Rosetti and Ryan

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Rosetti and Ryan
Genre Legal drama
Created byRichard P. Rosetti
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes6 + Pilot (list of episodes)
Production
Running time60 minutes
Production companiesHeyday Productions
Universal Television
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMay 19 (1977-05-19) 
November 10, 1977 (1977-11-10)

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]

Contents

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

Personnel

Episodes

Pilot

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal 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.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"If You Can't Trust Your Lawyer"Alex MarchUnknownSeptember 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 KingOctober 20, 1977 (1977-10-20)
A TV commercial director is charged with sexual assault and narcotics possession.
4"Ms. Bluebeard" Harry Falk UnknownOctober 27, 1977 (1977-10-27)
A woman is suspected of killing her sixth husband.
5"Everybody Into the Pool" Richard Crenna UnknownNovember 3, 1977 (1977-11-03)
Rosetti and Ryan act as standby lawyers for a murder defendant handling her own case.
6"Bedeviled Angel"Joshua ShelleyWalter WagerNovember 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]

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