Angela's Eyes
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Angela's Eyes is an American
drama
that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season.
Broadcast in the UK on Five's digital channel Five Life
in 2007.
Re-runs of the series are to be shown weekly on Five's other digital channel Five USA from Saturday 5th September 2009 @ 8pm. Narrative repeats due to air the following day on Five USA at around 4pm.
agent who had a gift for knowing when people were lying
by reading their body language
. Her imprisoned parents Colin and Lydia Anderson were the two most notorious spies in the U.S. After an adolescence haunted by their mistakes, Angela decided to put her gift of seeing liars to good use and spend her time putting away the 'bad guys'.
The show starred Abigail Spencer
as Angela Henson, Lyriq Bent
as Angela's partner, Special Agent Leo Jenkins, and Joe Cobden as 'techno geek' Dozer, Angela's college buddy, one of the few people she could trust.
" excluding Pilot.
United States
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drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
that premiered on July 16, 2006 on Lifetime TV and ran for 13 episodes. The show aired Sundays at 10 pm. Lifetime announced that the show would not be picked up for a second season.
Broadcast in the UK on Five's digital channel Five Life
Five Life
5* is a television channel in the United Kingdom owned by Northern & Shell. The channel was launched as "Five Life" on 15 October 2006, and was rebranded as "Fiver" on 28 April 2008, and "5*" on 7 March 2011. The channel is available on digital television via Freeview, Sky, TalkTalk TV and Virgin...
in 2007.
Re-runs of the series are to be shown weekly on Five's other digital channel Five USA from Saturday 5th September 2009 @ 8pm. Narrative repeats due to air the following day on Five USA at around 4pm.
Premise
Angela's Eyes followed Angela Henson (a.k.a. Angela Anderson), an FBIFederal Bureau of Investigation
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is an agency of the United States Department of Justice that serves as both a federal criminal investigative body and an internal intelligence agency . The FBI has investigative jurisdiction over violations of more than 200 categories of federal crime...
agent who had a gift for knowing when people were lying
Lying
Lying may refer to:* Lie — a deliberate untruth.* Lying a 2011 book by neuroscientist Sam Harris* Lying — a horizontal position* Lying — a 2006 film* Lying — a song by Australian band, Amy Meredith...
by reading their body language
Body language
Body language is a form of non-verbal communication, which consists of body posture, gestures, facial expressions, and eye movements. Humans send and interpret such signals almost entirely subconsciously....
. Her imprisoned parents Colin and Lydia Anderson were the two most notorious spies in the U.S. After an adolescence haunted by their mistakes, Angela decided to put her gift of seeing liars to good use and spend her time putting away the 'bad guys'.
The show starred Abigail Spencer
Abigail Spencer
Abigail Leigh Spencer is an American actress. Her first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on All My Children. She later starred in Lifetime Television's original series Angela's Eyes, which was cancelled on December 1, 2006...
as Angela Henson, Lyriq Bent
Lyriq Bent
Lyriq Bent is a Canadian actor that is perhaps best known for portraying Lieutenant Daniel Rigg in Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV.-Life and career:...
as Angela's partner, Special Agent Leo Jenkins, and Joe Cobden as 'techno geek' Dozer, Angela's college buddy, one of the few people she could trust.
Main cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Abigail Spencer Abigail Spencer Abigail Leigh Spencer is an American actress. Her first major acting role was playing Rebecca "Becca" Tyree on All My Children. She later starred in Lifetime Television's original series Angela's Eyes, which was cancelled on December 1, 2006... |
Special Agent Special agent Special agent is usually the title for a detective or investigator for a state, county, municipal, federal or tribal government. An agent is a worker for any federal agency, and a secret agent is one who works for an intelligence agency.... Angela Anderson (Henson) |
| Lyriq Bent Lyriq Bent Lyriq Bent is a Canadian actor that is perhaps best known for portraying Lieutenant Daniel Rigg in Saw II, Saw III, and Saw IV.-Life and career:... |
Leo Jenkins |
| Joe Cobden | Dozer |
| Rick Roberts Rick Roberts (actor) Rick Roberts is a Canadian actor. His most substantial role to date is as Donald D'Arby in the series Traders, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award. He played Elizabeth Berkley's husband in the Lifetime made-for-television movie Student Seduction. Roberts has also appeared in L.A... |
Gene Taylor |
| Paul Popowich Paul Popowich -Biography:Popowich was born in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada and was raised in Stoney Creek, Ontario. In high school, he studied dramatic art and played classical piano... |
Jerry Henson |
| Boyd Gaines Boyd Gaines Boyd Payne Gaines is an American stage, film, and television actor.Gaines was born in Atlanta, Georgia, to Ida and James Gaines. He has appeared in a number of films and television shows, including Fame, L.A... |
Colin Anderson |
| Alberta Watson Alberta Watson Faith Susan Alberta Watson , known professionally as Alberta Watson, is a Canadian movie and television series actress.-Early life:... |
Lydia Anderson |
Episodes
Every title of the episodes contains the word "eyeEye
Eyes are organs that detect light and convert it into electro-chemical impulses in neurons. The simplest photoreceptors in conscious vision connect light to movement...
" excluding Pilot.
| # | Title | Original airdate | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pilot | July 16, 2006 | Angela finds a millionaire's missing wife and exposes a plan to launder her husband's money. Angela's romance with new boyfriend Peter is threatened by her trust issues. And a visit to her father in prison leads Angela to the family's time capsule... only to find it has recently been removed. |
| 2 | "Eyes for Windows" | July 23, 2006 | Angela saves a news anchor from a crazed stalker but a sudden realization leads to her abandoning Peter at her friend's wedding. Frustrated by her suspicious nature, he ends the relationship. Jerry, her trouble-making brother, who believes their parents are innocent, makes an unexpected visit. |
| 3 | "In God's Eyes" | July 30, 2006 | Angela usually has no problems interrogating witnesses and suspects, but she finds it challenging to question a priest covering up for someone else. Lydia is sick and needs her daughter's bone marrow to survive, which puts Angela in a quandary. |
| 4 | "Eyes of the Father" | August 6, 2006 | While in hospital for the bone marrow transplant, Angela meets a medical intern named Dylan; they have instant chemistry. Angela is surprised to see her boss Gene and her mother meeting in the hospital room. Gene has clearly been keeping secrets. |
| 5 | "Undercover Eyes" | August 13, 2006 | Angela goes undercover as a substitute teacher at a high school to bust a drug ring. She comes close to death, but is rescued by her partner Leo just in time. Angela tries to make amends with Gene, even though he is still not being honest about his visits to her mother. |
| 6 | "Political Eyes" | August 20, 2006 | Angela spends her birthday searching for a missing opera singer. Dylan patiently waits to spend time with her; he gets her a nice birthday present. Later her brother Jerry arrives with the family time capsule. Inside it is a photo of their parents with a mystery man. |
| 7 | "Open Your Eyes" | August 27, 2006 | The team faces one of their most dangerous assignments yet: they must recover a deadly virus that is being held for ransom. Angela meets the mystery man from her parent's past. He claims her parents are innocent, that they were working with the U.S. government to protect Russian defectors, but he is murdered before he has the chance to prove it. |
| 8 | "Blue-Eye Blues" | September 10, 2006 | Angela helps free an abducted teenager, but the victim is reluctant to identify her captor. Angela realizes the girl is still under her kidnapper's spell and manages to prevent her from becoming a suicide bomber. Angela's mother gives her a cryptic message which leads her to a mysterious Russian document. Dylan tells Gene he can no longer spy on Angela as he has fallen in love with her. |
| 9 | "Lyin' Eyes" | September 17, 2006 | Angela is shot at home. As she struggles to survive, flashbacks show her recruitment to the FBI and her first case, in which she uses her body-reading ability to win at poker. Gene visits Lydia again, and promises to keep the truth from Angela. Jerry discovers Dylan's treachery. |
| 10 | "Eyes Wide Shut" | September 24, 2006 | Leo's friend, an undercover police officer, is killed. His honesty is questioned, but the truth surprises Leo. Angela worries about her missing boyfriend. |
| 11 | "In Your Eyes" | October 1, 2006 | Angela's friend and partner, technical wizard Dozer, is aboard a hijacked plane, and must handle the negotiation. Angela confronts Lydia about her lies. Her ex-boyfriend Peter resurfaces. |
| 12 | "The Camera's Eye" | October 8, 2006 | Angela becomes involved with the art world when a controversial artist is killed and one of his paintings stolen. An assassin from the past is at large. Jerry tries to decrypt the Russian documents but then they are stolen. |
| 13 | "Eyes on the Prize" | October 15, 2006 | The Russian documents seem to be related to the death of the local fixer. Angela hopes to learn the truth about her parents at last. |