The Bold Ones: The Senator

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The Bold Ones: The Senator
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Hal Holbrook as Hays Stowe, the main character of The Bold Ones: The Senator
Created by S.S. Schweitzer
Directed by Ernest Kinoy
Daryl Duke
John Badham
Starring Hal Holbrook
Sharon Acker
Cindy Eilbacher
Michael Tolan
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes9 (including 1 pilot movie) (list of episodes)
Production
Producer David Levinson
Editors Douglas Stewart
Michael Economou
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time4548 minutes
Original release
Network NBC
ReleaseMarch 21, 1970 (1970-03-21) 
February 28, 1971 (1971-02-28)

The Bold Ones: The Senator (also known as The Senator) is an American political television drama series that aired on NBC from 1970 through 1971, lasting for nine episodes (including one pilot movie). The series stars Hal Holbrook as Senator Hays Stowe, an idealistic crusader of political and social issues.

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The Senator was part of The Bold Ones , a rotating series of dramas that also included The New Doctors (with E.G. Marshall), The Lawyers (with Burl Ives), and The Protectors (with Leslie Nielsen).

As a group of dramas, The Bold Ones was nominated for nine Emmy Awards and won five awards. [1] It was also nominated for a Golden Globe for Best Drama TV Show. [2] In 1971, Holbrook won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Dramatic Series for his role in the series. [3]

The series was based on an earlier television movie, A Clear and Present Danger.

Cast

Main cast

Guest stars

Episodes

Pilot (1970)

TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
A Clear and Present Danger James Goldstone S: S.S. Schweitzer;
T: Howard Rodman;
S/T: A.J. Russell
March 21, 1970 (1970-03-21)
When an old friend of the family dies from emphysema, the son of a U.S. Senator takes up the crusade against air pollution.

Season 1 (1970–71)

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal air date
1"To Taste of Death But Once" Daryl Duke S: Preston Wood;
T: Joel Oliansky
September 13, 1970 (1970-09-13)
Despite a threat on his life, Senator Stowe accepts an invitation from Garbury College to speak about the practical uses of political dissent.
2"The Day the Lion Died"Daryl DukeLeon TokatyanOctober 4, 1970 (1970-10-04)
Junior Senator Stowe is dealt a severe rebuke from the powerful Armed Services Committee Chairman Senator Homer Wydell when he tries to investigate a controversial and secretive military contract. When the elder senator begins exhibiting symptoms of dementia, Stowe has to make a tough choice about whether or not to risk ruining his own career by publicly questioning Wydell's competency before he leaves to chair a high-stakes international arms conference.
3"Power Play"Jerrold Freedman Ernest Kinoy November 1, 1970 (1970-11-01)
When Stowe throws his support behind a reform candidate as party nominee for a special election, he suddenly finds himself short of votes to secure passage of his signature education subsidy legislation. He risks alienating his grassroots supporters by considering a deal offered by State Party Chairman Mallon, who is desperate to nominate a wealthy but unqualified candidate.
4"A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 1" Robert Day David W. RintelsNovember 22, 1970 (1970-11-22)
Senator Stowe chairs a commission that is investigating the shooting deaths of two college students by National Guard troops during an anti-war protest at a university. His task is complicated by the fact that the students, the administrators and the National Guardsmen all give different versions of what happened.
5"A Continual Roar of Musketry: Part 2"Robert DayDavid W. RintelsNovember 29, 1970 (1970-11-29)
As key event participants give testimony, Senator Stowe tries to reconcile differences in conflicting testimony, such as the existence of student snipers and whether or not an order was given to arm weapons, to determine if the National Guard's response was appropriate and to what extent the protestors were responsible.
6"Some Day, They'll Elect a President" John Badham Leon TokatyanJanuary 17, 1971 (1971-01-17)
As part of an effort to bring a new power plant to his state, Senator Stowe's aide Jordan Boyle makes a major error in judgment by drafting and signing an introduction letter to a businessman who was later revealed to be a high-ranking member of the mob.
7"George Washington Told a Lie"Daryl DukeS: Bontche Schweig;
T: Joel Oliansky
February 7, 1971 (1971-02-07)
Senator Stowe proudly announces final approval for the construction of a long awaited hydroelectric dam in his home state. However, protesters bring to his attention a previously overlooked detail that the project will forcefully displace a tribe of 76 Native Americans from their reservation because of a technicality in their treaty, which was written in 1792 by George Washington.
8"A Single Blow of a Sword"John M. BadhamJerrold FreedmanFebruary 28, 1971 (1971-02-28)
An opponent of the welfare system who works for the Office of Enforcement Operations attempts to derail Senator Stowe's Inner City Self Help Act legislation by publishing a report containing evidence of misappropriation of funds by an administrator Stowe personally selected for a similar anti-poverty agency.

Home media

Timeless Media Group released The Bold Ones: The Senator- The Complete Series on DVD in Region 1 on June 16, 2015. [4]

Awards

Primetime Emmy Award

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References

  1. Advanced Primetime Awards Search from the Emmy Awards website
  2. "imdb.com". The Bold Ones: The Senator. Retrieved 2007-11-23.
  3. "Hal Hoibrook Awards". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 28 February 2015.
  4. Timeless DVDs for 'The Complete Series' starring Hal Holbrook Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine