When was Starsky and Hutch on UK?

Release Dates

USA 30 April 1975
Netherlands 21 April 1976
UK 23 April 1976
West Germany 11 January 1978
France 10 June 1978

What was Starsky and Hutch’s real name?

The series’ protagonists were two Southern California police detectives: David Michael Starsky (Paul Michael Glaser), the dark-haired, Brooklyn transplant and U.S. Army veteran, with a street-wise manner and intense, sometimes childlike moodiness; and Kenneth Richard “Hutch” Hutchinson (David Soul), the divorced, blond …

What city was Starsky and Hutch in?

Bay City
Two streetwise undercover cops in the fictional city of Bay City, California in 1975 bust drug criminals with the help of underworld boss Huggy Bear. The film is a prequel to the television series, as it portrays Starsky and Hutch being first partnered.

Are David Soul and Paul Michael Glaser still friends?

‘ David and Paul have remained steadfast friends since first appearing in the show 41 years ago, and the pair had planned a special event to celebrate the milestone.

What engine was in the Starsky and Hutch car?

351 Windsor V-8
The Ford Motor Company capitalized on the TV car’s popularity in 1976 when it produced a limited-edition ”Starsky and Hutch” Gran Torino. About 1,000 fans could buy official cosmetic replicas of the show car, fitted with standard 351 Windsor V-8 engines, dual racing mirrors and deluxe bumpers.

What happened to David Soul from Starsky and Hutch?

His addiction also drove him to financial hardship, so now he lives a quiet life in London with his current wife Helen Snell; they met in 2002 and married in 2010. He also had to have cancer removed from his left lung, but doesn’t let anything keep him from yearly visits to the States to visit family.