Fay (TV series)

Fay is an American sitcom starring Lee Grant as the title character. The series aired on NBC from September 1975 to June 1976.

Fay
Lee Grant in Fay, 1975
GenreSitcom
Created bySusan Harris
Directed byAlan Arkin
James Burrows
StarringLee Grant
Joe Silver
Audra Lindley
Margaret Willock
Stewart Moss
Bill Gerber
Norman Alden
Lillian Lehman
Opening theme"Coming into My Own" performed by Jaye P. Morgan
ComposerGeorge Tipton
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producerPaul Junger Witt
ProducerJerry Mayer
Running time30 minutes
Production companiesDanny Thomas Productions
Universal Television
Release
Original networkNBC
Original releaseSeptember 4, 1975 (1975-09-04) –
June 2, 1976 (1976-06-02)

Synopsis

Grant stars as Fay Stewart, a divorced woman in her forties, who, after 25 years of marriage to attorney Jack Stewart, starts a new job and begins dating.

The show first aired on September 4, 1975, and was pulled after the October 23 airing (along with The Montefuscos, which aired in the time slot immediately before Fay). It returned for two more episodes on May 12 and June 2, 1976, for a total of ten episodes. Four of them ("Jack Remarries", "Mr. Wonderful", "Danny Falls In Love", and "Not Another Mother's Day") were eventually re-edited into an overseas theatrical feature, Man Trouble, later included in a syndicated package of other MCA/Universal "movies" stitched together from their various short-lived TV series.

The series is notable for Lee Grant's lashing out at NBC brass on The Tonight Show for the network's quick cancellation.[1]

Grant was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series but lost out to Mary Tyler Moore.

Cast

Episodes
Nº Title Directed by: Written by: Air date
1"Fay"Alan ArkinSusan HarrisSeptember 4, 1975 (1975-09-04)
Series pilot: Fay admits to having an affair.
2"Jack Remarries"Alan ArkinSusan HarrisSeptember 11, 1975 (1975-09-11)
Fay's ex-husband Jack is marrying a young stewardess.
3"Mom's Realization"Richard KinonGail ParentSeptember 18, 1975 (1975-09-18)
Fay's mother wants to bring her and Jack back together.
4"Mr. Wonderful"UnknownDick Clair & Jenna McMahonSeptember 25, 1975 (1975-09-25)
Fay's childhood friend (Renée Taylor) is getting married, but her intended begins making passes at Fay.
5"Jack's Heart Attack"UnknownSusan HarrisOctober 2, 1975 (1975-10-02)
Thinking he's dying of a heart attack, Jack confesses to Fay about his cheating ways.
6"Not with My Husband You Don't"James BurrowsS : Jerry Mayer
T : Susan Harris & Sybil Adelman and Jerry Mayer		October 9, 1975 (1975-10-09)
Fay is ecstatic at the prospect of accompanying one of her firm's attorneys to Washington, D.C.
7"Lillian's Separation"James BurrowsS : Dennis Klein
T : Susan Harris & Sybil Adelman		October 16, 1975 (1975-10-16)
Lillian walks out on her husband (Norman Fell) and moves into Fay's apartment, where she does some unwanted redecorating.
8"Danny Falls in Love"UnknownS : Max Pisk
T : Susan Harris		October 23, 1975 (1975-10-23)
Fay's lovelorn boss (Bill Gerber) comes to her apartment for some motherly comfort.
9"Fay and the Doctor"Richard KinonSusan HarrisMay 12, 1976 (1976-05-12)
Fay falls in love with a doctor; the only problem is he is married with children.
10"Not Another Mother's Day"Joan DarlingJerry MayerJune 2, 1976 (1976-06-02)
Linda wants to wait until she graduates from college to have a second child, but her husband doesn't want to wait that long.

References
  1. Leszczak, Bob (2012). Single Season Sitcoms, 1948–1979. McFarland. p. 48.


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