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RHODA
CBS/MTM Enterprises / 106x30m-e 2x60m-e /
1974-78
Creator/Executive Producers: Allan Burns, James L. Brooks / Producers: Lorenzo Music, David Davis, Don
Reo, Charlotte Brown, Allan Kotz
Quirky
sitcom spin off from The Mary Tyler Moore Show
in which Rhoda Morgenstern moved back home to
New York, she quickly fell in love and married
businessman Joe Gerard who ran the New York
Wrecking Company; He had been married before and
had a 10 year old son.
At the start of the series Rhoda had been living
in an apartment block with her sister Brenda and
after her marriage she and Joe moved into an
apartment in the same block. Rhoda then started
her own window dressing business but married
life began to pall and within two seasons she
and Joe had separated.
Around this time more emphasis was also placed
on Rhoda's sister Brenda. During the next couple
of seasons Rhoda re-adjusted to singledom but
later began a relationship with entertainer
Johnny Venture.
Again
the following season brought changes; Rhoda
changed jobs, she began working for the Doyle
Costume company run by Jack Doyle and much of
the action now centered around the company. Also
a big part of the show was Rhoda's typically
Jewish mother Ida Morgenstern. Also a regular
was the heard but never seen apartment block
doorman Carlton.
In
1974, Harper won the Emmy for Best Comic
Actress and in 1975 the series won
a Golden Globe for
best comedy show.
With:-
VALERIE HARPER as Rhoda Morgenstern Gerard /
JULIE KAVNER as Brenda Morgenstern / DAVID GROH
as Joe Gerard (1974-77) / NANCY WALKER as Ida
Morgenstern / HAROLD J. GOULD as Martin
Morgenstern / LORENZO MUSIC as the voice of
Carlton the Doorman / CARA WILLIAMS as Mae
(1974-75) / CANDY AZZARA as Alice Barth
(1974-75) / TODD TURQUAND as Donny Gerard (1974)
/ BARBARA SHARMA as Myrna Morgenstern (1974-76)
/ SCOEY MITCHILL as Justin Culp (1975-76) / RON
SILVER as Gary Levy (1976-78) / ANNE MEARA as
Sally Gallagher (1976-77) / MICHAEL DELANO as
Johnny Venture (1977-78) / KEN McMILLAN as Jack
Doyle (1977-78)
RICH LITTLE'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL
HBO / 1x60m-e / 1982
9 Dec
Writer: Rich Little / Producer: Norman Sedawie / Director: Trevor Evans
Comedy.
Special in which Rich Little the versatile impressionist
performed the Charles Dicken's classic but with all
the characters being someone famous, Humphrey
Bogart, Laurel and Hardy etc. See also Rich Little's
Robin Hood.
RICH LITTLE'S ROBIN HOOD
HBO / 1x60m-e / 1983
26 Feb
Writers: Rich Little, Mel Bishop / Producers: Rich Little, Ken Kragen /
Director: Trevor Evans
Comedy.
A second special(see also Rich Little's A Christmas
Carol), this saw him tackling the Robin Hood legend and again featuring impressions of major stars in the
lead roles.
RICH MAN, POOR MAN
ABC/Universal / 1x120m-e 11x60m-e / 1976
Writer: Dean Reisner / Music: Alex North / Novel: Irwin Shaw / Producer: Jon Epstein
/ Costume: Charles Waldo / Executive Producer: Harve Bennett / Director: David Greene
Period drama serial.
The story of two brothers, Rudy and Tom Jordache,
from the end of World War II upto the year 1965. Tom
was a troubled boxer whilst Rudy went into politics. Two sequels quickly
followed.
Rudy Jordache......................... PETER STRAUSS
Tom Jordache.......................... NICK NOLTE
Axel Jordache.......................... ED ASNER
Teresa Sanjorg......................... TALIA SHIRE
Duncan Calderwood.................. RAY MILLAND
Mary Jordache......................... DOROTHY McGUIRE
Teddy Boylan........................... ROBERT REED
Joey Quayles........................... GEORGE MAHARIS
Willie Abbott............................ BILL BIXBY
Julie Prescott .......................... SUSAN BLAKELY
Also with:- KAY LENZ /
VAN JOHNSON /
GLORIA GRAHAME /
LYNDA DAY GEORGE /
KIM DARBY
RICH MAN, POOR MAN: BOOK TWO
NBC/Universal /
22x60m-e /
1976
Producer: Frank Price
Drama series.
A continuation of the story of Rudy, one of the
brothers from the original serial, as he made his fortune
in the world of Industry.
With:- PETER STRAUSS as Rudy
Jordache /
GREGG HENRY /
JAMES CARROLL JORDAN /
SUSAN SULLIVAN
THE RICHARD BOONE SHOW
NBC/Classic/ Goodson-Todman /
25x60m-e / 1963 black and white
An anthology of dramas each starring Richard Boone
and a reportary cast that included Bethel Leslie,
Warren Stevens, Lloyd Bochner, Robert Blake, Guy Stockwell, Harry Morgan and Jeannette Nolan.
Big name script contributors included Rod Serling,
Clifford Odets and Robert Dozier.
RICHARD DIAMOND
Four Star /
51x30m-e / 1959-60 black and white
Crime drama series.
Cases of a streetwise detective.
With:- DAVID JANSSEN as Richard Diamond /
MARY TYLER MOORE
RICHARD BROCKELMAN, PRIVATE EYE
Universal /
1x90m-e
4x60m-e /
1977
Creator/Executive Producer:
Steven J. Cannell
Crime drama series.
Stories of a young private detective who recieves
little encouragement from his family. The character
had previously appeared in an episode of The
Rockford Files.
With:- DENNIS DUGAN as Richard Brockelman /
SUZANNE PLESHETTE /
LLOYD BOCHNER /
NORMAN FELL
THE RIFLEMAN
ABC/Four Star/ Sussex / 168x30m-e / 1958-63
Creator: Sam Peckinpah / Music: Hershal Burke Gilbert / Producer: Sam Peckinpah, Jules Levy,
Arnold Laven, Arthur Gardner
Western drama series.
Lucas McCain works his ranch in North Fork, New
Mexico whilst bringing up his young son. McCain
found himself regularly called upon to use his skills
as a rifleman to help the Sheriff of North Fork deal with
the innumerable villains to be found in his town.
With:- CHUCK CONNORS as
Lucas McCain / JOHNNY CRAWFORD as
Mark McCain / PAUL FIX as
Marshal Micah Torrance / JOAN TAYLOR as Miss Milly Scott (1960-62) / PATRICIA
BLAIR as Lou Mallory (1962-63) / BILL QUINN as Sweeney, the bartender / HOPE
SUMMERS as Hattie Denton (1958-60)
RIPCORD
United Artists / 76x30m-e / 1964-65 black and white
Executive Producer: Ivan Tors / Producers: Maurice Unger, Leon Benson
Action adventure series.
Stories of Ted McKeever and Jim Buckley a pair
of skydivers running a company called Ripcord
Inc.
Ted McKeever.......................... LARRY PENNELL
Jim Buckley............................. KEN CURTIS
Chick Lambert.......................... PAUL COMI
Charlie Kern ............................ SHUG FISHER
RIVERBOAT
NBC/Meladre / 44x60m-e /
1960-61
Producer: Jules Bricken / Music: Elmer Bernstein
Western drama series.
Grey Holden is Captain of the Enterprise in the
1840's after winning the boat in a bet.
With:- DARREN McGAVIN as
Grey Holden / BURT REYNOLDS as
Ben Frazer (1959-60) / NOAH BEERY JR. as
Bill Blake (1960-61) / WILLIAM D. GORDON as Travis (1959-60) / RICHARD WESSELL
as Carney / JACK LAMBERT as Joshua / MIKE McGREEVEY as Chip (1959-60) / JACK
MITCHUM as Pickalong (1959-60) / BART PATTEN as Terry Blake (1959-60)
THE ROAD WEST
NBC/Universal /
26x60m-e /
1966
Western drama series.
In the 1850's a widower and his three kids join a
wagon train.
With:- BARRY SULLIVAN /
ANDREW PRINE /
BRENDA SCOTT /
KELLY CORCORAN
ROAR
Fox/Universal/ Sea Change /
x50m-e /
1997
Creators/ExP:Ron Koslow, Shaun Cassidy
/ Music: Jon Ehrlich
Period fantasy drama series.
In fifth century England a young Prince finds himself
in charge after his father is killed.
Conor..................................... HEATH LEDGER
Queen Diana........................... LISA ZANE
Longinus................................. SEBASTIAN ROCHE
Catlin...................................... VERA FARMIGA
Fergus.................................... JOHN SAINT RYAN
Tully....................................... ALONZO GREER
Galen..................................... NORMAN KAYE
THE ROARING TWENTIES
ABC/Warner /
45x60m-e / 1960-61 black and white
Period drama series.
Stories of a pair of reporters during the 1920's prohibition era.
With:- REX REASON /
DONALD MAY /
DOROTHY PROVINE
ROBBERY HOMICIDE DIVISION
CBS / x60m-e / 2002 started Friday 27
September 10.00pm
Creator/Executive Producer: Michael Mann
Crime drama series focusing on the Robbery and Homicide Division of the present-day Los Angeles Police Department.
With:- TOM SIZEMORE
ROBERT MONTGOMERY PRESENTS
150x30m-e / 1950-56 black and white
An anthology series of dramas hosted by
Hollywood actor Robert Montgomery.
ROBIN COOK'S INVASION
NBC / 2x120m-e / 1997 4-5 May
Writer: Rockne S. O'Bannon /
Novel: Robin Cook / Producer: Frank Von Zernock / Director: Armand Mastrianni
Scifi
Beau
Stark............................... LUKE PERRY
Cassy Winslow........................ REBECCA GAYHEART
Det Walt
Kemper..................... JON POLITO
Dr Sheila Moran....................... KIM CATTRALL
ROBIN WILLIAMS:AN EVENING AT THE MET
HBO / 1x60m-e / 1986 11 Oct
Writer: Robin Williams /
Producer: David Steinberg / Director: Bruce Gowers
Comedy. A one off stand up special for the manic movie
star. Recorded at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.
ROBOCOP
Sky Vision Prod. / 1x120m-e 19x60m-e
/ 1994
Creators: Edward Neumeier, Michael
Miner / Executive Producers: Stephen Downing, Brian K. Ross, Kevin Gillis
Scifi drama series. A spin off from the film series of the same name.
In the year 2005 Old detroit cop Alex Murphy is almost fatally wounded in the line of duty, Omni
Consumer Products use their scientific know how to turn him into the ultimate police officer Robocop.
Unfortunately Murphy has his memory erased but as Robocop tries to find out more about his past, while
keeping the street of Delta City crime free.
Alex
Murphy/Robocop............... RICHARD EDEN
OCP Chairman......................... DAVID GARDNER
Sgt Stan Parks........................ BLU MANKUMA
Officer Lisa Madigan................. YVETTE NIPAR
Gadget.................................... SARAH CAMPBELL
Charlie Lippencott..................... ED SAHELY
Diana Powers........................... ANDREA ROTH
Dr Cray Z. Mallardo.................. CLIFF DE YOUNG
Chip Chaykin.......................... JOHN RUBINSTEIN
Pudface
Morgan...................... JAMES KIDNIE
THE ROCKFORD FILES
NBC/Roy Huggins-Public Arts/Cherokee
/ 114x60m-e / 1974-80
Creators: Roy Huggins, Stephen J. Cannell
/ Theme Music: Mike Post, C. Carpenter / Executive Producers: Stephen J. Cannell, Meta
Rosenberg
"This
is Jim Rockford, at the tone leave your name and
message and I'll get back to you". So began
each episode of the Rockford Files (and for each
episode a different answer was left on the
answer machine).
Private Detective Jim Rockford had once been
imprisoned for a crime he didn't commit and his
special preference was for taking on cases that
the police had deemed closed, he had a bit of a
love hate relationship with Detective Dennis
Becker because of this.
Jim's home was a trailer based on the beach at
Los Angeles. His ageing father (who incidentally
was played by Robert Donley in the pilot
episode) Rocky was often involved in Jim's
cases too. Jim also had a girlfriend for much of
the show's run, Beth Davenport, a lawyer who
usually managed to help him out of trouble. Also
a regular was Jim's ex prison cellmate Angel who
Jim usually managed to involve.
The
final season of the show often saw Jim at
loggerheads with rival P.I. Lance White, the
final season was also pretty short, mainly
because James Garner had tired of the role.
However there have been occasional TV Movie
revivals of the show since it ended its prime
time run.
With:-
JAMES GARNER as Jim Rockford / NOAH BEERY JR as
Joseph "Rocky" Rockford / JOE SANTOS
as Detective Dennis Becker / GRETCHEN CORBETT as
Beth Davenport (1974-78) / STUART MARGOLIN as
Evelyn "Angel" Martin / BO HOPKINS as
John Cooper (1978-79) / TOM ATKINS as Lt Alex
Diehl (1974-76) / JAMES LUISI as Lt Doug Chapman
(1976-80) / TOM SELLECK as Lance White (1979-80)
ROCK
ME BABY
UPN /
x30mins / 2003
Sitcom.
Former Veronica's Closet/Melrose Place co-star Dan
Cortese plays Jimmy, a hip, flagrant shock jock a la
Howard Stern who has to maintain his on-air image
despite the responsibilities of becoming a new
father.
With:-
DAN CORTESE as Jimmy
ROD SERLING'S NIGHT GALLERY
Universal/Jack Laird / 94 episodes of varying length
/ 1970-72
Creator: Rod Serling / Producer:
Jack Laird
Anthology series of often supernatural stories
from Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling. Each edition was made up of usually
three (one of which would be quite short) stories, most of the editions were
hour long.
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