Rosetti and Ryan

*Rosetti and Ryan*
Rosetti and Ryan
Genre	Legal drama
Created by	Richard P. Rosetti
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 + Pilot (list of episodes)
Production
Running time	60 minutes
Production companies	Heyday Productions; Universal Television
Release
Original network	NBC
Original release	May 19 –; November 10, 1977

Rosetti and Ryan is an American legal drama television series that aired on NBC from September 22 until November 10, 1977, from 10 to 11 p.m. Eastern Time.[1]

Premise

Legal drama about two completely different lawyers; Rosetti is outgoing and debonair, while Ryan is a former cop who is more low-profile and no-nonsense.[2]

Cast

Tony Roberts as Joe Rosetti
Squire Fridell as Frank Ryan
Jane Elliot as Jessica Hornesby
Ruth Manning as Emma
Randi Oakes as Georgia
Dick O'Neill as Judge Hardcastle
William Marshall as Judge Black

Personnel

Leonard B. Stern, executive producer[3]
Don M. Mankiewicz and Gordon Cotler, supervising producers[3]
Jerry Davis, producer for Universal Television[3]
John Astin, Harry Falk, and Richard Crenna, directors[1]

Episodes

Pilot

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
0	"Men Who Love Women"	John Astin	Gordon Cotler, Don Mankiewicz, & Sam Rolfe	May 19, 1977 (1977-05-19)
Rosetti and Ryan defend an heiress accused of killing her husband.

Season 1

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"If You Can't Trust Your Lawyer"	Alex March	Unknown	September 22, 1977 (1977-09-22)
An actress is accused of killing the publicist of a football player.
2	"The Ten-Second Client"	Burt Brinckerhoff	Don M. Mankiewicz and Gordon Cotler	October 13, 1977 (1977-10-13)
A getaway driver of a hotel robbery is charged with technical murder.
3	"Is There a Lawyer in the House?"	Daniel Haller	Jeff King	October 20, 1977 (1977-10-20)
A TV commercial director is charged with sexual assault and narcotics possession.
4	"Ms. Bluebeard"	Harry Falk	Unknown	October 27, 1977 (1977-10-27)
A woman is suspected of killing her sixth husband.
5	"Everybody Into the Pool"	Richard Crenna	Unknown	November 3, 1977 (1977-11-03)
Rosetti and Ryan act as standby lawyers for a murder defendant handling her own case.
6	"Bedeviled Angel"	Joshua Shelley	Walter Wager	November 10, 1977 (1977-11-10)
A woman tries to use counterfeit bills to pay a traffic fine.

Production

The pilot aired May 19, 1977, as a made-for-TV-movie.[4]

References

Hyatt, Wesley (2003). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-0-7864-1420-8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.
TV Guide. "Rosetti and Ryan Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-18.
McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 710. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.
Terrace (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. New York City: Zoetrope Publishing. p. 355. ISBN 978-0918432612.

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[slts-1] Hyatt, Wesley (2003). Short-Lived Television Series, 1948-1978: Thirty Years of More Than 1,000 Flops. McFarland. pp. 269–270. ISBN 978-0-7864-1420-8. Retrieved June 3, 2020.

[2] TV Guide. "Rosetti and Ryan Cast and Details". TV Guide. Retrieved 2013-02-18.

[tt-3] McNeil, Alex (1996). Total Television (4th ed.). New York, New York: Penguin Books USA, Inc. p. 710. ISBN 0-14-02-4916-8.

[4] Terrace (1985). Encyclopedia of Television Series, Pilots and Specials. New York City: Zoetrope Publishing. p. 355. ISBN 978-0918432612.