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30 January 1977 (USA)
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Police Chief Paul Lanigan and David Small, a rabbi in Cameron, California, are friends and both solve crimes in the local town...
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OK show lost in the shuffle
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(Series Cast [6]) | Art Carney | ... | Police Chief Paul Lanigan (4 episodes, 1977) |
 | Bruce Solomon | ... | Rabbi David Small (4 episodes, 1977) |
| Janis Paige | ... | Kate Lanigan (4 episodes, 1977) |
| Janet Margolin | ... | Miriam Small (4 episodes, 1977) |
| Barbara Carney | ... | Bobbie Whittaker (4 episodes, 1977) |
| Robert Doyle | ... | Police Lieutenant Osgood (4 episodes, 1977) |
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90 min (4 episodes)
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This show bears only a passing resemblance to Harry Kelleman's novels, only the first of which was filmed (as the series pilot in 1976), and probably wouldn't have been picked up at all if NBC hadn't decided to order it as a backup if "Columbo" didn't produce any new episodes or (as actually happened) "Quincy" did well enough to be launched as an independent series. As it was, it wasn't all that bad. Done by the producers of "McMillan," it presented a new mystery in every episode and featured very fine work by Art Carney, in his first series lead role after working with Jackie Gleason (and after his Best Actor Oscar Award for "Harry and Tonto"). Most of the acting budget went to pay Carney's salary, although a few good guest stars showed up and supporting actors Bruce Solomon (replacing Stuart Margolin from the pilot), Janis Paige and Janet Margolin did professional work. The mysteries were somewhat below the "McMillan" standard, being noticeably unfocused in every episode, but as in the novels, the interaction between Lanigan and Rabbi Small was the main attraction. "CSI" fans probably would have loved the graphic descriptions given of each murder by a coroner (whom Lanigan would invariably shut up in mid-sentence). Art Carney played a very similar character in the cult-hit film "The Late Show" later that year. This show probably deserved a full-season run earlier in the "Sunday Mystery Movie" to see if it built an audience.