The Classic TV Archive - US Crime Drama Series
The Law and Harry
McGraw
Episode Guide -
version 1.0 September 2003
compiled by
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with contributions by:
Rina Fox
references:
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UCLA Film and Television Archive
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THE LAW AND HARRY MCGRAW
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Universal Television/ an MCA company
for
CBS (Tuesdays 10:00 pm EST)
Executive Producer Peter S. Fischer (to be verified)
Supervising Producer, Robert F. O'Neill (to be verified)
Produced by Thomas B. Sawyer (head writer/producer)
US Crime Drama Series 1987 2hr pilot + 15 episodes x 60 min color
(27Sep87 -10Feb87)
Starring:
Jerry Orbach as Harry McGraw
Barbara Babcock as Ellie Maginnis
Peter Haskell as Deputy D.A. Tyler Chase
Shea Farrell as Steve Lacey
Juli Donald as E.J. Brunson
Earl Boen as Howard
Marty Davis as Cookie the Bartender
Premise:
The exploits of Harry McGraw, a seedy and abraisive private detective
working out of Boston.
Based on the character that appeared in the "Murder She Wrote"
episodes:
1.17 "Tough Guys Don't Die" (24Feb85 CBS)
2.17 "One Good Bid Deserves a Murder" (23Feb86 CBS )
5.19 "Double Exposure" (30Apr89 CBS)
7.22 "The Skinny According to Nick Cullhane" (12May91 CBS)
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CBS Tuesdays 10:00 pm Eastern
(except pilot - on Sunday)
Ep 1.1 The Law and Harry McGraw: DEAD MEN DON'T MAKE PHONE CALLS (2hr.
pilot)
27-Sep-1987 CBS Sunday
prod #62811
guest stars
James Carroll Jordan as Tom Wylie
William Atherton
Ep 1.2
06-Oct-1987
Ep 1.3 The Law and Harry McGraw: MR. CHAPMAN, I PRESUME
13-Oct-1987 CBS Tue
written by Steven Long Mitchell & Craig W. Van Sickle
directed by Sigmund Neufeld Jr.
guest stars
David Hedison as Blake Devereux
Pamela Susan Shoop
Richard Lynch
David Spielberg
Mark Stevens
Robin Bach
Jackie Joseph
with
Madelyn Cates
Charles Edward Smith
Joseph L. Goodman
Sherry Skinker
Charles Shapiro
Chuck Sloan
Edwina Moore
Bruce Liberty
Ken Davis
* Note see David Hedison's site for a full synopsis and story on this episode.
* http://www.david-hedison.com/articles/harrymcgraw.html
Ep 1.4 The Law and Harry McGraw: THE FALLEN ARROW
prod #62804
20-Oct-1987 CBS Tue
guest stars
Alex Cord
Marj Dusay
Jill Whelan
Merritt Butrick
Ep 1.5 The Law and Harry McGraw: RAPPAPORT IS BACK IN TOWN
27-Oct-1987 CBS Tue
guest stars
John David Carson
Herb Edelman
R.J. Adams as Reporter
Ep 1.6
03-Nov-1987
Ep 1.7
10-Nov-1987
Ep 1.8
17-Nov-1987
Ep 1.9
24-Nov-1987
Ep 1.10 The Law and Harry McGraw: YANKEE BOODLE DANDY
prod #62802
01-Dec-1987 CBS Tue
guest stars
Kimberly Beck
Ep 1.11
08-Dec-1987
Ep 1.12
15-Dec-1987
Ep 1.13
22-Dec-1987
Ep 1.14
29-Dec-1987
Ep 1.15
06-Jan-1988
Ep 1.16 The Law and Harry McGraw: GILHOOEY'S IS HISTORY
13-Jan-1988 CBS Tue
prod #62817
guest stars
Alan Hale Jr.
Philip Abbott
Ep 1.17
20-Jan-1988
Ep 1.18 The Law and Harry McGraw : WAITING GAME
27Jan88 CBS Tue (possible airdate) (copyright date 26Jan88)
no. 62822,
produced by Tom Sawyer
directed by Allen Reisner.
Ep 1.19 The Law and Harry McGraw : HARRY DOES THE HUSTLE
03-Feb-1988 CBS Tue (copyright date 2Feb88)
prod. no. 62820
Produced by Tom Sawyer
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.
Ep 1.20 The Law and Harry McGraw: MAGINNIS FOR THE PEOPLE (final
episode)
10-Feb-1988 CBS Tue (copright date 08Feb88)
prod. no. 62824
Produced by Tom Sawyer
Written by Peter S. Fischer
Directed by Allen Reisner
guest stars
Ed Nelson as Jefferson Randolph
Juliet Mills as Isobel McKechnie
Judith Chapman as Audrey Stivic
Rick Lenz as Charlie Garrett
Joe Dorsey as Ross McKechnie
Stu Gilliam as Dexter
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1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: SHE'S NOT WILD ABOUT HARRY
28-Apr-1988 (possibly a rerun airdate)
prod #62807
guest stars
Soleil Moon Frye as Charlene
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: ANGELA'S SECRET
1987 airdate not known
prod #62808
guest stars
Larry Marko as Lorenzo
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: SOLVE IT AGAIN, HARRY
airdate not known
guest stars
prod #62809
George Marshall Ruge as Rudy Yates
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: MURDER BY A LANDSLIDE
prod #62801
airdate not known
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: BEWARD THE IDES OF MAY
airdate not known
guest stars
Robert Reed
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: STATE OF ART
airdate not known
guest stars
Ray Walston
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: OLD HEROES DIE HARD
airdate not known
1.xx [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: DEAD MEN DON'T MAKE PHONE CALLS
prod #62811
airdate not known
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TITL: Club of hearts / written by Peggy Reid Mattison.
EDST: 1st draft.
PHYS: 60 pages
SEST: The Law and Harry McGraw
NOTE: Script.
CLNA: Peggy Caudle
DCRE: 1988 DREG: 14Apr88
APAU: Peggy Caudle, known as Peggy Reid Mattison.
ECIF: 3/D
XREF: Peggy Caudle. SEE Peggy Reid Mattison , 1949-.
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