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The Law and Harry McGraw (1987-88)
Episode Guide compiled by The Classic TV Archive
with contributions by: Rina Fox
references:
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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  Murder She Wrote (1984-96)
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)

 1.1 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: DEAD MEN DON'T MAKE PHONE CALLS (2hr. pilot)
prod. no. 62811 / 27-Sep-1987 CBS Sunday
guest cast:
James Carroll Jordan .... Tom Wylie
Trevor Weaver ........... Tony
William Atherton
Layla Bias Galloway

1.2 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: MURDER BY A LANDSLIDE
prod. no. 62801 / 06-Oct-1987 CBS Tue

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 cast:
David Hedison ...... 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.
* https://www.david-hedison.com/articles/harrymcgraw.html

1.4 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: THE FALLEN ARROW
prod. no. 62804 / 20-Oct-1987 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Alex Cord
Marj Dusay
Jill Whelan
Merritt Butrick
Sally Hampton ... Lindsay Potter

1.5 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: RAPPAPORT IS BACK IN TOWN
27-Oct-1987 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Herb Edelman
John David Carson
R.J. Adams as Reporter

1.6 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: SHE'S NOT WILD ABOUT HARRY
prod. no. 62807 / 03-Nov-1987 CBS Tue (rerun 28-Apr-1988)
guest cast:
Soleil Moon Frye as Charlene

1.7 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: ANGELA'S SECRET
prod. no. 62808 / 10-Nov-1987 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Larry Marko ..... Lorenzo
Mike Moroff ..... Rocco Silva

1.8 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: SOLVE IT AGAIN, HARRY
prod. no. 62809 / 17-Nov-1987 CBS Tue
guest star
George Marshall Ruge ..... Rudy Yates

1.9 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: STATE OF ART
24-Nov-1987 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Ray Walston
Patty McCormack ......... Gloria Billings

1.10 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: YANKEE BOODLE DANDY
prod. no. 62802 / 01-Dec-1987 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Kimberly Beck

1.11 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: OLD HEROES DIE HARD aka OLD HEROES NEVER LIE
08-Dec-1987 CBS Tue
Guest Cast:
Don Stroud .......... Rudy
Larry Linville ...... Andrew Paxton
David Knell ........ Wendell
Dick O'Neill ....... Victor Udovic

[--] 15-Dec-1987 - no detials
[--] 22-Dec-1987 - no detials
[--] 29-Dec-1987 - no detials
[--] 06-Jan-1988 - no detials

1.12 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: GILHOOEY'S IS HISTORY
prod. no. 62817 / 13-Jan-1988 CBS Tue
guest cast:
Alan Hale Jr.
Philip Abbott
Daniel D. Halleck ...... Jake

1.13 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: BEWARD THE IDES OF MAY
20-Jan-1988 CBS Tue
guest star:
Robert Reed

1.14 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: WAITING GAME
prod. no. 62822 / 27Jan88 CBS Tue
Produced by Tom Sawyer
Directed by Allen Reisner.

1.15 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw : HARRY DOES THE HUSTLE
prod. no. 62820 / 03-Feb-1988 CBS Tue
Produced by Tom Sawyer
Directed by John Llewellyn Moxey.

1.16 [--] The Law and Harry McGraw: MAGINNIS FOR THE PEOPLE (final episode)
prod. no. 62824 / 10-Feb-1988 CBS Tue
Produced by Tom Sawyer
Written by Peter S. Fischer
Directed by Allen Reisner
guest cast:
Ed Nelson .......... Jefferson Randolph
Juliet Mills ....... Isobel McKechnie
Judith Chapman ..... Audrey Stivic
Rick Lenz .......... Charlie Garrett
Joe Dorsey ......... Ross McKechnie
Stu Gilliam ........ Dexter
William Fair ....... Lieutenant Perkins
Patti Karr ......... Iris Delaney
Layla Bias Galloway ... Wife

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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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