Dellaventura

Dellaventura is an American crime drama television series created by Richard Di Lello, Julian Neil and Bernard L. Nussbaumer, that aired on CBS from September 23, 1997, to January 13, 1998. The show was based on the life of NYPD detective Anthony Dellaventura.

Premise

A former NYPD detective now works as a private detective, taking on cases in which the bureaucratic legal system has failed.

Cast

Danny Aiello as Anthony Dellaventura
Rick Aiello as Teddy Naples
Byron Keith Minns as Jonas Deeds
Anne Ramsay as Geri Zarias

Reception

Dellaventura was described as "essentially a rip-off" of The Equalizer.
A review in the TV Guide noted: