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LIFE WITH LUCY
ABC /
13x30m-e /
1986
Sitcom. A final domestic sitcom fling for Lucille Ball aged
75.
Lucy....................................... LUCILLE BALL
LIFE WITH LUIGI
CBS /
39x30m-e / 1952 black and white
Sitcom.
Stories of an Italian immigrant working in Chicago
as an antiques dealer.
With:- J. CARROL NAISH /
VITO SCOTTI
> LINCOLN
HEIGHTS
THE LINE UP
Marjeff /
18x60m-e / 1959 black and white
Crime drama series. Cases of a pair of San Francisco cops, one young
and one old. Syndicated as San Francisco
Beat
With:- WARNER ANDERSON
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
NBC/Ed Friendly Prod. / 1x96m-e 216x60m-e / 1974-82
Creator/Executive Producer: Michael Landon / Books: Laura Ingalls Wilder /
Producers: Michael Landon, John Hawkins,
Winston Miller, B.W. Sandefur, William F. Claxton /
Theme Music: David Rose
Period drama series.
Life for the loving Ingalls family as they worked
their farm in Walnut Grove, Plum Creek. Youngest daughter Carrie Ingalls was
played by identical twins Lindsay and Sidney Greenbush. At one stage the Ingalls
moved away from Walnut Grove to live in Winoka but quickly moved back. Over the
course of the show the girls obviously grew up and both Laura and Mary (who also
went blind and ended up becoming a teacher of the blind) got married, Laura to
Almanzo Wilder whilst Mary married her blind teacher Adam Kendall. Following the
departure of Mary, Charles and Caroline the final season was known as Little House:A New Beginning. Michael Landon also wrote and
directed many of the episodes himself.
With:- MICHAEL LANDON as
Charles Ingalls / KAREN GRASSLE as
Caroline Ingalls / MELISSA GILBERT as
Laura Ingalls Wilder / MELISSA SUE ANDERSON as
Mary Ingalls Kendall / LINDSAY/SIDNEY GREENBUSH as
Carrie Ingalls / KARL SWENSON as
Lars Hanson / RICHARD BULL as
Nels Oleson / KATHERINE MacGREGOR as
Harriet Olson / ALISON ARNGRIM as
Nellie Olseon Dalton / JONATHAN GILBERT as
Willie Oleson / VICTOR FRENCH as
Mr Isiaiah Edwards / MERLIN OLSEN as
Jonathan Garvey / HERSHA PARADY as
Alice Garvey / PATRICK LABORTEAUX as
Andy Garvey / LINWOOD BOOMER as Adam Kendall / DEAN BUTLER as Almanzo Wilder
THE LLOYD BRIDGES SHOW
CBS/Four Star/ Loring-Caron /
34x30m-e / 1962 black and white
Action adventure series.
Stories of an international journalist.
With:- LLOYD BRIDGES
LOCK UP
United Artists /
78x30m-e / 1959-60 black and white
Crime drama series.
Cases of a lawyer who specialised in helping free
those he thought were wrongly imprisoned.
With:- MACDONALD CAREY
LOGAN'S RUN
MGM / 1x80m-e 11x60m-e / 1977
Producer: Leonard Katzman / Characters: William F. Nolan,
George Clayton Johnson / Executive Producers: Ivan Goff, Ben Roberts
Scifi drama series.
In the 23rd century, inside the city of Domes, there
is a cap on the population that sees people having
to die at 30. Logan questions this and decides to
go on the run with a girl, Jessica. The pair go in search
of a mythical place called Sanctuary. Based on the
novel/film of the same name.
Logan.................................... GREGORY HARRISON
Jessica.................................. HEATHER MENZIES
Rem...................................... DONALD MOFFAT
Francis.................................. RANDY POWELL
THE
LONE GUNMEN
Fox / x60m-e / 2001
Creators: Frank Spotnitz, Vince
Gilligan, John Shiban / Executive Producer: Chris Carter
Cult drama series, spun off from
the X-Files. The Lone Gunmen were a group of conspiracy theory specialists who
Mulder and Scully would regular go to for help, the Gunmen also carried on
appearing occasionally in the X-Files concurrent with this series. This series
followed them getting involved in all manner of subversive activities.
With:- Tom Braidwood as Melvin
Frohike / Dean Haglund as Richard "Ringo" Langly / Bruce Harwood as
John Fitzgerald Byers
THE LONE RANGER
ABC/Apex/ Wrather / 182x30m-e /
1952-56
Creator: George W. Trendle, Fran Striker,
James Jewell /
Theme Music: Rossini
Western drama series.
The always masked Lone Ranger and his 'Kemo
Sabe'(Trusty Scout) Tonto try the clear the West
of bad guys. The show was also a long running radio
series and a pair of film serials were also made.
Lone Ranger............................. CLAYTON MOORE
Lone Ranger............................. JOHN HART
Tonto....................................... JAY SILVERHEELS
Dan Reid.................................. CHUCK COURTNEY
Jim Blaine................................ RALPH LITTLEFIELD
LONESOME DOVE
CBS/Qintex/Motown/Pangaea / 4x120m-e / 1989
Writer: Bill Wittliff / Music: Basil Poledouris / Producer: Dyson Lovell /
Director: Simon Wincer
Western drama serial.
Gus McCrae and Capt Call, a pair of middle aged,
Texas Rangers, agree to lead a cattle drive from
Texas to Montana. There was a sequel called Return
to Lonesome Dove.
Gus McCrae............................ ROBERT DUVALL
Capt Call................................. TOMMY LEE JONES
Jake Spoon............................. ROBERT URICH
Clara ...................................... ANJELICA HUSTON
Newt....................................... RICKY SCHRODER
THE LONE WOLF
Gross-Krasne /
39x30m-e / 1953 black and white
Crime drama series.
Cases of a dapper crime fighter. Also known as
Streets of Danger.
With:-
LOUIS HAYWARD
THE LONER
Cre:Rod Serling CBS/Greenway/Interlaken/TCF /
26x30m-e / 1965 black and white
Western drama series.
Following the end of the Civil War a former soldier
travels around helping people.
With:-
LLOYD BRIDGES
THE LONG HOT SUMMER
ABC/TCF / 26x60m-e / 1965 black and white
Creator: Dean Riesner / Producer: Frank Glicksman
Drama series.
Stories of a small town tycoon and his family.
With:-
EDMOND O'BRIEN /
DAN O'HERLIHY /
NANCY MALONE /
ROY THINNES /
RUTH ROMAN
LONGSTREET
ABC/Paramount / 1x120 minute episode / 23x60m-e / 9 September 1971 - 10 August
72
Producer: Joel Rogosin / Music: Billy Goldenburg, Robert Drasnin / Executive
Producer: Stirling Silliphant
Crime drama series.
Blind private detective Mike Longstreet tackles his
cases in downtown New Orleans helped by his
Alsation guide dog Pax. Jim Franciscus had a big hand in creating the show and
spent much time in training his eyes not to appear blind. The legendary Bruce
Lee appeared in a semi regular role as Mike's self defence teacher. Some high
quality writers got involved in the generally well played series including the
likes of Sterling Silliphant, Robert Hamner and Richard LandauFor more details
see the episode guide here.
With:- JAMES FRANCISCUS as
Mike Longstreet / MARILYN MASON as
Nikki Bell / PETER MARK RICHMAN as
Duke Paige / ANN DORAN as
Mrs Kingston
LOOKING
FOR FIDEL
HBO / 1x120minute episode /
2004 (14 April)
Producer/Director: Oliver
Stone
Documentary.
Film maker Oliver Stone visits Cuba to interview
Fidel Castro, Stone questions the Cuban leader about
human rights, democracy and the future of the tiny
island nation, and through it all, Castro defends
his policies with confidence and composure. He is
not especially genial, except when Stone accompanies
him on a walk through the streets of Havana, where
he shakes hands with a swarm of admirers. Later,
during a visit to the doctor, the septuagenarian is
equally engaging, puffing out his chest when a crowd
of medicos declares him fit as a man half his age.
LOOSE CHANGE
Universal / 3x120m-e / 1978
Writers: Corinne Jacker, Charles E. Israel,
Jennifer Miller / Novel: Sara Davidson / Music: Don Costa / Producer/Director:
Jules Irving
Period drama serial.
The lives of three female University(Berkeley) grads
as they make their way in the world, beginning in 1962
and continuing to the present day(1978).
With:-
CRISTINA RAINES /
LAURIE HEINEMAN /
SEASON HUBLEY /
THEODORE BIKEL /
DAVID WAYNE /
STEPHEN MACHT /
GREGG HENRY /
BEN MASTERS /
KATE REID /
JUNE LOCKHART
THE LORETTA YOUNG SHOW
NBC /
255x30m-e / 1953-60 black and white
An anthology series of dramas hosted by the Hollywood
star.
LOST IN SPACE
CBS/Irwin Allen/Jodi / 83x60m-e /
1965-68
Creator/Executive Producer: Irwin Allen / Music: Johnny Williams
Scifi drama series.
In 1997 The Robinson family are chosen to be space
pioneers, but foreign agent Dr Zachary Smith sabotages
their ship Jupiter II and he and the Robinsons end up Lost
in Space. Season one broadcast in black and white. A big budget feature film
version with Gary Oldman was made in the late 1990's.
Prof John Robinson................... GUY WILLIAMS
Maureen Robinson.................... JUNE LOCKHART
Judy........................................ MARTA KRISTEN
Penny..................................... ANGELA CARTWRIGHT
Will......................................... BILL MUMY
Don West................................. MARK GODDARD
Dr Zachary Smith...................... JONATHAN HARRIS
Robot....................................... BOB MAY
Robot's Voice .......................... DICK TUFELD
LOTSA LUCK
NBC / 24x30m-e / 1973-74
Creators: Ronald Woolfe, Ronald Chesney / Producers: Carl Reiner, Bill Persky, Sam
Persky, Sam Denoff
Sitcom.
Exploits of Stan Belmont who works in the lost
property office of the New York bus department.
An American adaption of the UK's On the Buses.
Stan Belmont.......................... DOM DE LUISE
Iris.......................................... KATHLEEN FREEMAN
Olive....................................... BEVERLY SANDERS
Arthur...................................... WYNN IRWIN
LOU GRANT
CBS/MTM / 113x60m-e / 1977-82
Creators: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks,
Gene Reynolds / Executive Producers: Gene Reynolds, Allan Burns,
James L. Brooks
Drama series.
Spin off from The Mary Tyler Moore
Show.
Stories of Lou Grant working as a newspaper
editor of the Los Angeles Tribune.
With:- EDWARD ASNER as
Lou Grant / LINDA KELSEY as
Billie Newman McCovey / ROBERT WALDEN as
Joe Rossi / MASON ADAMS as
Charlie Hume / NANCY MARCHAND as
Margaret Pynchon / DARYL ANDERSON as
Dennis 'Animal' Price / ALLEN WILLIAMS as
Adam Wilson / REBECCA BALDING as
Carla Madigan / JACK BANNON as
Art Donovan
THE LOUIE ANDERSON SHOW
HBO/Tall Pony/ Louzell /
1x30m-e /
1988
Writer: Louie Anderson / Producer/Director: Anthony Eaton
Comedy.
A one off stand up special with comedian Louie
Anderson.
LOVE AMERICAN STYLE
ABC/Paramount / 112x30/60m-e / 1969-74
Creator: Douglas S. Cramer, Tom Miller / Music: The Charles Fox Singers /
Producers: Ray Allen, Harvey Bullock, Jim
Parker, Arnold Margolin
Anthology series of comedies on a general theme
of love. Happy Days grew out of a segment of this
show.
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