The Mississippi (TV series)
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| The Mississippi | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Darryl Ponicsan |
| Starring | Ralph Waite Linda Miller Stan Shaw |
| Composer | Lee Holdridge |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 23 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production companies | Ralph Waite Productions Hajeno Productions Warner Bros. Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBS |
| Release | March 25, 1983 (1983年03月25日) – March 6, 1984 (1984年03月06日) |
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The Mississippi is an American legal drama television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1983 to 1984 on CBS. The series consisted of 24 episodes: 1 pilot, 6 first-season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller, and Stan Shaw.[1]
Plot
[edit ]Ralph Waite played Ben Walker, a successful criminal attorney who, after retiring his law practice, sought a simpler life on the Mississippi River as the captain of a stern wheel river boat. Conflicting with his desire for an easy retirement from legal practice, he'd find at every port someone who needed a good attorney, and he would end up defending him or her. His "crew" consisted of Stella McMullen and Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate, both of whom were more interested in helping people, fighting crime, and becoming attorneys than in running the tug.
Filming occurred in several cities along the Mississippi River including Natchez, Mississippi, and Memphis, Tennessee.
Cast
[edit ]- Ralph Waite as Ben Walker
- Linda Miller as Stella McMullen
- Stan Shaw as Lafayette "Lafe" Tate
Episodes
[edit ]Season 1: 1982–83
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 0 | "The Mississippi" | Richard C. Sarafian | Darryl Ponicsan | June 14, 1982 (1982年06月14日) | |
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Series pilot. | ||||||
| 1 | 1 | "Murder at Mt. Parnassus" | Lee H. Katzin | Jerry Ziegman | March 25, 1983 (1983年03月25日) | |
| 2 | 2 | "Edge of the River" | Lee H. Katzin | Shel Willens | April 1, 1983 (1983年04月01日) | |
| 3 | 3 | "Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" | Russ Mayberry | Terry Louise Fisher | April 8, 1983 (1983年04月08日) | |
| 4 | 4 | "We Remember, We Revere" | Leo Penn | Story by : John Wilder & Paul Savage Teleplay by : Paul Savage | April 15, 1983 (1983年04月15日) | |
| 5 | 5 | "Mardi Gras" | Ralph Waite | Jeffrey Lane | April 29, 1983 (1983年04月29日) | |
| 6 | 6 | "Old Hatreds Die Hard" | Leo Penn | Story by : John Wilder & Paul Savage Teleplay by : Paul Savage | May 6, 1983 (1983年05月06日) | |
Season 2: 1983–84
[edit ]| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1 | "There Is a Tiger in the Town" | Jeffrey Hayden | Robert Crais | September 27, 1983 (1983年09月27日) |
| 8 | 2 | "Cradle to Grave" | Leo Penn | Patricia Green | October 4, 1983 (1983年10月04日) |
| 9 | 3 | "The Trial of Ben Walker" | David Shaw | David Shaw | October 11, 1983 (1983年10月11日) |
| 10 | 4 | "The Last Voice You Hear" | Alex March | David Karp | October 18, 1983 (1983年10月18日) |
| 11 | 5 | "The Shooting" | Georg Stanford Brown | Sidney Ellis | October 25, 1983 (1983年10月25日) |
| 12 | 6 | "Peace with Honor" | Robert Sallin | Patricia Green | November 1, 1983 (1983年11月01日) |
| 13 | 7 | "Joey" | Alex March | Irv Pearlberg | November 8, 1983 (1983年11月08日) |
| 14 | 8 | "Crisis of Identity" | Harry Harris | David Shaw | November 15, 1983 (1983年11月15日) |
| 15 | 9 | "A Town Without Pity" | Oz Scott | Steve Greenberg & Aubrey Solomon | November 22, 1983 (1983年11月22日) |
| 16 | 10 | "G.I. Blues" | Leo Penn | Story by : Preston Marshall Ransone & Art Eisenson Teleplay by : James M. Miller | November 13, 1983 (1983年11月13日) |
| 17 | 11 | "Between Fathers and Sons" | John Patterson | Chris Manheim | December 13, 1983 (1983年12月13日) |
| 18 | 12 | "The Big Leagues" | Leo Penn | Irv Pearlberg | December 27, 1983 (1983年12月27日) |
| 19 | 13 | "Going Back to Hannibal" | Allen Reisner | Alan Brennert | January 10, 1984 (1984年01月10日) |
| 20 | 14 | "Wheels of Justice" | William Wiard | David Shaw, Ed Waters | January 17, 1984 (1984年01月17日) |
| 21 | 15 | "Informed Consent" | Oz Scott | Rogers Turrentine | January 24, 1984 (1984年01月24日) |
| 22 | 16 | "Abigail" | Alex March | Irv Pearlberg | February 7, 1984 (1984年02月07日) |
| 23 | 17 | "Home Again" | Allen Reisner | Alan Brennert | March 6, 1984 (1984年03月06日) |
US television ratings
[edit ]| Season | Episodes | Start date | End date | Nielsen rank | Nielsen rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1982–83 | 6 | March 25, 1983 | May 6, 1983 | 15 | 19.3[2] [a] |
| 1983–84 | 17 | September 27, 1983 | March 6, 1984 | 66 | 13.6[3] [b] |
Awards
[edit ]The episode "Old Hatreds Die Hard" was nominated for a 1983 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series.[4]
Notes
[edit ]- ^ Ted with 9 to 5
- ^ Tied with Mama's Family and Automan
References
[edit ]- ^ The Mississippi at IMDb Edit this at Wikidata
- ^ Lina. "The TV Ratings Guide: 1982-83 Ratings History -- Soap Bubbles Rise, Several Veterans Part and NBC Renews Poorly Rated Masterpieces" . Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ^ "1983-84 Ratings History -- The Networks Are Awash in a Bubble Bath of Soaps".
- ^ "Awards for The Mississippi". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2011年07月04日.
External links
[edit ]- The Mississippi at IMDb
- The Mississippi at The Classic TV Archive
- 1983 American television series debuts
- 1984 American television series endings
- 1980s American legal drama television series
- Television shows set in Mississippi
- Television shows set in Tennessee
- Television series by Warner Bros. Television Studios
- Works about the Mississippi River
- CBS television dramas