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LACE

CBS Entertainment / 2x90m-e / 1984

Writer: Elliott Baker / Novel: Shirley Conran / Director: Billy Hale 

Drama serial. A would be Hollywood starlet embarks on a search for her natural mother. A sequel(Lace II) quickly followed, concerning the girl Lili's search for her father.

With:- PHOEBE CATES as Lili / ARIELLE DOMBASLE as Maxine / BESS ARMSTRONG as Judy / BROOKE ADAMS as Pagan / ANTHONY QUAYLE as Dr Geneste

CBS/Herbert B. Leonard/ TCF / 15x30m-e / 27 October 1980 - 21 February 1981 (initially seen Mondays @ 8.30pm and then Saturdays at 9.30pm)

Producers: Herbert B. Leonard, Lee Miller, Michael Loman, 

Sitcom. Single parent Alan Thackeray works for the all female staffed (apart from him of course) magazine Women's Life. Alan had an 8 year old daughter, Amy and a housekeeper called Betty. The other key woman in his life was his editor Elaine Holstein.

With:- LAWRENCE PRESSMAN as Alan Thackeray / LOUISE SOREL as Elaine Holstein / KAREN MORROW as Betty Brill / NATASHA RYAN as Amy Thackeray / HERB EDELMAN as Reggie / SIMONE GRIFFITH as Gretchen / ALLISON ARGO as Susan / BETTY KENNEDY as Andrea 

L.A. DOCTORS

CBS / x60 minute episodes / 21 Sep 1998 – 10 May 1999 (Mondays @ 10.00pm )  

Medical drama. This soap styled drama concerned itself with the lives of three LA doctors, Roger Cattan, Tim Lonner and Evan Newman, who set up their own private practice with the motivating factor of helping people rather than lining their pockets. Cattan however was often at odds with his partners over just how altruistic they should be. A fourth member of the team was quickly recruited in the shape of Sarah Church (Sarah had a problematic life in the show; a failing marriage and then the discovery she was pregnant, later she began an affair with Evan but a tragic end lay in store for her in the final episode – death in a car accident).  The biggest development in later episodes of the show was the guys being embezzled by their business manager.

With:- KEN OLIN as Dr Roger Cattan / MATT CRAVEN as Dr Tim Lonner / RICK ROBERTS as Dr Evan Newman / SHERYL LEE as Dr Sarah Church / JOSEPH ASHTON as Nick Newman / REBECCA RIGG as Kelly Newman / DEIRDRE O’CONNELL as Susann Blum / MELORA WALTERS as Felicity / JUDITH SCOTT as Nina Morris / COBY BELL as Patrick Owen / PATRICIA WETTIG as Eleanor Riggs / TALIA BALSAM as Julie Lonner / ERICA JIMENEZ-ALVARADO as Eva (1998) / VANESSA JIMENEZ-ALVARADO as Christine (1998)  

LADY BLUE

ABC / 1x120 minutes / X 60 minute episodes / September 15, 1985 – January 25, 1986 .  

Crime drama series. Detective Katy Mahoney takes no prisoners as she works the crime filled streets of Chicago . Lady Blue garnered quite a bit of criticism for the sometimes overly violent action.  

With:- JAMIE ROSE as Det. Katy Mahoney / DANNY AIELLO as Chief Det. Terry McNichols / RON DEAN as Sgt. Gina Ginelli / BRUCE A. YOUNG as Cassady / RALPH FOODY as Capt. Flynn

L.A FIREFIGHTERS 

FOX / X 60 minute episodes / 3 June 1996 – 8 July, 1996  

Drama. Short lived would be soaper about the crew of firefighters working out of LA’s station 132. Head of the battalion was Chief Dick Coffey whilst two women Erin and Kay faced up to life in the tradionally male environment. As much concerned with the private lives of the squad this show, which lasted barely a month, was very similar to the UK show London ’s Burning.  

With: - JARROD EMICK as Capt. Jack Malloy / CHRISTINE ELISE as Erin Coffey / MIGUEL SANDOVAL as Bernie Ramirez / BRIAN SMIAR as Capt. Dick Coffey / CARLTON WILBORN as Ray Grimes / ALEXNDRA HENDISON as Kay Rizzo /  BRIAN LECKNER as J. B. Baker / MICHAEL GALLAGHER as Lenny Rose / ELIZABETH MITCHELL as Laura Malloy / CHINA KANTNER as Flame /  VICELLOUS REON SHANNON as Bobby Grimes / PETER CROMBIE as Mike / KATHRYN MORRIS as Helen Regan / MEREDITH SLAENGER as Michelle Goldstein / CARMEN ARGENZIANO as Cerone  

USA Network / x60m-e / 1997-2000

Creator: Joel Surnow / Theme Music: Mark Snow / Executive Producer: Jay Firestone ? First episode broadcast 13 January 1997

Action adventure series. Exploits of a trained female government assassin. Nikita is a former convict recruited into a secret government agency known as Section One. Based on the film (two actually - a French original and a US remake).

With:- PETA WILSON as Nikita / ROY DUPUIS as Michael Samuelle / EUGENE ROBERT GLAZER as Paul / ALBERTA WATSON as Madeline / MATTHEW FERGUSON as Seymour Birkoff / DON FRANCKS as Walter

NBC-TCF / 150x60m-e / 1986-94 (3 October 86 - 19 May 94 / Fridays 10.00pm season 1 then Thursdays 10.00pm 

Creators: Steven Bochco, Terry Louise Fisher / Music: Mike Post / Executive Producers: Steven Bochco, David E. Kelly, Rick Wallace, Gregory Hoblit.

Crime drama series. Cases if the attorneys at Los Angeles law firm McKenzie, Brackman, Chaney and Kuzak. The large ensemble cast were each given plenty of screen time and the show devoted as much time to the lawyer's personal lives as it did to their professional ones. Over the years cast members came and went with alarming regularity with several leaving to set up practice on their own (including Abby Perkins and Michael Kuzack). Intriguingly two characters from the show Civil Wars crossed over into this show, the two were Eli Levinson and Denise Ianello. The name of the law firm also changed several times ti take in the various cast changes.

With:- RICHARD DYSART as Leland McKenzie / ALAN RACHINS as Douglas Brackman Jr / HARRY HAMLIN as Michael Kuzak (1986-91) / SUSAN DEY as Grace Van Owen (1986-92) / JILL EIKENBERRY as Ann Kelsey / MICHAEL TUCKER as Stuart Markowitz / CORBIN BERNSEN as Arnie Becker / JIMMY SMITS as Victor Sifuentes (1986-91) / MICHELE GREENE as Abby Perkins (1986-91) / ELLEN DRAKE as Elizabeth Brand(1986-88) / LARRY DRAKE as Benny Stulwicz (1987-94) / BLAIR UNDERWOOD as Jonathan Rollins (1987-94) / NANCY VAWTER as Dorothy Wyler (1989) / DIANA MULDAUR as Rosalind Shays (1989-91) / JENNIFER HETRICK as Corrine Hammond (1989-91) / RENEE JONES as Diane Moses (1989-90) / AMANDA DONOHOE as Cara Jean (C.J.) Lamb (1990-92) / JOHN SPENCER as Tommy Mullaney (1990-94) / CECIL HOFFMAN as Zoey Clemmons (1991-92) / TOM VERICA as Billy Castroverti (1991-92) / ALAN ROSENBERG as Eli Levinson (1993-94) / DEBI MAZAR as Denise Lanello (1993-94)      

ABC/Paramount/Sandler-Burns / 52x30m-e / 1970-71

Creator: Mike Marmer, Stan Burns / Titles: Douglas Carr / Animals supplied by Frank Inn 

Bizarre (it has to be said) crime comedy drama series. The cases of chimpanzee secret agent Lancelot Link and his regular battles with the evil that is CHUMP, headed by the Baron. The show was exactly the same as the PG Tips ads in that the chimps did human like things.

Voices by Dayton Allen, Joanie Gerber, Bernie Kopell, Malachi Throne, Steven Hoffman,

CBS / 51x60 minute episodes / 1968- 1970 First Episode Broadcast: September 4 68

Creator: Sam Peeples / Theme Music: Jerome Moross / Producers: Sam Wanamaker, Alan A. Armer 

Western drama series. In 1870's California, Murdoch Lancer and his sons Johnny and Scott are determined to keep their ranch out of the hands of land barons. Johnny Scott didn't initially live with their father, having grown up with different mothers and having vastly different backgrounds, Johnny was handy with a gun whilst Scott was fresh out of college. Another Lancer was introduced late towards the end of the second and final season in the shape of hillbilly Chad Lancer. 

With:- JAMES STACY as Johnny Madrid Lancer / WAYNE MAUNDER as Scott Lancer / ANDREW DUGGAN as Murdoch Lancer / ELIZABETH BAUR as Teresa O’Brien / PAUL BRINEGAR as Jelly Hoskins / JOHN BECK as Chad Lancer (1970)

ABC/TCF/Irwin Allen / 51x60m-e / 1968-70

Creator/Executive Producer: Irwin Allen / Producers: Irwin Allen, Bruce Fowler 

Scifi drama series. The passengers and crew of a sub-orbital craft called "Spindrift" enter a spacewarp and find themselves on an Earth identical to their own except everything is twelve times bigger.

With:- GARY CONWAY as Steve Burton / DON MARSHALL as Don Erickson / HEATHER YOUNG as Betty Hamilton / KURT KAZNER as Alexander Fitzhugh / DON MATHESON as Mark Wilson / DEANNA LUND as Valerie Scott

THE LANGOLIERS

mini-series (180m total) / 1995

Writer/Director: Tom Holland / Based on novella by Stephen King

Scifi Thriller mini series. Ten passengers awaken from a nap on an aeroplane to find everyone else on board is missing.

With:- PATRICIA WETTIG as Laurel Stevenson / DEAN STOCKWELL as Bob Jenkins / DAVID MORSE as Brian Engle / MARK LINDSAY CHAPMAN as Nick Hopewell / FRANKIE FAISON as Don Gaffney / BAXTER HARRIS as Rudy Warwick / KIMBER RIDDLE as Bethany Simms / CHRISTOPHER COLLET as Albert Kaussner / KATE MABERLY as Dinah Bellman / BRONSON PINCHOT as Craig Toomy / TOM HOLLAND as Harker

NBC-Universal-Heyday / 4x90 minute episodes / 22 January - 24 April 1977

Producer: Leonard B. Stern / Characters: Harry Kemelman / Music: Leonard Rosenman 

Crime drama series. A police chief and a rabbi team up to solve crimes in the small town of Cameron in California. Based on the novels by Harry Kemelman and a late entry in NBC's Mystery Movie series, it appeared roughly once a month in rotation with McCloud, Columbo and McMillan. Art Carney's real life daughter Barbara appeared as local journalist Bobbie Whittaker. For more details see the episode guide here. 

With:- ART CARNEY as Chief Paul Lanigan / BRUCE SOLOMON as Rabbi David Small / JANIS PAIGE as Kate Lanigan / JANET MARGOLIN as Miriam Small / BARBARA CARNEY as Bobbie Wittaker / ROBERT DOYLE as Lt. Osgood

L.A.P.D. LIFE ON THE BEAT

Syndicated / x30 minute episodes / 1995-99  

This reality style TV show was very similar to the Fox show Cops following the real life exploits of the cops working for the Los Angeles Police Department.  The show focused on all aspects of police work from the boys in the frontline on the beat to profiles of the Bomb squad to a look at the work of the missing persons bureau.

NBC-Revue / 124x60 minute episodes / September 15, 1959 – September 17, 1963

Producers: John Champion, Richard Lewis, Robert Pirosh / Theme Music: Cyril Mockridge 

Western drama series. In 1870's Wyoming, following the death of their father, two young brothers carry on the running of the family ranch. Helping out the boys were drifter Jess Harper 

With:- JOHN SMITH as Slim Sherman / ROBERT FULLER as Jess Harper / HOAGY CARMICHAEL as Jonesy / BOBBY CRAWFORD, Jr. as Andy Sherman / DENNIS HOLMES as Mike Williams / SPRING BYINGTON as Daisy Cooper / STUART RANDALL as Mort Corey

NBC-Universal / 56x60 minute episodes / September 16, 1965 – September 1, 1967

Western drama series. Stories of a trio of Texas Rangers, the three worked for Company B, middle aged former Union Army Officer Reese Bennett was the leader of the trio whilst Chad Cooper and Joe Riley were his much younger partners. Riley was a former gunfighter and Cooper had issues in trying to track down the gunrunners who were responsible for the death of most of his platoon when he was in the Border Patrol. The show ran for two seasons and for season two new Ranger Erik Hunter came on board.

With:- NEVILLE BRAND as Reese Bennett / PETER BROWN as Chad Cooper / WILLIAM SMITH as Joe Riley / PHILIP CAREY as Capt. Edward Parmalee / ROBERT WOLDERS as Erik Hunter (1966-67)

HBO/Brillstein-Grey / 98x30m-e 1x60m-e / 1992-98

Creators: Garry Shandling, Dennis B. Klein / Producer: John Ziffren / Executive Producers: Garry Shandling, Brad Grey 

Sitcom. Top late night chat show host Larry Sanders seems the perfect host but off screen has plenty of problems. The series mixed semi-real type chat moments which featured most of Hollywood at some point or other, with behind the scenes stuff. The show used an effective mixture of film for the behind the scenes stuff and videotape for the chat stuff.

Larry Sanders........................... GARRY SHANDLING

Artie........................................ RIP TORN

Hank Kingsley......................... JEFFREY TAMBOR

Phil......................................... WALLACE LANGHAM

Paula...................................... JEANEANE GAROFALO

Beverly.................................... PENNY JOHNSON

Jeannie Sanders(92-93)............ MEGAN GALLAGHER

Darlene(92-95)......................... LINDA DOUCET

Jerry(92-94)............................. JEREMY PIVEN

Francine(93-94)........................ KATHRYN HARROLD

Brian(95-98)............................. SCOTT THOMPSON  

LASH OF THE WEST

ABC / X 15 minute episodes / January 4, 1953 – April 26, 1953  

This early western series actually consisted of clips from the old B-Movie westerns of Lash La Rue.  New linking segements were filmed in which a modern day Lash appeared as a US Marshal telling tales about his “grandfather”. Originally made for direct syndication in 1952 but getting a run on the ABC in 1953.  

With:- LASH LA RUE as Marshal Lash La Rue / AL “FUZZY” ST. JOHN as Deputy Fuzzy Q. Jones / CLIFF TAYLOR as Flapjack / JOHN MARTIN as Stratton  

LASSIE

CBS / X 90 minute episodes / September 12, 1954 – fall 1974  

Family drama series. Unflappable and incredibly loyal and brave female collie dog Lassie who despite several changes in master always managed to be the hero of the hour. The show was long running and underwent many cast and plot changes, initially Lassie belonged to Jeff Miller but in 1957 his mother sold the farm following the death of his grandfather (actor George Cleveland having died in real life) and the Martin family became the new owners of Lassie, in 1964 the Martin’s decided to emigrate to Australia leaving Lassie behind of course, elderly Cully Wilson looked after him for a while but following his death Lassie was taken in by ranger Corey Stuart, later in 1968 two new rangers were brought in Corey Stuart and Scott Turner but the producers were moving Lassie into more of an independent streak by 1971 she was without a human companion at all, in fact 1971 was a major year for Lassie as in a seven episode arc she fell in love with a male dog and gave birth to a litter of puppies.  The show finished on CBS 12 September 1971 but continued in Syndication for a further three years and towards the end of the shows run Lassie again found herself with a human family, living on the Holden ranch in Solvang , California .

There was also an animated version called Lassie’s Rescue Rangers as well as a 1980’s revival called The New Lassie. The series of course was based on the novel by Eric Knight which in turn gave us the legendary MGM movie Lassie Come Home which starred Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowell.  

With:-  TOMMY RETTIG as Jeff Miller (1954-57) / JAN CLAYTON as Ellen Miller (1954-57)/ GEORGE CLEVELAND as “Gramps” Miller (1954-57) / DONALD KEELER as Sylvester “Porky” Brockway (1954-57) / PAUL MAXEY as Matt Brockway (1954-57) / JON PROVOST as Timmy (1957-64) / ARTHUR SPACE as Doc Weaver (1954-64) / CLORIS LEACHMAN as Ruth Martin (1957-58) / JON SHEPODD as Paul Martin (1957-58)/ GEORGE CHANDLER as Uncle Petrie Martin (1958-59) / JUNE LOCKHART as Ruth Martin (1958- 64)/ HUGH REILLY as  Paul Martin (1958- 64)/ TODD FERRELL as Boomer Bates (1958- 59)/ ANDY CLYDE as Cully Wilson (1958- 64)/  ROBERT BRAY as Corey Stuart (1964-69)/ JED ALLAN as Scott Turner (1968-70)/ JACK DE MAVE as Bob Erickson (1968-70) / RON HAYES as Garth Holden (1972-73) / SKIP BURTON as Ron Holden (1972-74) / JOSHUA ALBEE as Mike Holden (1972-74) / LARRY WILCOX as Dale Mitchell (1972-74) / LARRY PENNELL as Keith Holden (1973-74) / PAMELYN FERDIN as Lucy Baker (1973-74) / SHERRY BOUCHER as Sue Lambert (1973-74)

1x75m-e / 1971

Director: John Llewellyn Moxey 

Scifi drama. In an America of the future families are limited to one child, a couple flee to Canada to escape this tyranny.

With:- MICHAEL COLE / JANET MARGOLIN / VAN HEFLIN 

THE LAST CONVERTIBLE

NBC / 3x 120 minute / September 1979

Novel: Anton Myrer  

Drama. This mini series was based around the intertwined lives of five room mates based at Harvard in the 1940’s the action followed them through to their 25 anniversary reunion in 1969.  The car of the title was a Packard the group called “The Empress”.  

With:- PERRY KING as Russ Currier / BURCE BOXLEITNER as George Virdon / DEBORAH RAFFIN as Chris Farris / EDWARD ALBERT as Ron “Dal” Dalrymple / JOHN SHEA as Terry Garrigan / CAROLINE SMITH as Nancy Van Breymer / KIM DARBY as Ann Rowan / SHARON GLESS  as Kay Haddon / TRACY BROOKS SWOPE as Liz Baynor / FRED McCARREN as Paul McCreed / STACEY NELIN as Sheilah Garrigan / SHAWN STEVENS as Rob Dalrymple/ MICHAEL NOURI as Jean R. G. R.  DesBarres 

THE LAST FRONTIER

FOX / x 30 minute episodes / June 3, 1966 – July 8 1966

Sitcom.  As personnel director for Ridley International (a company building a tourist resort in Anchorage , Alaska ) Kate is less than thriller to find that the only accommodation she can find is a share with three 20 something immature males. Reed ran an outdoor adventure company, Billy was the straightest of the three and was an architect whilst Andy was a none too nice Air Force intelligence officer. Their local pub was The Brew.    

With:- ANTHONY STARKE as Billy McPherson / JOHN TERLESKY as Reed Garfield / PATRICK LABYORTEAUX as Andy / DAVID KRIEGAL as Matt Garfield / JESSICA TUCK as Kate / LEIGH-ALLYN BAKER as Joy Garfield 

THE LAST RESORT

CBS / x 30 minute episodes / September 19, 1979 – March 17, 1980  

Sitcom.  Misadventures of four college friends working for the summer in a resort in the Catskill Mountains of upstate New York .  Like one of those Lemon Popsicle style sex comedies that plagued the 80’s but without the sex and comedy. The Last Resort was pulled after just three episodes although the remainder that had been filmed were broadcast a couple of months later.  

With:- LARRY BREEDING as Michael Lerner / STEPHANIE FARACY as Gail Collins / ZANE LASKY as Duane Kaminsky / WALTER OLKEWICZ as Zach Comstock / RAY UNDERWOOD as Jeffrey Barron / DOROTHY KONRAD as Mrs. Trilling / JOHN FUJIOKA as Kevin / ROBERT COSTANZO as Murray

PBS / 1x105m-e / 1980

Writers: Robert E. Swaybill, Diane English / Novel:Ursula K. LeGuin 

Scifi drama. A psychiatrist discovers one of his patients has amazing talents, with which he plans to change the world(for the better).

With:- BRUCE DAVIDSON / KEVIN CONWAY

ABC-Paramount-Miller-Milkis Prod./ Fox /  178x30m-e /  1976-83

Creators: Garry Marshall, Lowell Ganz, Mark Robson / Theme Music: Norman Gimble, Charles Henderson / Theme sung by Cyndi Grecco

Sitcom. Spin off from Happy Days. Episodes in the lives of flatmates Laverne DeFazio and Shirley Feeney in 1950's Milwaukee. The pair worked at the Shotz Brewery. Penny Marshall is the sister of show creator Garry Marshall. When she became pregnant in real life Cindy Williams felt she was unfairly treated by the studio and decided to quit the show, after leaving she launched a $20 million lawsuit against Paramount

With:- PENNY MARSHALL as Laverne DeFazio / CINDY MARSHALL as Shirley Feeney / PHIL FOSTER as Frank DeFazio / DAVID L. LANDER as Andrew 'Squiggy' Squiggman / MICHAEL McKEAN as Lenny Kosnowski / EDDIE MEKKA as Carmine Ragusa  

THE LAW AND HARRY MCGRAW

CBS / x 120 minute / x 60 minute episodes / September 27, 1987 – February 10, 1988  

Crime drama series. Boston based Private Detective Harry McGraw is somewhat disorganised but always manages to catch the bad guy. McGraw worked closely with attorney Wllie Maginnis who had an office in the same building as him and Harry’s neice was his secretary.  Harry’s favourite hang out was the Pub Gilhooley’s.  This was actually a spin off from Murder She Wrote with Harry having appeared in quite a few episodes of that series.  

With:- JERRY ORBACH as Harry McGraw / BARBARA BABCOCK as Ellie Maginnis / SHEA FARRELL as Steve Lacey / JULI DONALD as E. J. Brunson / PETER HASKELL as Deputy D. A. Tyler Chase /  EARL BOEN as Howard / MARTY DAVIS as Cookie, the bartender

ABC/Four Star/Saxon / 45x30m-e /  1960-61 black and white

Creator: Sy Gomberg 

Drama. A lawyer uses his position to help the poor. 

With:- JAMES WHITMORE / JANET DE GORE

LAW AND ORDER: Special Victims Unit

NBC-Wolf Films production in association with Studios USA Television / x60m-e / 2000-continuing

Creator/Executive Producer: Dick Wolf / Executive Producers: Ted Kotcheff, Neal Baer, Peter Jankowski, Arthur 
Forney and Judi McCreary 

Crime drama series, spun off from the above and following Detective Elliot Stabler , a veteran who has seen it all, and his partner, Olivia Benson, whose difficult past is the reason she joined the unit. In charge of the squad was Capt. Donald Cragen (who had been seen on Law and Order). 

With:- Christopher Meloni as Det. Elliot Stabler / Mariska Hargitay asOlivia Benson / Dann Florek as Capt. Donald Cragen / Richard Belzer as Det. John Munch / Ice-T as Det. Odafin “Fin” Tutuola / Stephanie March as District Attorney Alexandra Cabot 

LAW AND ORDER: Criminal Intent

NBC-Wolf Films production in association with Studios USA Television / x60m-e / 2002

Creator: Dick Wolf / Executive Producers: Dick Wolf, Rene Balcer 

Crime drama series. Second spin off from Law and Order and offering a new twist of looking at the crimes from the criminals point of view but still focusing on the cops too with leading ones being Det. Robert Goren and his partner, Det. Alexandra Eames.

With:- Vincent D'Onofrio as Detective Robert Green / Kathryn Erbe as Det. Alexandra Eames / Jamey Sheridan as Capt. James Deakins / Courtney B. Vance as Attorney Ron Carver / 

NBC/Four Star/ Cardiff / 30x30m-e /  1959 black and white

Western drama series. Stories of a Marshall in 1880's New Mexico who just happens to be an apache.

With:- MICHAEL ANSARA

United Artists/Rapier/ Maurice Unger / 32x30m-e /  1963 black and white

An anthology series dramatising real life crime stories hosted by Lee Marvin. Also known as Lee Marvin's Lawbreaker.

NBC/Jack Chertok / 52x30m-e /  1959-60 black and white

Crime drama series. Cases of a 1920's New York cop fighting crime during the prohibition era.

With:- JAMES GREGORY

ABC / x30m-e / 1958-62 First Episode: Sunday 5 October 1958

Western drama series. Stories of Laramie Marshal Dan Troop, specialist in catching bad guys, Troop had a deputy called Johnny McKay. Troop's favored watering hole was the Birdcage Saloon run by Lily Merrill.

With:- JOHN RUSSELL as Marshal Dan Troop / PETER BROWN as Deputy Johnn McKay / BEK NELSON as Dru Lemp (1958-59) / PEGGY CASTLE as Lily Merrill (1959-62) / DAN SHERIDAN as Jake (1961-62) 

THE LAZARUS MAN

Syndicated – TNT Cable Network / 22 x 60 minute episodes / 1995-96  

Western.  An intriguing premise marked this drama series, In 1865 in the town of San Sebastian, a man wakes up in a shallow grave with no memory of who he is and how he got there, taking on the name Lazarus he determines to uncover the true facts about his background.

Through flashbacks we (and he) learn that he was in fact one of Lincoln ’s bodyguards and failed to stop his assassination, as the series progressed he discovered more about the sinister major who was behind the conspiracy. A planned second season never came to be following star Robert Urich’s diagnosis with cancer.  

With:- ROBERT URICH as Lazarus (aka James Cathcart) / WAYNE GRACE as Major Gafney / ISABELLE TOWNSEND as Claire Cathcart

LEAP OF FAITH

NBC / x30m-e / 2002 (First Episode: Thursday 28 February / 8.30pm)

Producer: Jenny Bicks

Sitcom. Sarah Paulson (Jack & Jill) stars as Faith Wardell, an energetic 32-year-old ad executive in New York who is looking for love, laughter and -- what the hell -- some small screen ratings. If fellow buddies Lisa Edelstein , Regina King  and Ken Marino remind you of Sex and the City they should. Leap of Faith (an appropriate title I might add) is from Emmy winning Sex and the City producer Jenny Bicks. Throw in Jill Clayburgh as Faith's Mom (what happened to her career?) and Tim Meadows as her boss and there you have it -- another generic sitcom smack in the middle of NBC's Must Not Always See Thursday night line-up. - Entry by Marc Berman

With:- SARAH PAULSON as Faith Wardell / LISA EDELSTEIN / REGINA KING / KEN MARINO / JILL CLAYBURGH / TIM MEADOWS

CBS/ABC/Universal/ 234x30m-e / 1957-63

Creators: Bob Mosher, Joe Connelly / Theme Music: Dave Kahn Gomalco

Sitcom. Domestic strife in the Cleaver home in Mayfield, USA. In 1983 there was a TV Movie revival called Still the Beaver,  with Beaver now a troubled 33 year old, this was followed by a series of the same name on the Disney Channel between 1985-86, this was then followed in 1986 again by The New Leave it To Beaver (on WTBS).

June Cleaver........................... BARBARA BILLINGSLEY

Ward Cleaver.......................... HUGH BEAUMONT

Beaver(Theodore) Cleaver......... JERRY MATHERS

Wally Cleaver.......................... TONY DOW

Miss Canfield.......................... DIANE BREWSTER

Miss Landers.......................... SUE RANDALL

Larry Mondello........................ RUSTY STEVENS

Whites Whitney...................... STANLEY FAFORA

Gilbert Bates ......................... STEPHEN TALBOT

Eddie Hakell............................KEN OSMOND

TCF / 26x30m-e /  1965 black and white

Creator: Samuel A. Peeples / Producer: David Weisbart 

Western drama series. Stories from the life and times of outlaw Jesse James.

With:- CHRIS JONES / ALLEN CASE / ANN DORAN

LEVEL 9

UPN / x60m-e / 2000

Creators: John Sacret Young, Michael Connelly, Josh Meyer

Action adventure series. One time FBI agent Annie Price teams up with a group of computer wizards to fight hi-tech based crime especially a group calling themselves The Great Uprising.

With:- Kate Hodge as Annie Price / Fabrizio Filippo as Roland Travis / Michael Kelly as Wilbert "Tibbs" Thibodeaux / Roman Malco as Jerry Hoot / Max Martini as Jack Wiley / Kim Murphy as Sosh / Susie Park as Joss Nakano / Esteban Powell as Jargon.

NBC/Arena/MGM / 29x60m-e /  1963 black and white

Creator: Gene Roddenberry 

Drama series. Stories of a young lieutenant in the Marines. 

With:- GARY LOCKWOOD / ROBERT VAUGHAN 

LEPRECHAUNS

NBC / 2x120m-e /  1999

Executive Producer: Robert Halmi 

Fantasy comedy drama serial. American businessman Jack Woods relocates to a cottage in Ireland where he soon meets a family of Leprechauns and the whole Leprechaun world.

Jack Woods............................ RANDY QUAID

Seamus Muldoon..................... COLM MEANEY

Mickey.................................... DANIEL BETTS

Princess Jessica..................... CAROLINE CARVER

King Boric............................... ROGER DALTREY

Barney................................... KIERAN CULKIN

The Grand Banshee................. WHOOPI GOLDBERG

ABC/Wyatt Earp Ent/ Desilu / 226x30m-e /  1955-61 black and white

Creator: Frederick Hazlitt Brennan / Theme Music: The Ken Darby Singers / Producers: Louis F. Edelman, Robert Sisk, Roy Roland

Western drama series. Stories from the life of the famed Marshall as he sets about cleaning up various towns including Dodge City and Tombstone, Arizona.

With:- HUGH O'BRIEN as Wyatt Earp / DENVER PYLE as Ben Thompson / MASON ALAN DIEHART III as Bat Masterson / GLORIA TALBOT as Abbie Crandall / DON HAGGERTY as Marsh Murdock / LLOYD CORRIGAN as Ned Buntine / DOUGLAS FOWLEY as Doc Fabique / PAUL BRINEGAR as Jim 'Dog' Kelly / RALPH SANDFORD as Jim 'Dog' Kelly (2) / DOUGLAS FOWLEY as Doc Holliday / DIRK LONDON as Morgan Earp / JOHN ANDERSON as Virgil Earp / TREVOR BARDETTE as Old Man Clanton / LASH LARUE as Sheriff Johnny Behan

THE LIFE AND TIMES OF GRIZZLY ADAMS

NBC/Schick Sunn Classics / 2x75m-e 34x60m-e / 1977-78

Creator/Executive Producer: Charles E. Sellier Jr / Theme Music: Tom Price / Sung by Bob Summers / Producers: Leonard B. Kaufman, Jim Simmons, Art Stolnitz 

Period drama series. In the 1880's James Adams is wrongly accused of murder; James seeks refuge in the mountains where he befriends a grizzly bear cub he rescues from a mountain ledge. The series was made by a Morman company and was based on the true story of John Adams.

James 'Grizzly' Adams.............. DAN HAGGERTY

Mad Jack................................. DENVER PYLE

Nakuma................................... DON SHANKS

Robbie Cartman........................ JOHN BISHOP 

LIFE OF LUXURY

USA / ABC / 1x60minute episode / 2003 (28 December) 

Robin Leach special showing off how the other half lives. Regardless of how he got where he is, Leach's name seems to be synonymous with extravagance, and doors that are permanently closed to the rest of us seem easily opened for him. He goes from having a conversation with Donald Trump high above Manhattan to travelling to Richard Branson's exotic and all-inclusive private island resort. Sharon Osbourne happily reveals how much her plastic surgery cost and even shows off her new man-made belly button, just as an exclusive high-roller suite in Las Vegas was readily open
to him.

THE LIFE OF RILEY

NBC/Irving Brecher/ Dumont / 238x30m-e /  1949-58 black and white

Producers: Tom McKnight. Irving Brecher 

Sitcom. Exploits of suburbanite Charles A. Riley. Based on a long running radio series and also a film starring William Bendix was first choice to star  in this series but was committed elsewhere, later however when the series returned after a 3 year gap Bendix was able to take the role.

Charles A. Riley(49-50)............. JACKIE GLEASON

Chester(53-58)......................... WILLIAM BENDIX

Peg Riley(49-50)...................... ROSEMARY DE CAMP

Peg(53-58)............................... MARJORIE REYNOLDS

Junior Riley(49-50).................... LANNY REES

Junior(53-58)............................ WESLEY MORGAN

Babs Riley Marshall(49-50)........ GLORIA WINTERS

Babs(53-58)............................. LUGENE SANDERS

Jim Gillis(49-50)....................... SID TOMACK

Jim(53-58)............................... TOM D'ANDREA

CBS/McCadden / 26x30m-e / 1953-55

Producers: Ben Feiner, Fletcher Markle 

Period sitcom. In 1880's New York well to do Clarence Day tries to keep a stern hand on his unruly family. The first network show to be made in color.

Clarence Day Sr........................ LEON AMES

Vinnie Day ............................... LURENE TUTLE

Clarence Day Jr........................ RALPH REED

Clarence Jr.............................. STEVEN TERRELL

Whitney Day............................ RONALD KEITH

Whitney.................................. B.G. NORMAN

Whitney.................................. FREDDY RIDGEWAY

Harlan Day.............................. HARVEY GRANT

John Day................................. FREDDIE LEISTON

John...................................... MALCOLM CASSELL

Margaret................................ DOROTHY BERNARD

Nora...................................... MARION ROSS

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