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A Year in the Life is a 1986 miniseries and a one-hour dramatic series that ran on NBC during the 1987–1988 television season, created by Joshua Brand and John Falsey.
Original Release
09/16/1987 on NBC
US Release
09/16/1987
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Kiley | Joe Gardner |
Trey Ames | David Sisk |
Adam Arkin | Jim Eisenberg |
Jayne Atkinson | Lindley Gardner Eisenberg |
David Oliver | Sam Gardner |
Sarah Jessica Parker | Kay Erickson / Kay Ericson Gardner |
Amanda Peterson | Sunny Sisk |
Wendy Phillips | Anne Gardner Maxwell |
Morgan Stevens | Jack Gardner |
Diana Muldaur | Dr. Alice Foley |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Don't I Know You from Somewhere? | Wednesday, 16 September 1987 |
2 | Things You Should Know Before and After | Wednesday, 23 September 1987 |
3 | What Do You Think Love Is? | Wednesday, 30 September 1987 |
4 | What Do People Do All Day? | Wednesday, 21 October 1987 |
5 | Dixie Chicken | Wednesday, 28 October 1987 |
6 | EM7, Raiders Minus 3 and a Half for a Nickel | Wednesday, 04 November 1987 |
7 | Acts of Faith | Wednesday, 11 November 1987 |
8 | In Dreams Begin Responsibilities | Wednesday, 18 November 1987 |
9 | I Think You Know Something I Don't Know | Wednesday, 02 December 1987 |
10 | So Much Water So Close to Home | Wednesday, 16 December 1987 |
11 | While Someone Else Is Eating or Opening a Window | Wednesday, 23 December 1987 |
12 | The Little Disturbance of Man | Wednesday, 06 January 1988 |
13 | Sometimes It's Hard to Remember | Wednesday, 13 January 1988 |
14 | The Enormous Changes at the Last Minute | Wednesday, 20 January 1988 |
15 | Goodbye to All That | Wednesday, 03 February 1988 |
16 | The Go-Between | Wednesday, 10 February 1988 |
17 | Fathers and Other Strangers | Wednesday, 17 February 1988 |
18 | Common Ground | Wednesday, 09 March 1988 |
19 | Glory Days | Wednesday, 16 March 1988 |
20 | The Politics of Being | Wednesday, 23 March 1988 |
21 | Peter Creek Road | Wednesday, 06 April 1988 |
22 | Love Mother | Wednesday, 13 April 1988 |
Directors
Michael Ray Rhodes, Gabrielle Beaumont, Michael Toshiyuki Uno, Mimi Leder, Helaine Head, Kevin Hooks, Joel Oliansky, Juan Angel, Rob Cohen, Jack Bender, Stephen Cragg, Thomas Carter, Joshua Brand, Arthur Allan Seidelman
Writers
Stu Krieger, Joshua Brand, John Falsey, Barbara Hall, Robin Green, Nick Harding, James Kearns, David Assael, Pamela Douglas, David Chisholm, Josef Anderson, Andre Dubus, Frederick Rappaport, Doris Silverton, Thom Thomas, Debra McConnell, Jeff Baron, Susan Black
Creators
Cast
Name | Character |
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Richard Kiley | Joe Gardner |
Trey Ames | David Sisk |
Adam Arkin | Jim Eisenberg |
Jayne Atkinson | Lindley Gardner Eisenberg |
David Oliver | Sam Gardner |
Sarah Jessica Parker | Kay Erickson / Kay Ericson Gardner |
Amanda Peterson | Sunny Sisk |
Wendy Phillips | Anne Gardner Maxwell |
Morgan Stevens | Jack Gardner |
Diana Muldaur | Dr. Alice Foley |
Brian Benben | Billy / Billy Putzi |
Jeff Kizer | Jeff |
Philip Bruns | Bob McCrone |
Jay Underwood | Gus |
Paula Irvine | Pam |
Bruce Baum | Roger The Mailman / Roger |
Pepe Serna | Carlos |
Janet Carroll | Joanne |
Steve Akahoshi | Martin Kramer / Martin |
Holly Haber | Francie Shaw |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Joshua Brand | Executive Producer |
John Falsey | Executive Producer |
Stephen Cragg | Producer |
Cheryl Bloch | Producer |
Editors
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1988 | Golden Globe | Best Television Series - Drama | Nominated |
1988 | Golden Globe | Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Drama | Won |
1988 | Emmy | Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series | Won |