Rosetti and Ryan
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{{Infobox television
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| genre = Legal drama
| runtime = 60 minutes
| company = Heyday Productions
Universal Television
| creator= Richard P. Rosetti
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| starring =
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| country = United States
| language = English
| network = NBC
| first_aired = {{start date|1977|5|19}}
| last_aired = {{end date|1977|11|10}}
| num_seasons = 1
| num_episodes = 6 + Pilot
| list_episodes = Rosetti and Ryan#Episodes
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Rosetti and Ryan is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from September 22 until November 10, 1977, from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time.{{cite book |last1=Hyatt |first1=Wesley |title=Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops |date=2003 |publisher=McFarland |isbn=978-0-7864-1420-8 |pages=269–270 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=2Sy1CgAAQBAJ&dq=%22Rosetti+and+Ryan%22&pg=PA269 |accessdate=June 3, 2020 |language=en}}
Premise
Legal drama about two completely different lawyers; Rosetti is outgoing and debonair, while Ryan is a former cop who is more low-profile and no-nonsense.{{cite web|author=TV Guide |url=http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/rosetti-and-ryan/cast/204131 |title=Rosetti and Ryan Cast and Details|publisher=TV Guide |accessdate=2013-02-18}}
Cast
- Tony Roberts as Joe Rosetti
- Squire Fridell as Frank Ryan
- Jane Elliot as Jessica Hornesby
- Ruth Manning as Emma
- Randi Oakes as Georgia
- Dick O'Neill as Judge Hardcastle
- William Marshall as Judge Black
Personnel
- Leonard B. Stern, executive producer{{cite book|last1=McNeil|first1=Alex|title=Total Television|date=1996|publisher=Penguin Books USA, Inc.|location=New York, New York|isbn=0-14-02-4916-8|page= 710|edition=4th}}
- Don M. Mankiewicz and {{ill|Gordon Cotler|fr}},
- {{cite news |title=Writer Gordon Cotler dies at 89 |url=https://variety.com/2013/scene/news/writer-gordon-cotler-dies-at-89-1118064990/ |access-date=14 October 2024 |work=Variety.com |date=23 January 2013}}
- [https://www.newyorker.com/contributors/gordon-cotler Gordon Cotler] – The New Yorker
- site:classic.esquire.com/article/ "Gordon Cotler"
- "The New York Times" "By Gordon Cotler"
- [https://www.theatlantic.com/author/gordon-cotler/ Gordon Cotler] - The Atlantic
- [https://www.kirkusreviews.com/author/gordon-cotler/ Gordon Cotler] - Kirkus Reviews
- [https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/authorpage/gordon-cotler.html Gordon Cotler] – Publishers Weekly
- [https://www.fictiondb.com/author/gordon-cotler~18682.htm Gordon Cotler] - FictionDB
- [https://www.ibdb.com/broadway-cast-staff/gordon-cotler-93526 Gordon Cotler] – IBDB
- [https://playbill.com/person/gordon-cotler-writer Gordon Cotler (Writer)] - Playbill
- [https://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/gordon_cotler Gordon Cotler] - Rotten Tomatoes
- [https://m.filmaffinity.com/en/name.php?name-id=892127858 Gordon Cotler] – Filmaffinity
- Jerry Davis, producer for Universal Television
- Sam Rolfe, writer{{cite news |last=Margulies |first=Lee |date=September 22, 1977 |title=Rosetti and Ryan on NBC |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/383603067/ |work=Los Angeles Times |location=Los Angeles, California|access-date=April 15, 2024}}
- John Astin, Harry Falk, and Richard Crenna, directors
Episodes
=Pilot=
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! style="background:#833B7B;"| Title ! style="background:#833B7B;"| Directed by ! style="background:#833B7B;"| Written by ! style="background:#833B7B;"| Original air date {{Episode list |Title=Men Who Love Women |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|05|19}} |EpisodeNumber=0 |DirectedBy= John Astin |WrittenBy= Gordon Cotler, Don Mankiewicz, & Sam Rolfe |ShortSummary= Rosetti and Ryan defend an heiress accused of killing her husband. |LineColor=833B7B }} |
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=Season 1=
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! style="background:#39f;"| Title ! style="background:#39f;"| Directed by ! style="background:#39f;"| Written by ! style="background:#39f;"| Original air date {{Episode list |Title=If You Can't Trust Your Lawyer |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|9|22}} |EpisodeNumber=1 |DirectedBy= Alex March |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= An actress is accused of killing the publicist of a football player. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=The Ten-Second Client |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|13}} |EpisodeNumber=2 |DirectedBy= Burt Brinckerhoff |WrittenBy= Don M. Mankiewicz and Gordon Cotler |ShortSummary= A getaway driver of a hotel robbery is charged with technical murder. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Is There a Lawyer in the House? |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|20}} |EpisodeNumber=3 |DirectedBy= Daniel Haller |WrittenBy= Jeff King |ShortSummary= A TV commercial director is charged with sexual assault and narcotics possession. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Ms. Bluebeard |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|10|27}} |EpisodeNumber=4 |DirectedBy= Harry Falk |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= A woman is suspected of killing her sixth husband. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Everybody Into the Pool |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|3}} |EpisodeNumber=5 |DirectedBy= Richard Crenna |WrittenBy= |ShortSummary= Rosetti and Ryan act as standby lawyers for a murder defendant handling her own case. |LineColor=3399ff }} {{Episode list |Title=Bedeviled Angel |OriginalAirDate={{Start date|1977|11|10}} |EpisodeNumber=6 |DirectedBy= Joshua Shelley |WrittenBy= Walter Wager |ShortSummary= A woman tries to use counterfeit bills to pay a traffic fine. |LineColor=3399ff }} |
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Production
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|0075573|Rosetti and Ryan}}
- {{TV Guide show|204131}}
- {{epguides|RosettiandRyan}}
Category:1977 American television series debuts
Category:1977 American television series endings
Category:1970s American legal drama television series
Category:American English-language television shows
Category:NBC television dramas