Trinity (American TV series)

{{About|1998 American drama series|2009 British drama series|Trinity (British TV series)}}

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| genre = Family drama

| creator = Matthew Carnahan

| starring = {{Plain list|

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| composer = Martin Davich

| country = United States

| language = English

| num_seasons = 1

| num_episodes = 9 (5 unaired)

| list_episodes = Trinity (US TV series)#Episodes

| executive_producer = John Wells

| producer = {{Plain list|

Natalie Chaidez
Kristin Harms

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| camera =

| runtime = 60 minutes

| company = {{Plain list|

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| network = NBC

| first_aired = {{start date|1998|10|16}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1998|11|6}}

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Trinity is an American family drama television series created by Matthew Carnahan that aired on the broadcast network NBC from October 16, 1998, to November 6, 1998. Only four of the first season's nine episodes were aired before the series was cancelled by NBC in March 1999. Among the main cast was Louis Ferreira, Jill Clayburgh, Tate Donovan, and Sam Trammell.

Two of the show's stars, Kim Raver and Bobby Cannavale, would also be cast in another NBC drama, Third Watch.

Plot

Set in Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan, a detective from a working-class Irish Catholic family looks after his family members.{{cite web |url= http://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/trinity/205160 |title=Trinity Episodes |work=TV Guide |accessdate=September 9, 2012}}

Cast

=Main=

Louis Ferreira as Bobby McCallister
Jill Clayburgh as Eileen McCallister
John Spencer as Simon McCallister
Tate Donovan as Kevin McCallister
Sam Trammell as Liam McCallister
Kim Raver as Clarissa McCallister
Bonnie Root as Amanda McCallister
Charlotte Ross as Fiona McCallister

=Recurring=

Alicia Coppola as Det. Patricia Damiana
Bobby Cannavale as Joe
Dennis Boutsikaris as Josh

Episodes

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{{Episode list

|Title = Pilot

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|16}}

|EpisodeNumber = 1

|DirectedBy = Michael Caton-Jones

|WrittenBy = Matthew Carnahan

|ShortSummary = Bobby links a murder victim to the boss of Liam.

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{{Episode list

|Title = In a Yellow Wood

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|23}}

|EpisodeNumber = 2

|DirectedBy = Rod Holcomb

|WrittenBy = John Wells

|ShortSummary = Bobby risks the wrath of his lieutenant when he starts working on a case that wasn't assigned to him. Amanda finds out that she is pregnant. Fiona reunites with an old friend when she attends a wedding. A bag full of money is given to Liam.

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{{Episode list

|Title = No Secrets

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|10|30}}

|EpisodeNumber = 3

|DirectedBy = Christopher Misiano

|WrittenBy = Lisa Melamed

|ShortSummary = Bobby gets involved in an undercover operation involving the FBI. Amanda contemplates having an abortion. Liam buys a boat with the money.

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{{Episode list

|Title = In Loco Parentis

|OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|1998|11|6}}

|EpisodeNumber = 4

|DirectedBy = R. W. Goodwin

|WrittenBy = Matthew Carnahan

|ShortSummary = Bobby and his partner gets a report about a missing child. Kevin has to adjust to a new priest.

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{{Episode list

|Title = Hang Man Down

|OriginalAirDate = UNAIRED

|EpisodeNumber = 5

|DirectedBy = Darnell Martin

|WrittenBy = Natalie Chaidez

|ShortSummary = Liam meets a friend from childhood. Bobby wants to raise Amanda's unborn baby.

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{{Episode list

|Title = ...To Forgive, Divine

|OriginalAirDate = UNAIRED

|EpisodeNumber = 6

|DirectedBy = Christopher Misiano

|WrittenBy = Edward Allen Bernero

|ShortSummary = The McCallister family prepares for Thanksgiving dinner. Kevin visits a parishioner. Eileen's mother visits from Florida.

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{{Episode list

|Title = Having Trouble with the Language

|OriginalAirDate = UNAIRED

|EpisodeNumber = 7

|DirectedBy = Anthony Drazan

|WrittenBy = John Ridley

|ShortSummary = Joe wants Fiona to just enjoy life. Liam has problems with women. Clarissa finds out information about her birth mother.

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{{Episode list

|Title = Breaking In, Breaking Out, Breaking Up, Breaking Down

|OriginalAirDate = UNAIRED

|EpisodeNumber = 8

|DirectedBy = Alan Taylor

|WrittenBy = Terri Kopp

|ShortSummary = Kevin helps a troubled youth. Bobby finds a link between murders while checking old cases. Fiona has to choose between lovers. Amanda and an Irish nanny become friends.

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{{Episode list

|Title = The Patron Saint of Impossible Causes

|OriginalAirDate = UNAIRED

|EpisodeNumber = 9

|DirectedBy = R. W. Goodwin

|WrittenBy = Matthew Carnahan

|ShortSummary = Liam meets a young woman who is staying at her parents' apartment. Simon and Bobby have a disagreement about a murder case from years ago. Eileen returns to college to finish her education.

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Awards and nominations

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Year ! Award ! Recipient(s) ! Result
rowspan="2"\| 1999 \| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music \| Martin Davich \| {{won}}
Artios Awards for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot \| John Frank Levey, Mark Saks, Barbara Miller \| {{nom}}

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Year

! Award

! Recipient(s)

! Result

rowspan="2"| 1999

| Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Main Title Theme Music

| Martin Davich

| {{won}}

Artios Awards for Best Casting for TV, Dramatic Pilot

| John Frank Levey, Mark Saks, Barbara Miller

| {{nom}}