Capital News
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| Capital News | |
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Series premiere print advertisement
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | David Milch Christian Williams |
| Written by | Nick Harding David Milch Gardner Stern John Tinker Christian Williams |
| Directed by | Andrew Gottlieb Mark Tinker |
| Starring | Lloyd Bridges Helen Slater Christian Clemenson |
| Composer(s) | Jan Hammer J.A.C. Redford |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (9 unaired) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Milch |
| Producer(s) | Allan Arkush Andrew Gottlieb |
| Cinematography | Gerald Perry Finnerman |
| Editor(s) | Alicia Hirsch |
| Running time | 95 mins. (approx) |
| Production company(s) | MTM Enterprises |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Original release | April 9 – April 30, 1990 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
Capital News is an American drama series that aired on ABC in 1990. Starring Lloyd Bridges and Helen Slater, Capital News was created by David Milch and Christian Williams.
Synopsis
The series focuses on the editorial staff and writers of the Washington, D.C.-based daily news paper "The Washington Capital" (a fictional journal inspiral by the actual "Washington Post").[1] It was produced by MTM Enterprises.
The series consists of one TV movie (also considered as the pilot) and twelve regular episodes, of which only three were shown on its initial run in the United States, after which the ABC canceled the series.[2][3]
Cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Mark Blum | Edison King |
| Lloyd Bridges | Jonathan 'Jo Jo' Turner |
| Christian Clemenson | Todd Lunden |
| Chelsea Field | Cassy Swann |
| Kurt Fuller | Miles Plato |
| Charles Levin | Vinnie DiSalvo |
| Richard Murphy | Richie Fineberg |
| Wendell Pierce | Conrad White |
| Daniel Roebuck | Haskell Epstein |
| William Russ | Redmond Dunne |
| Helen Slater | Anne McKenna |
| Michael Woods | Clay Gibson |
| Jenny Wright | Doreen Duncan |
| Luke Edwards | Clay Gibson jr. |
Episodes
| Episode # | Episode title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1-1 | Pilot | April 9, 1990 |
| 1-2 | "King for a Day" | April 23, 1990 |
| 1-3 | "Finished? ... Not Dunne" | April 30, 1990 |
| 1-4 | "Blues for Mr. White" | Unaired |
| 1-5 | "Tapes of Wrath" | Unaired |
| 1-6 | "Here Comes the Sun" | Unaired |
| 1-7 | "Swanns and Drakes" | Unaired |
| 1-8 | "Best Little Whorehouse in Virginia" | Unaired |
| 1-9 | "Bye Hooker, Bye Crook" | Unaired |
| 1-10 | "Sheel Game" | Unaired |
| 1-11 | "A Man's Home is His Hassle" | Unaired |
| 1-12 | "The Last Supper" | Unaired |
References
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- ↑ Serienlexikon (in German). Kabel1.de. Retrieved on 27 August 2006.
- ↑ Capital News at the James Morrison fanpage The Life Of An Actor. Retrieved on 27 August 2006.
External links
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Capital News at IMDb (Television film)
- Capital News at TV.comLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 28: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). Capital News at IMDb
- Capital News at TVGuide.com
Categories:
- Pages using infobox television with editor parameter
- Pages using infobox television with unknown parameters
- 1990s American television series
- 1990 American television series debuts
- 1990 American television series endings
- American Broadcasting Company network shows
- American drama television series
- English-language television programming
- Television series by 20th Century Fox Television
- Television shows set in Washington, D.C.
