# High Tide (TV series)

High Tide is an American action adventure drama series created by Jeff Franklin and Steve Waterman and starring Rick Springfield and Yannick Bisson. The syndicated procedural aired from 1994 to 1997 and lasted 72 episodes over three seasons.

## Premise

Mick Barrett, a former police officer, works as a private detective with his younger brother Joey in San Diego. For their work, they travel to exotic locales and, in their free time, they are surfers. At the beginning of the series, they work primarily for Gordon, a retired CIA agent.

## Cast
### Main / regular

* Rick Springfield as Mick Barrett (72 episodes)
* Yannick Bisson as Joey Barrett (72 episodes)
* Julie Lynn Cialini as Annie (25 episodes)
* George Segal as Gordon (22 episodes)
* Diana Frank as Fritz (21 episodes)
* Mary Ann Schmidt as Bikini Beauty (17 episodes)

### Guests

* Andy Anderson as Brad Blair (1 episode)
* Antoinette Byron as Veronica (1 episode)
* Brian Krause as Jake (1 episode)
* Christopher Atkins as Raider (1 episode)
* Danielle Cormack as Jill McMillan / Meghan Kelly (2 episodes)
* Denise Richards as Alex (1 episode)
* Donna D'Errico as Blonde Waitress (1 episode)
* Erik Thomson as Charles Hart / Wilcox (2 episodes)
* Jay Laga'aia as Buck Walton (voice) (1 episode)
* John Bach as Boucher (1 episode)
* Josie Davis as Tina Chapman (1 episode)
* Julie Benz as Joanna Craig (1 episode)
* Kerry Armstrong as Valerie (1 episode)
* Krista Allen as Patti (3 episodes)
* Lani Tupu as Rev. Simon Henry (2 episodes)
* Lisa Crittenden (1 episode)
* Lisa Marie Scott as Dancer / Kim Tang (2 episodes)
* Lucy Lawless as Sharon List / Undercover Policewoman (3 episodes)
* Paul Chubb (1 episode)
* Rena Owen as Kara Gibson (1 episode)
* Simone Kessell as Young Tennis Star (2 episodes)
* Tanya Roberts as Rhonda Fogel (1 episode)
* Thomas Jane as Barry (1 episode)

## Episodes
### Season 1 (1994–95)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 1 | 1 | "Let Us Prey" | Seamus O'Neill | Tim Minear | September 24, 1994 (1994-09-24) |
| 2 | 2 | "Beauty's Only Skin Deep" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena | October 1, 1994 (1994-10-01) |
| 3 | 3 | "Killer Wave" | John Wise | Tim Minear | October 8, 1994 (1994-10-08) |
| 4 | 4 | "Party Time" | Catherine Millar | Tim Minear | October 15, 1994 (1994-10-15) |
| 5 | 5 | "It Takes a Thief" | Mike Smith | Chris Baena | October 22, 1994 (1994-10-22) |
| 6 | 6 | "Hot Rocks" | John Wise | Chris Baena | October 29, 1994 (1994-10-29) |
| 7 | 7 | "Match Point" | Noah Ward | Tim Minear & Chris Baena | November 6, 1994 (1994-11-06) |
| 8 | 8 | "Shanghaied" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena & Tim Minear | November 12, 1994 (1994-11-12) |
| 9 | 9 | "Tight Spot" | Unknown | Unknown | November 19, 1994 (1994-11-19) |
| 10 | 10 | "Revenge is Sweet" | Catherine Millar | Martin Cutler & Tim Minear | November 26, 1994 (1994-11-26) |
| 11 | 11 | "Sitting Ducks" | Unknown | Unknown | December 11, 1994 (1994-12-11) |
| 12 | 12 | "So You Wanna Be a Cop" | Rob Stewart | Chris Baena | December 17, 1994 (1994-12-17) |
| 13 | 13 | "La Bamba" | John Wise | Chris Baena | January 21, 1995 (1995-01-21) |
| 14 | 14 | "The Runaways" | Noah Ward | Michael Fisher | January 28, 1995 (1995-01-28) |
| 15 | 15 | "A Clown Without Pity" | Unknown | Unknown | February 4, 1995 (1995-02-04) |
| 16 | 16 | "Cash Crop" | Unknown | Unknown | February 11, 1995 (1995-02-11) |
| 17 | 17 | "Dead in the Water" | Rob Stewart | Tim Minear | February 18, 1995 (1995-02-18) |
| 18 | 18 | "Road to Tiri Tiri" | Noah Ward | Tim Minear & Robert Patrick | February 25, 1995 (1995-02-25) |
| 19 | 19 | "Regarding Joey" | Unknown | Unknown | March 4, 1995 (1995-03-04) |
| 20 | 20 | "Pay Day" | Unknown | Unknown | March 25, 1995 (1995-03-25) |
| 21 | 21 | "The Chase" | Noah Ward | Chris Baena | April 15, 1995 (1995-04-15) |
| 22 | 22 | "Dead Heat" | Catherine Millar | Chris Baena | May 6, 1995 (1995-05-06) |
| 23 | 23 | "Stalked" | Brian Trenchard-Smith & John Wise | Story by : Tim Minear Teleplay by : Tim Minear & Catherine Miller | May 13, 1995 (1995-05-13) |

### Season 2 (1995–96)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 24 | 1 | "Personal Property" | Al Kind | Genia Shipman | September 23, 1995 (1995-09-23) |
| 25 | 2 | "The Last Fight" | Pierre Elvis | Randy Anderson | September 30, 1995 (1995-09-30) |
| 26 | 3 | "The Grind" | John Paragon | Chris Baena | October 7, 1995 (1995-10-07) |
| 27 | 4 | "One on One" | James Lemmo | Timothy Scott Bogart | October 14, 1995 (1995-10-14) |
| 28 | 5 | "Mermaid" | Joel Bender | Guy Toubes | October 21, 1995 (1995-10-21) |
| 29 | 6 | "Barry" | John Paragon | Randy Anderson | October 28, 1995 (1995-10-28) |
| 30 | 7 | "Down South" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | November 3, 1995 (1995-11-03) |
| 31 | 8 | "Sea No Evil" | Corey Michael | Chris Baena | November 10, 1995 (1995-11-10) |
| 32 | 9 | "Natural Born Surfers" | Robert Radler | James Hereth & Chris Baena | November 17, 1995 (1995-11-17) |
| 33 | 10 | "Thank Heaven for Little Girls" | John Grant Weil | Tom Bogart & Chris Baena | November 24, 1995 (1995-11-24) |
| 34 | 11 | "Bikini Patrol" | Joel Bender | Chris Baena | December 2, 1995 (1995-12-02) |
| 35 | 12 | "The Curse of the High Tide" | Wings Hauser | Chris Baena | January 20, 1996 (1996-01-20) |
| 36 | 13 | "Beach Blanket Werewolf" | Sean Christopher | Chris Baena | January 27, 1996 (1996-01-27) |
| 37 | 14 | "A Three Hour Tour" | Robert Radler | Chris Baena | February 3, 1996 (1996-02-03) |
| 38 | 15 | "Old Friends" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | February 10, 1996 (1996-02-10) |
| 39 | 16 | "Out of the Ashes" | Fritz Kiersch | Rhonda Smiley | February 17, 1996 (1996-02-17) |
| 40 | 17 | "Sunspirit" | Tyler Casey | Louise Kobrak & Darek Wells | February 24, 1996 (1996-02-24) |
| 41 | 18 | "Code Name: Scorpion" | John Grant Weil | Chris Baena | March 2, 1996 (1996-03-02) |
| 42 | 19 | "Sins of the Mother" | Robert Radler | Matthew Rosenberg & Rhonda Smiley | April 20, 1996 (1996-04-20) |
| 43 | 20 | "Bad Influence" | Sean Christopher | Genia Shipman | April 27, 1996 (1996-04-27) |
| 44 | 21 | "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 1" | John Paragon | Chris Baena | May 4, 1996 (1996-05-04) |
| 45 | 22 | "Anything, Anytime, Anywhere: Part 2" | Robert Radler | Chris Baena | May 11, 1996 (1996-05-11) |
| 46 | 23 | "Big Brother" | William Clark | Chris Baena | May 18, 1996 (1996-05-18) |
| 47 | 24 | "Vintage Tide" | Rex Piano | Rhonda Smiley | May 25, 1996 (1996-05-25) |
| 48 | 25 | "Dead Reckoning" | Rex Piano | Chris Baena | June 1, 1996 (1996-06-01) |

### Season 3 (1996–97)

| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
| 49 | 1 | "Starting Over" | Chris O'Neill | Chris Baena | September 21, 1996 (1996-09-21) |
| 50 | 2 | "Deep Blue C-Notes" | Unknown | Unknown | September 28, 1996 (1996-09-28) |
| 51 | 3 | "The Booster Club" | Unknown | Unknown | October 5, 1996 (1996-10-05) |
| 52 | 4 | "Killshot" | Unknown | Unknown | October 12, 1996 (1996-10-12) |
| 53 | 5 | "Goodbye, Mr. Chip" | Unknown | Unknown | October 19, 1996 (1996-10-19) |
| 54 | 6 | "University Blues: Part 1" | Unknown | Timothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy Toubes | October 26, 1996 (1996-10-26) |
| 55 | 7 | "University Blues: Part 2" | Unknown | Timothy Scott Bogart & James Hereth & Guy Toubes | November 2, 1996 (1996-11-02) |
| 56 | 8 | "Sun, Surf and Homicide" | Unknown | Unknown | November 9, 1996 (1996-11-09) |
| 57 | 9 | "Someone to Watch Over Me" | Joel Bender | Chris Baena | November 16, 1996 (1996-11-16) |
| 58 | 10 | "Mission Improbable" | Unknown | Unknown | November 23, 1996 (1996-11-23) |
| 59 | 11 | "Dr. Feelgood" | Unknown | Unknown | December 7, 1996 (1996-12-07) |
| 60 | 12 | "Two Barretts and a Baby" | Unknown | James Hereth | January 18, 1997 (1997-01-18) |
| 61 | 13 | "The Old Flame" | Unknown | Unknown | January 25, 1997 (1997-01-25) |
| 62 | 14 | "Open House" | Unknown | Unknown | February 1, 1997 (1997-02-01) |
| 63 | 15 | "Little Black Book" | Unknown | Unknown | February 8, 1997 (1997-02-08) |
| 64 | 16 | "A Rock and a Hard Place" | Jimmy Huston | Chris Baena | February 15, 1997 (1997-02-15) |
| 65 | 17 | "Big Stakeout at Oxnard" | Unknown | Unknown | February 22, 1997 (1997-02-22) |
| 66 | 18 | "Girl On the Run" | Unknown | Unknown | March 1, 1997 (1997-03-01) |
| 67 | 19 | "Desperate Friday" | Unknown | Unknown | April 19, 1997 (1997-04-19) |
| 68 | 20 | "Dead Men Don't Snore" | Unknown | Unknown | April 26, 1997 (1997-04-26) |
| 69 | 21 | "Ghost Story" | Unknown | Unknown | May 3, 1997 (1997-05-03) |
| 70 | 22 | "A Stitch in Time" | Unknown | Unknown | May 10, 1997 (1997-05-10) |
| 71 | 23 | "Up And Away" | Unknown | Unknown | May 17, 1997 (1997-05-17) |
| 72 | 24 | "Memories" | Unknown | Unknown | May 24, 1997 (1997-05-24) |

## Production

George Segal appeared in a prominent recurring role in the first season, starting with the pilot. Though the first season was filmed in Auckland, New Zealand, the latter two seasons were filmed in California. Guest stars included Lucy Lawless, Sally Kirkland, Denise Richards, Thomas Jane, Patrick Wayne, and John Pinette.

## Episode status

As of 2022, the series is currently available for streaming online on Crackle in the United States and the CTV Television Network's streaming service, CTV Throwback in Canada.