By Paul Henninger

Okay, Harvey Bennett,
executive producer of Six
Million Dollar Man, when last
we talked you didn't hold out
much hope of Lindsay Wagner
ever returning as bionic woman
Jaime Sommers. Now, not only
is she to appear in a two-parter
in mid-January with Lee
Majors but she's going into her
own series. What happened?
"Well, we made a deal under
rather rapid, impressive circumstances,"
replies Bennett.
"Lindsay recognized the full
impact of how many people had
seen her and liked her."
That—and a huge chunk of
money, of course—was enough
of an inducement for her to
return. She will not be a female
Steve Austin—with vigorous
running and jumping bionics—
this time, but instead will lead a
double life.

"She will be deposited in her
hometown (Ojai, Calif.),
become a teacher on an Air
Force base, with children of
servicemen in her class. She
will live in a kind of rustic
setting on a property owned by
Steve's parents who, you'll
recall, were like foster parents
to her," Bennett adds.

From this environment she
will be whisked away by Oscar
Goldman from time to time to do
occasional missions! An
operation has stabilized her
memory. She will recall her
romance with Steve, but not the
emotion that went with it. This
opens the way for more
romantic interludes for the new
Jaime Sommers.

On the subject of
crossovers—Steve on Jaime's
series and vice versa—Bennett
says he hopes they will occur.
"We can't guarantee it. We're
trying to work out the complicated
details."