The Big Easy — Season 1, Episode 12: Big Life
Drama, Crime • 43 min • 2 seasons, 35 episodes • ★ 9.0/10
Episode synopsis
On the night of Marti Gras, Remy finds himself held hostage at his hangout, the Blue Spot Bar, by an escaped convict, named Lyle Tillman (Silas Weir Mitchell), who seeks to prove his innocence of a murder-robbery the previous year while Lyle's very pregnant wife, Grace, holds C.D. hostage in his office at the police station as another bargaining chip leading to Darlene (stuck wearing a Little Bo Peep costume) as well as Anne (stuck in a Marie Antoinette costume) to try to help defuse the situation while Smiley finds himself the errand boy between the two standoffs while Hawkins assembles a group of SWAT men (stuck in clown costumes) to plan a brash assault on the bar in spite of the situation.
About The Big Easy
The Big Easy television series was inspired by the film of the same name from 1987. The show premiered on the USA Cable Network August 11, 1996. Tony Crane played New Orleans police lieutenant/detective Remy McSwain, Susan Walters played state district attorney Anne Osbourne and Barry Corbin played police chief C.D. LeBlanc. Daniel Petrie Jr. was the executive producer of the series. 35 episodes were broadcast over two seasons. The series takes place in New Orleans, Louisiana and was shot on location.