Petrocelli (1974–1976)

Tony Petrocelli is an Italian-American Harvard-educated lawyer who gave up the big money and frenetic pace of major-metropolitan life to practice in a sleepy city in the American Southwest.... See full summary »

Creators:

Harold Buchman, Sidney J. Furie

Stars:

Barry Newman, Susan Howard, Albert Salmi

Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 1 win & 3 nominations.

Cast

Complete series cast summary:
Barry Newman	...	Anthony J. Petrocelli (44 episodes, 1974-1976)
Susan Howard	...	Maggie Petrocelli (44 episodes, 1974-1976)
Albert Salmi	...	Pete Ritter (44 episodes, 1974-1976)

Storyline

Tony Petrocelli is an Italian-American Harvard-educated lawyer who gave up the big money and frenetic pace of major-metropolitan life to practice in a sleepy city in the American Southwest. He and wife Maggie live in a trailer in the country while waiting for their new house to be built, and travel around in a beat-up old pickup truck. For a quiet rural area, Petrocelli seems to have no trouble running into his share of murderers to defend.

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Plot Keywords:

law | character name in title

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Genres:

Drama | Crime

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 September 1974 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Miller-Milkis Productions, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min (44 episodes)

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Connections

Follows Night Games (1974)

User Reviews

Best TV show ever

Barry Newman brought a Jewish profile to a Boston Italian lawyer and pulled it off perfectly. Great pathos on Mr. Newman's part, especially once a week when he would sneer up his lips on one side of his face and say, in a long drawn out drawl,...'yyeaahhh', "Pete" (his P.I., the Underrated Albert Salmi... or "Maggie" if he was talking to his wife)..this kid's innocent...we'll prove it." And his perfect presentation at the end of each episode..."Your Honor, I would like to offer yet ANOTHER version of the events of that night...) It was a great show which, just like "Harry O" in the same time frame, was lost in the mass of more popular Crime Dramas and prematurely cancelled.