lonely, abandoned house—but then they too are seized and held captive. How will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess?

#29 - Grand Theft Auto

T.J. Hooker - Season 4 - Episode 10

Romano, celebrating his new Porsche sports car, takes Hooker out for a night at a dance club, but the car is stolen, hitting a gypsy king as it speeds away. The injured man and his 10-year-old niece have been tracking the thieves trying to recover stolen automobile parts, but they refuse to give any information to the Police. The next day, the man is murdered, but the niece once again refuses to talk. Hooker reluctantly releases the girl into the custody of her older sister, hoping that she might open up to her about the killing, but the young gypsy girl is determined to avenge her uncle's death...

#30 - Man-Eater of Surrey Green

The Avengers - Season 4 - Episode 11

Deaf botanist Alan Carter's fiancee walks away from their floral bliss under some strange influence, and is picked up by an entranced chauffeur. Has it got anything to do with the giant seed from outer space that has landed nearby?...

#31 - Dead Men Are Dangerous

The New Avengers - Season 2 - Episode 1

Everything Steed cares about is being destroyed or threatened, including his china, his car, and even Purdey. The trio must uncover who would bare such a long-lasting and jealous grudge against the unflappable agent.

#32 - Five Have A Wonderful Time

The Famous Five (1978) - Season 2 - Episode 6

The Famous Five are having a brilliant time—on holiday in horse-drawn caravans—and they've discovered a ruined castle nearby! The castle looked deserted from a distance, but is that a face at the window? Or is it a trick of the light? Just who is hiding in the castle?

#33 - The Duke of Whispering Pines

The A-Team - Season 4 - Episode 18

One of B.A.'s old girlfriends has a problem; her husband, B.A.'s old college rival, has disappeared.

#34 - The Last of the Cybernauts ...??

The New Avengers - Season 1 - Episode 3

When a double agent called Kane is horribly disfigured in a chase, he vows vengeance...and calls upon the powers of a force who has tangled with Steed and his associates twice before: the Cybernauts. Creations of a misguided and imbalanced scientist, Dr Armstrong, these metallic menaces in both their attempts were stopped by the suave Steed and the inimitable Mrs Peel. However, this time they are being manipulated by an even more malignant force, and Steed and his friends enter into great danger in an attempt to stop the Cybernauts one last time.

#35 - Brother's Keeper

Knight Rider - Season 2 - Episode 3

Michael is planted in a prison to break out an inmate wanted by a terrorist threatening to blow up a city.

#36 - The Cybernauts

The Avengers - Season 4 - Episode 3

A vastly strong, bullet-proof killer homes in on and destroys several electronics executives. Could it have something to do with Dr. Armstrong's automated work place? Or with the activities of a nearby karate school...

#37 - The Scent of Roses

Knight Rider - Season 4 - Episode 12

After a near-fatal encounter with a criminal mastermind, Michael falls into a deep depression and wants to quit the Foundation. He and Stevie are married.

#38 - Waste 'Em!

The A-Team - Season 3 - Episode 21

The A-Team discovers a plot to dump toxic waste when they try to protect a man and his blind sister from harassment.

#39 - Killer in a Halloween Mask

Hunter - Season 2 - Episode 5

The Captain sends Hunter and McCall to serve as technical advisors for a television police show to keep them out of trouble. Unfortunately, the star of the show is killed, placing Hunter and McCall in the middle of another high-profile murder investigation.

#40 - Five Get into Trouble - Conspiracies (2)

The Famous Five (1978) - Season 2 - Episode 2

Part 2: The Famous Five are distraught! Dick has been kidnapped—mistaken for somebody else! The gang finally track him down—to a lonely, abandoned house—but then they too are seized and held captive. How will the intrepid Five get themselves out of this mess?

#41 - Severance Pay

Airwolf - Season 2 - Episode 20

String must bring in a disgruntled former Firm employee who's been denied his retirement benefits.

#42 - Lost Knight

Knight Rider - Season 3 - Episode 10

After Michael and KITT are separated in an explosion that erases the car's memory, KITT befriends a boy (Jason Bateman) being chased by thieves who think he can identify them.

#43 - A Death in the Family

The Persuaders! - Season 1 - Episode 21

Brett's relatives are being killed off one by one, so Brett and Danny decide to find the killer before he gets to Brett.

#44 - Knight of the Drones (1)

Knight Rider - Season 3 - Episode 1

A scientist (Jared Martin) plans to use robots and drone cars to round up criminals to rob a Federal Reserve Bank.

#45 - A Matter of Life and Death

Baywatch - Season 3 - Episode 12

Mitch's parents Al and Irene Buchannon, come to visit. Al has never approved of Mitch abandoning is architectural degree. Al wanted Mitch to stay in the family business, but instead, Mitch chose to become a full-time lifeguard. Mitch finds out from his mother that Al is dying of Lymphoma. Because of this, Al wants Mitch to take over his architectural firm. Al wants everyone to leave a ""legacy"" after one dies, such as a building or a home. This is impossible to do if you're a lifeguard. When Mitch have found out that Al is dying, he have second thoughts about returning to his father's firm. However, when Al witnesses a rescue Mitch is forced to do, he suddenly realizes that what he once considered a wasted profession is far more valuable than his own profession. Al finally comes to terms with his son's direction in life. He also tells Mitch that he will leave many more ""legacies"" in the lives he saves than any building he could design. Meanwhile, during the search for a dead body, Summe

#46 - The Rich Get Richer

The Fall Guy - Season 1 - Episode 3

The bounty keeps them on the run as he tries many places to sell the bonds he stole. Kay Faulkner is a recurring character as the insurance agent trying to recover the bonds.

#47 - Galactica Discovers Earth (2)

Galactica 1980 - Season 1 - Episode 2

When treacherous Xavier travels back in time, Troy and Dillon must race to capture him before the space-age technology falls into the hands of the Nazis.

#48 - Trial by Fire (2)

The A-Team - Season 5 - Episode 2

The A-Team's court martial begins and a surprising motive for the death of Colonel Morrison is revealed.

#49 - A Plush Ride

Knight Rider - Season 1 - Episode 12

Michael becomes a student in a driving school for chauffeur-bodyguards to expose an assassin whose targets are a trio of visiting Third World leaders.

#50 - Galactica Discovers Earth (1)

Galactica 1980 - Season 1 - Episode 1

Thirty years after its voyage began, the Galactica finally nears Earth, but to their utter disappointment they find Earth's technology is no match for the Cylons. Adama dispatches two pilots with a mission to secretly speed up Earth's defence development.