V.I.P. (American TV series)
American television series
V.I.P. is an American action comedy television series created by J. F. Lawton. The series stars Pamela Anderson as Vallery Irons, a woman who accidentally saves a celebrity and then is hired by a real bodyguard agency V.I.P. a.k.a. Vallery Irons Protection. Anderson served as an executive producer of the series. It aired in syndication for four seasons from 1998 to 2002.
Synopsis
Anderson stars as Vallery Irons, a woman who accidentally saves a celebrity and then is hired by a real bodyguard agency (V.I.P. a.k.a. Vallery Irons Protection) as a famous figurehead while the rest of the agency's professionals work to solve cases. Her lack of investigation skills ends up defeating the antagonists in every episode.
The other team members are an assortment of people of different backgrounds: a former member of the KGB, CIA, FBI, a computer expert, a former law officer, a former street boxer/martial artist and, later, a karate master/stuntman joined.
The series uses a mixture of action, comedy, and camp, with Anderson often poking fun at her tabloid image.
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