Sydney is an American sitcom television series starring Valerie Bertinelli, Matthew Perry, and Craig Bierko that aired on CBS from March 21 to June 25, 1990. It was created and written by Michael J. Wilson and Douglas Wyman. This series marked Valerie Bertinelli's first return to the network in a starring role since One Day at a Time concluded its nine-season run in May 1984.
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Premise
Sydney Kells (Valerie Bertinelli), a private investigator from a family of police officers, relocates her one-woman private detective agency from New York City to her small hometown. There, Sydney struggles to balance her personal and professional life. Her main client is an uptight lawyer, Matt Keating (Craig Bierko), with whom she shares sexual chemistry. Her over-protective brother Billy (Matthew Perry), a rookie officer, tries to help her when he can. Sydney and her best friend Jill (Rebeccah Bush) frequent a neighborhood bar run by Ray (Barney Martin), her father's old police partner.
Cast
Valerie Bertinelli as Sydney Kells
Matthew Perry as Billy Kells
Craig Bierko as Matt Keating
Barney Martin as Ray
Rebeccah Bush as Jill
Perry Anzilotti as Perry
Daniel Baldwin as Cheezy
Georgia Brown as Linda Kells
Theme song
Bertinelli convinced then-husband Eddie Van Halen to grant permission for the Van Halen song "Finish What Ya Started" to be used as the opening theme song to Sydney.