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Both vehicles are equipped with mobile radio telephones at a time when such devices are uncommon and expensive. While he has a limousine and driver, he also owns and sometimes drives an antique 1941 Packard convertible. Recurring characters include insurance company executive Cavanaugh ( George Murdock), Banacek's rival and some-time love interest Carlie Kirkland ( Christine Belford), and another insurance investigator/rival Fennyman/Henry DeWitt ( Linden Chiles).īanacek lives on historic Beacon Hill in Boston. He is also the series' only character to ever call Banacek by his first name. Murray Matheson plays seller of rare books and information source Felix Mulholland, a character always ready with a droll remark and who exhibits a passion for chess and jigsaw puzzles. The name "Banaczek" (as pronounced in the show) is actually quite rare in Poland. Another recurring gag is for other characters-particularly his rivals- to mispronounce his name deliberately. Drury is never at a loss for a potential solution that Banacek always manages to shoot down with his very next line. Part of the joke is that Ralph Manza, as Banacek's chauffeur Jay Drury, will often ask "What does it mean, Boss?" Banacek also has a running agreement with his chauffeur for a 10% share of Banacek's 10% if he solved the crime.
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