Vega$ The Way to Live (Season 1, Episode 21)
TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Vega$

The Way to Live (Season 1, Episode 21)

TV Episode | 49 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

Daredevil Shara Stanley's drunken mechanic Bill Woods tries to talk her out of a dangerous stunt because her beneficiaries plan to sabotage it and have her killed so they can collect on her insurance.

Director

Don Chaffey

Writers

Michael Mann (creator) | Burton Armus (written by) (executive story consultant)

Producer

Philip D. Fehrle (as Phil Fehrle)

Composer

Cinematographer

Editor

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Edit Released

Updated May 2, 1979

Release date

May 2, 1979 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy Award. Another 4 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
15 cast members

Name	Known for
Robert Urich Dan Tanna Dan Tanna See fewer	Lonesome Dove (1989)
Greg Morris Lt. David Nelson Lt. David Nelson See fewer	Mission: Impossible (1966)
Bart Braverman Bobby 'Binzer' Borso Bobby 'Binzer' Borso See fewer	20 Million Miles to Earth (1957)
Phyllis Davis Beatrice Travis Beatrice Travis See fewer	Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (1970)
Naomi Stevens Sgt. Bella Archer Sgt. Bella Archer See fewer	The Apartment (1960)
Marlyn Mason Shara Stanley Shara Stanley See fewer	Model Rules (2008)
Tom Urich Grant Packer Grant Packer See fewer	Murder at 1600 (1997)
Kenneth Tobey Bill Woods (as Ken Tobey) Bill Woods (as Ken Tobey) See fewer	The Thing from Another World (1951)
Wilfrid Hyde-White Matt Tolan (as Wilfred Hyde-White) Matt Tolan (as Wilfred Hyde-White) See fewer	My Fair Lady (1964)
Norman Alden Coleman Coleman See fewer	Back to the Future (1985)
Robert Lussier Fields Fields See fewer	Mr. Mom (1983)
Jeffry Druce Clerk (as Jeff Druce) Clerk (as Jeff Druce) See fewer	Desperate Waters (2019)
Jason Wingreen Drake Drake See fewer	Archie Bunker's Place (1979)
Richard S. Calvert Announcer Announcer See fewer	Vega$ (1978)
Tom Willett Gambler (uncredited) Gambler (uncredited) See fewer	Dear John (1988)