A friend of mine turned me on to a Netflix series titled Man on the Inside. The show is a comedy about a retiree turned amateur private investigator trying to find a thief in a Senior Living Community. Since my friend’s husband is associated with the production, I decided to support his efforts and watch a couple of episodes. I’m glad I did.
The series stars Ted Danson as the inept detective, Charles Nieuwendyk. Danson is known to most people as Sam, the womanizing bartender, in the iconic comedy series, Cheers. Academy Award-winning actress Mary Steenburgen plays his love interest. I was pleased to see other faces I recognized. They are veteran performers from stage, television, and film I hadn’t seen on screen for quite a while.
Sally Struthers, who played Archie Bunker’s daughter, Gloria, in the television series All in the Family, has a recurring role in the show, as does Lori Tan Chin, who was in the award-winning series, Orange Is the New Black. Also in the Netflix series are Tony nominated actor, Stephen McKinley Henderson, who played opposite Denzel Washington on stage and in the film Fences. I also spotted Margaret Avery, who played Shug in the movie The Color Purple, and ...