"100 Centre Street" (2001) TV series 2001-2002

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Sidney Lumet

Writer:

David Black (writer) (episode)

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

15 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

The lives and work of the staff of a New York City courthouse.

Plot Keywords:

New York City | Arraignment | Courtroom | Address As Title | Number In Title

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy.

Cast

Manny Perez	...	Ramon Rodriguez (18 episodes, 2001-2002)
Phyllis Newman	...	Sarah Rifkind (15 episodes, 2001-2002)
Chuck Cooper	...	Charlie the Bridgeman / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
Margo Martindale	...	Michelle Grande / ... (14 episodes, 2001-2002)
Paula Devicq	...	Cynthia Bennington (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Joseph Lyle Taylor	...	Bobby Esposito (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Joel de la Fuente	...	Peter Davies (12 episodes, 2001-2002)
Manos Pantelidis	...	Assistant district attorney (12 episodes, 2001)
Alice Spivak	...	Bailiff Naomi (11 episodes, 2001-2002)
Alan Arkin	...	Joe Rifkind (10 episodes, 2001-2002)
Dennis Boutsikaris	...	Gil Byrnes (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Marcia Jean Kurtz		(9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Terry Serpico		(9 episodes, 2001-2002)
Michole White	...	Fatima Kelly / ... (9 episodes, 2001-2002)
LaTanya Richardson	...	Atallah Sims (8 episodes, 2001-2002)
Matthew Arkin	...	Paul Bernard (8 episodes, 2001-2002)
Sarita Choudhury	...	Julia Brooks (8 episodes, 2001-2002)

Also Known As:

"101 Centre Street" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

60 min | 60 min (31 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

A&E Television Networks

Brilliant

This was a series that ran something less than two full seasons. I'm not sure all the episodes listed actually ran.

It had an unusually large and diversified cast, headed by Academy Award winning actor Alan Arkin and the magnificent LaTanya Richardson as diametrically opposed, both judicially and politically, but sill close, New York City judges.

It seems to me producer Lumet sought to bring back some of the quality that occasionally surfaced in the early days of live TV drama. I think he succeeded brilliantly. While the series slightly lost focus in its' second season, due mainly to cast defections and resulting plot line changes, it was, IMHO, head and shoulders above most of what passes for dramatic TV these days.

It is always a joy to see artists the likes of Arkin, Richardson, et al, applying their craft in an obviously friendly environment.

So far as I know, this two season series is not available on DVD. It should be.