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The Mississippi is a legal drama television series which ran for 2 seasons from 1982 to 1984. The series consisted of 23 episodes, 1 pilot, 6 first-season episodes and 17 episodes in the second season. The series was written by Aubrey Solomon and starred Ralph Waite, Linda Miller, and Stan Shaw.
Original Release
06/14/1982 on CBS
US Release
06/14/1982
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ralph Waite | Ben Walker |
| Linda Miller | Stella McMullen |
| Stan Shaw | Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate |
| Ray Spruell | Dr. Brinkman / Ed Worthing |
| Patrick Harrison | Dr. Donato / James Satterfield |
| Dennis Calvin | Police Officer / Reporter |
| Cotter Smith | Cal Woodley |
| Mark Fitzhugh | Hill Graham |
| Jeffrey Combs | Jeff |
| Joe Dorsey | Col. Fulmer |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | There Is a Tiger in the Town | Tuesday, 27 September 1983 |
| 2 | Cradle to Grave | Tuesday, 04 October 1983 |
| 3 | The Trial of Ben Walker | Tuesday, 11 October 1983 |
| 4 | The Last Voice You Hear | Tuesday, 18 October 1983 |
| 5 | The Shooting | Tuesday, 25 October 1983 |
| 6 | Peace with Honor | Tuesday, 01 November 1983 |
| 7 | Joey | Tuesday, 08 November 1983 |
| 8 | Crisis of Identity | Tuesday, 15 November 1983 |
| 9 | Town Without Pity | Tuesday, 22 November 1983 |
| 10 | G.I. Blues | Tuesday, 29 November 1983 |
| 11 | Between Fathers and Sons | Tuesday, 13 December 1983 |
| 12 | The Big Leagues | Tuesday, 27 December 1983 |
| 13 | Going Back to Hannibal | Tuesday, 10 January 1984 |
| 14 | Wheels of Justice | Tuesday, 17 January 1984 |
| 15 | Informed Consent | Tuesday, 24 January 1984 |
| 16 | Abigail | Tuesday, 07 February 1984 |
| 17 | Home Again | Tuesday, 06 March 1984 |
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Directors
Leo Penn, Alex March, Oz Scott, Allen Reisner, Harry Harris, Lee H. Katzin, Georg Stanford Brown, William Wiard, David Shaw, Jeffrey Hayden, John Patterson, Richard C. Sarafian, Ralph Waite, Robert Sallin, Russ Mayberry
Writers
Alan Brennert, Patricia Green, David Shaw, David Karp, Paul Savage, Chris Manheim, Robert Crais, Sidney Ellis, John Wilder, Irv Pearlberg, Jeffrey Lane, Terry Louise Fisher, Darryl Ponicsan, Ed Waters, Shel Willens, Rogers Turrentine, Jerry Ziegman
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ralph Waite | Ben Walker |
| Linda Miller | Stella McMullen |
| Stan Shaw | Lafayette 'Lafe' Tate |
| Ray Spruell | Dr. Brinkman / Ed Worthing |
| Patrick Harrison | Dr. Donato / James Satterfield |
| Dennis Calvin | Police Officer / Reporter |
| Cotter Smith | Cal Woodley |
| Mark Fitzhugh | Hill Graham |
| Jeffrey Combs | Jeff |
| Joe Dorsey | Col. Fulmer |
| G.W. Bailey | Lt. Danforth |
| Dwier Brown | Bondurant |
| Scott McGinnis | Stoney Fulmer |
| Jerry Leggio | Snacks |
| Julian Davis | Roy |
| Jeff Kirkwood | Klyerman |
| John Fallon | Mitch |
| Ray Wise | Cole |
| Kenneth Mars | Kraus |
| Pamela Reed | Paige |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| George Eckstein | Executive Producer |
| Stanley Kallis | Producer |
| Robert Crais | Producer |
| Ralph Waite | Producer |
| Christopher Morgan | Producer |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1983 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series | Nominated |
