Chicago Story
Chicago Story is an American crime drama television series that aired for 13 episodes on NBC from March 6 to June 11, 1982, following a 2-hour television film pilot that was broadcast earlier on March 15, 1981.
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| Genre | Crime drama |
| Created by | Eric Bercovici |
| Written by | David Assael Eric Bercovici Dennis Capps Rob Gilmer Lee H. Katzin David Michael Jacobs Arthur E. Kean Michael O'Hara Robert Schlitt |
| Directed by | Corey Allen Michael Caffey Lee H. Katzin Arthur E. Kean Bruce Kessler Harvey S. Laidman Christian I. Nyby II David Paulsen Bob Thompson Jerry Thorpe |
| Starring | Maud Adams Vincent Baggetta Dennis Franz John Mahoney Craig T. Nelson Daniel Hugh Kelly |
| Composer(s) | John Beal James Di Pasquale Dick Halligan Stu Phillips |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 + TV movie pilot |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Eric Bercovici |
| Producer(s) | John Cutts |
| Running time | 90 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Eric Bercovici Productions MGM Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Original release | March 6 – June 11, 1982 |
Synopsis
The series followed the work and lives of several Chicago lawyers, police officers, and doctors. The series was similar to Hill Street Blues in that it was less about action scenes and more about the stresses of working in law enforcement and medicine. The show did not catch on with viewers and lasted only thirteen episodes.
The cast included Maud Adams and Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Judith Bergstrom and Dr. Max Carson, doctors at Cook County Hospital; Craig T. Nelson, Vincent Baggetta and Molly Cheek as attorneys Kenneth A. Dutton, Lou Pellegrino and Megan Powers. Dutton was a prosecutor and Pellegrino was a defense attorney; Powers was a lawyer both men were interested in; and Dennis Franz, Richard Lawson and Daniel Hugh Kelly appeared as police officers Joe Gilland, O.Z. Tate and Frank Wajorski, respectively. Gilland was a beat cop, while Tate and Wajorski were detectives.
Intermixed within, especially during the opening title sequence, was plenty of Chicago scenery, including the John Hancock Center; Merchandise Mart; Michigan Avenue; Wrigley Building; Willis Tower (then known as Sears Tower); Aon Center; (then known as the Standard Oil Building), the Chicago Theater and its famous marquee; Lake Shore Drive; the then-headquarters of the Chicago Sun-Times; the Chicago Water Tower; Marina City; the Chicago 'L' and various other sights. One of the settings was the then-Cook County Hospital.
Chicago Story was notable for attempting to air an hour and a half per episode. The show was pared down to an hour per episode late in its run, including broadcasting edited versions of episodes that had already aired.
Episodes were rebroadcast on TNT Network in 1994. The series aired in the United Kingdom on BBC1 in 1982.
Cast
- Maud Adams as Dr. Judith Bergstrom
- Vincent Baggetta as Lou Pellegrino
- Molly Cheek as Megan Powers
- Dennis Franz as Officer Joe Gilland
- Daniel Hugh Kelly as Det. Frank Wajorski
- Richard Lawson as Det. O.Z. Tate
- Craig T. Nelson as Kenneth A. Dutton
- Kristoffer Tabori as Dr. Max Carson
- John Mahoney as Lt. Roselli
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | "Chicago Story" "Pilot" | March 15, 1981 |
| 1 | "Hostage Taker" | March 6, 1982 |
| 2 | "Outside the Law" | March 13, 1982 |
| 3 | "Bright Lights, Big City" | March 20, 1982 |
| 4 | "Epidemic" | March 27, 1982 |
| 5 | "Vendetta" | April 3, 1982 |
| 6 | "Not Quite Paradise: Part 1" | April 16, 1982 |
| 7 | "Not Quite Paradise: Part 2" | April 16, 1982 |
| 8 | "Performance" | April 23, 1982 |
| 9 | "Bad Blood" | April 30, 1982 |
| 10 | "Dutton's Law" | May 7, 1982 |
| 11 | "Subterranean Blues" | May 28, 1982 |
| 12 | "Who Needs the Truth?" | June 4, 1982 |
| 13 | "Half a Chance" | June 11, 1982 |
External links
- Chicago Story on IMDb
- Chicago Story at TV.com